The Elusive Introvert

Despite reading about the importance of maintaining a food journal, I figured I could just keep track in my head. Boy was I wrong!  I thought I was doing a pretty good job of approximating the number of calories I was consuming each day.  After all, food is my passion and I have a pretty good idea of calorie counts.  Over the years, my weight has slowly and steadily crept up, up, up to an all-new high. I brown-bag it during the work-week and prepare really good lunches: usually delicious salads, sometimes brown rice and steamed or lightly sauteed veggies and fruits and cut up veggies for snacks.  But still... even though I know better, when I'm at work I find myself munching on a couple of handfuls of pretzels, some chocolates, peanuts, etc. later in the afternoon.  Then, I go home and cook a large dinner.  It's just the two of us, but I like to prepare extra so BF can take leftovers to work.  But I would find myself eating 2 portions (and sometimes 3 if it tasted really good

Eat more veggies... check! Drink more green drinks/smoothies... check! Read more books... check! Walk outside more often... check! Start my own blog... CHECK!!!! I wanted to start a blog last year, but I had no idea how and never bothered to learn.  I still have no idea, but it's a new year replete with new resolutions and I'm off to a good start!  The Blogger program made it pretty easy so here I am.  I'm learning as I go.  I love food and trying new recipes, so I'll be posting some of my favorite recipes and favorite cookbooks here.  Since I'm interested in whole foods, health, juicing, macrobiotics and the raw food diet, I'll share some healthier recipes as well. Welcome!