Two Weeks & Counting

It's been two weeks since I embarked on that healthy eating plan, and it's made a really big difference already. Although I still hit the occasional energy dip, I'm feeling much better than I used to be most of the time, with more bounce in my step and less weight to carry around. OK, I'm not hugely fat or anything, but a desk job does add softness to things I'd prefer to have firm. Only thing I'm not complaining about is that I fill out the upper underwear a whole lot better than I used to... :)

But back to the eating thing. It's more a lifestyle of concious eating and not at all a "diet". In other words I'm adding in the good stuff, cutting out the bad stuff, but not starving to death or denying myself good things. If I want to eat a cheese platter, I will - but not over-indulge. If I'm meeting a friend for coffee, I'll have a small cup - but not every day. If the lunar cycle strikes and I'll kill unless I have a shot of dark chocolate, I'll have some.

In the meantime though I'm eating more fruit & veg than starch and protein. Lots of water, lots of raw & fresh stuff, barely any sugar, no coffee, and unless I know what's in a food item I won't eat it - generally speaking. There are certain foodstuffs that you just have to trust & hope are OK...

I've always loved Italian-style food, rich in fresh stuff, antioxidants and an enjoyment of eating as part of their tradition. I know that savouring your food in both cooking and eating it is part of the process of healthy eating. The Slow Food movement emphasized it, as have many others.

So that's what I'm aiming for. Food as part of a healthy life, not a diet, not an obsession with one ingredient. Rather balance, enjoyment and living/eating with the best I can get.

This week I up the exercise quotient...