New tag: cooking therapy
Lately, I've been thinking I need to do more writing-down-of-stuff. Things happen, and I don't log them here. Instead, I spend all day (all Saturday) playing Borderlands 2 and wake up the next day with a stiff neck - and as I stare at my disheveled self in the mirror, I know I'm running away from my problems instead of dealing with them.
The writing-down-of-stuff is therapy, for me. Seeing my words in print helps me organize them. It helps me remember what I've done and seen, and how these things have helped me grow.
Another thing I find therapeutic is cooking. Like journaling (which spell check says isn't a word, thus proving that spell check has limited usefulness), recipes are something I come up with and neglect to write down. They're mostly stored in my brain, and that database is an imperfect recording method. I think I need to start writing them down here so I can tweak them and remember accurately what I attempted. Then, when I've got a good one, I'll put it in my recipe book.
The recipe book is an idea I borrowed from Wendy; I had this beautiful, leather-bound, blank journal that I bought during my days in Dallas, and it seemed a shame that I never used it, so I started writing recipes in it during my Weight Waters phase in an attempt to create a healthy eating pattern. It was definitely useful, in that regard.
These days, after months of calorie logging and subsequent weight loss, I'm losing my motivation to stay healthy in the face of laziness, stress, and any other excuse that comes along... I was doing so well, but almost a year after I started The Biggest Loser challenge at work, I know I'm not as dedicated to the cause.
So, I'm gonna try this, and see how it goes. Maybe it will help me get back on track.
In general, healthy for me means more plants, proteins and healthy fats than carbs and sugars. It's funny that my first recipe is going to be "unhealthy" by that standard, but whatever - baking is fun, and this is food I'm giving away.
The writing-down-of-stuff is therapy, for me. Seeing my words in print helps me organize them. It helps me remember what I've done and seen, and how these things have helped me grow.
Another thing I find therapeutic is cooking. Like journaling (which spell check says isn't a word, thus proving that spell check has limited usefulness), recipes are something I come up with and neglect to write down. They're mostly stored in my brain, and that database is an imperfect recording method. I think I need to start writing them down here so I can tweak them and remember accurately what I attempted. Then, when I've got a good one, I'll put it in my recipe book.
The recipe book is an idea I borrowed from Wendy; I had this beautiful, leather-bound, blank journal that I bought during my days in Dallas, and it seemed a shame that I never used it, so I started writing recipes in it during my Weight Waters phase in an attempt to create a healthy eating pattern. It was definitely useful, in that regard.
These days, after months of calorie logging and subsequent weight loss, I'm losing my motivation to stay healthy in the face of laziness, stress, and any other excuse that comes along... I was doing so well, but almost a year after I started The Biggest Loser challenge at work, I know I'm not as dedicated to the cause.
So, I'm gonna try this, and see how it goes. Maybe it will help me get back on track.
In general, healthy for me means more plants, proteins and healthy fats than carbs and sugars. It's funny that my first recipe is going to be "unhealthy" by that standard, but whatever - baking is fun, and this is food I'm giving away.