So for two days I ate what I wanted and, most tellingly, what required no preparation on my part.
EUREKA! I think I’ve just discovered something!
I’m not so sure that I get into the habit of eating carbs because they have some powerful effect on my physical self. I think I eat them because they are easy. When I give myself permission to eat whatever and however I want, I choose lazy eating. Bread is lazy. Bread and butter is lazy. Bread and butter for two meals a day is really really lazy.
Bread and butter with a couple of really nasty leftover chocolate thingies is beyond the pale of lazy.
According to my on-line journal, I have gone from eating twice the required amount of fruit and veg to virtually nothing. I didn’t even eat the fruit garnish on my lunch plate at a restaurant yesterday.
So today it’s back to cooking porridge and making soup and preparing vegetables. I’ll let you know how it goes.
There’s no way I could do that with impunity, Millie – you’re a better woman for trying. I agree, though – when it comes to food, laziness always seems to win out.
So true, Millie. I could eat bread and butter all day, cuz it’s simple and quick. Planning and preparing help keep me in the good place!