I just finished putting together a pot of my favorite vegetable soup. It is soooo good--even people who aren't veg soup fans seem to like it! I got the recipe from Weight Watchers some years ago, but since the original was rather bland, I added some things to spice it up and give it more flavor, and boy does it! It makes a ton of soup, seems like it lasts forever, and is both economical and tasty.
But the main thing about this vegetable soup is that whenever I make it, I seem to re-set my attitude towards healthful behavior. Which is exactly what I need at this time of year. It's time to be finished with the excesses of the holidays--chips & dips, rich desserts, cheesy casseroles--all the things that I do so love but that do NOT love me back! I can feel my clothes getting snug and the scale inching upwards, and I know that it's time.
Time to get back to Weight Watchers and the "paid accountability" that it gives me. Time to start pushing more at the gym and maybe take advantage of the pleasant weather to walk a bit more. Time to write out menus and become a little more focused on "fresh" at the grocery store and less on "quick."
It's funny, I've always heard people say (and even said myself), "There's a skinny girl inside me just waiting to get out." Well, I've learned (the hard way) that there is a fat chick on the outside who can't wait to get back inside me--and I'm determined to keep the door locked!
But as much as I want to get (and keep!) the weight off, what I really want is to keep focused on health. With a family history of diabetes and heart disease, the only way to fight those battles is to eat right, exercise, and keep my weight under control. And when I see my mom having to test her blood and give herself insulin shots every day, the importance of this goal becomes more evident.
Well, that and the fact that I really, really don't want to buy clothes with X's and W's on them anymore! OK, so I am vain. Could be worse.
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