I realized my diet consists of mostly carbohydrates, followed closely by cheese. With Spring on the way (at least I hope it is), I am inspired to change my eating habits rather than do a crash diet to shed the winter weight. I noticed my portions have become larger and meals more frequent. I knew what I had to do… shrink my stomach. I have used this tactic before in conjunction with exercise. It also alleviates the feeling of being a stuffed Thanksgiving turkey, with all the fixings. This is about practicing discipline.
No carbs or cheese for a week. I came up with this challenge to see if I could do it and introduce more raw vegetables in my diet, and cut down on the pizza slices. Cheap food is not the healthiest food. Always thought it should be the other way around. It should be a luxury to eat like shit. Quality of life people.
To compensate for the void left, and the needing to eat, I tried to make something I would be excited about. Slow-cooked pulled pork shoulder. It was a lot of fun. I never made pulled pork before. Did a dry-rub of chili powder, cumin, black pepper, salt, cinnamon and cilantro. I laid the pork shoulder over a bed of garlic cloves, 3 onions, chicken broth & red wine. I left it in the crock pot over night. 8 hours or so. All the juice soaked through it and the fat dripped off. Better than Christmas morning. Put it in the fridge because I had to go to work. That night, I pulled the meat off the bone, set in a deep pan and set the oven to 500 degrees for about 10 minutes, stir up then another 10. I drained the juice and pulled the pieces of pork into smaller pieces. I stirred in bbq sauce with my hands. I then broiled on high 5 minutes, stirred in more bbq sauce and broiled until lightly crisp. I shredded the meat with 2 forks poured on some more sauce. Had trouble restraining myself from eating the whole thing.
So wish me luck. I just had veggie omelette with 2 sausage patties. Salad with grilled chicken on deck. It’s not so bad. Just need to make the meals exciting so you have more faith in the cause.
Whetting Appetites 