I'm a foodie, and I love to cook. I love classic, comforting foods of the kind that gramma made: stroganoff, paprikash, pot pie. I fully believe that a healthy life can support dishes like that, with real butter, real sour cream, real FOOD - they just have to be eaten in appropriate portions and supplemented with lots of plant foods.
Four years ago I lost 80 pounds living with the simple rules of: #1 eating real food; and #2 never putting anything into my mouth unless it was ...
I'm a foodie, and I love to cook. I love classic, comforting foods of the kind that gramma made: stroganoff, paprikash, pot pie. I fully believe that a healthy life can support dishes like that, with real butter, real sour cream, real FOOD - they just have to be eaten in appropriate portions and supplemented with lots of plant foods.
Four years ago I lost 80 pounds living with the simple rules of: #1 eating real food; and #2 never putting anything into my mouth unless it was delicious. Alas, I fell off that very sensible wagon and regained all of it and 10 more. Only when I was staring at 300 pounds and my health was starting to be impacted did I get a grasp on myself and start back on this path.
My goal is to lose a total of 120 pounds over the course of 2 years. I don't want to lose fast, because weight lost fast is weight that comes right back. I'm focusing on exercise and eating quality food in moderation.
Michael Pollan is one of my food heroes, and the other is Julia Child, who brought us the esthetic of beautiful food, beautifully cooked, and enjoyed in moderation.
I'm also a bread baker and write a food blog at livinggraciously.wordpress.com/ . I look forward to talking about the challenges of eating sensibly with all of you!
My Goals:
My current goal is to train for and participate in at least two triathlons in the summer of 2013. I have good confidence in my biking ability, but for right now can jog about 40 feet! So there will be lots of "shoes on the ground" training this fall and winter, as well as pool time!
My Program:
My priority is health, and getting in shape. I want to enjoy life as I enter my later years, and good health is key to that.
My focus is on physical activity, and getting moving. I'm not going to diet; dieting is a failure waiting to happen. Instead, I am practicing aware eating, emphasizing good food choices, and NEVER putting anything in my mouth unless it's delicious!
Other Information:
I am an avid reader and also love to cook. I make quilts and do some beadwork. Autumn is my favorite season, and purple is my favorite color.
Thanks for your comment! What you can't see from this picture is that we had snow lining the sides of the trail all the way. We'd had a snow storm that ended just past midnight the day before, and almost had to turn it into a duathlon.
Since the Gold Nugget is held in early spring in Alaska, I've never faced the wet suit challenge. Next year maybe, I can face the mosquitoes, leaches, and stickle backs of our more wild Alaskan triathlons.
