I indulged last night.
I had my homemade veggie lasagna, a slice of bread with no butter (it was garlic loaf with some salty garlic butter on the top crust) and a glass of wine. I realized that my dinner wasn't going to include any protein, so I ate eight shrimp (which I know to be the right weight) and "indulged" in a little cocktail sauce on the side. For my evening snack, instead of fruit, I had a slice of whole wheat bread with a little peanut butter.
Was that really an indulgence? It's what I really wanted, so I guess so.
Here's the thing. I find the indulgences a little hard to tackle. I think if I were on the apple and egg white dinner plan, I could "indulge" in a meal. But my dinner is pretty big as it is. And I don't eat fast food, or much junk food really, so I wasn't really going to get a Big Mac just to see what it felt like. I know what it feels like and that's why I haven't eaten at McDonald's in 5.5 years. I knew that if I ate something sweet it would pretty much only be something I made myself, but I would have wanted one cookie and been stuck with another dozen-plus.
So, I don't know. I just decided to "enhance" my meal. Lasagna with cheese. I don't use cheese at all now. Not even a sprinkle. But to be honest there wasn't much cheese on top and only some cottage cheese IN the lasagna. The sauce was veggie-heavy and totally PCP. In fact, I decided to have it for dinner again tonight, only I had a few extra raw veggies on the side.
I felt great after I ate everything last night. I felt great this morning and didn't regret any of my choices.
In summary, I would say my indulgence was a good one. What actually felt like the biggest indulgence was that I didn't weigh my supper. I just served it and ate it.
I feel like maybe there's some great lesson to the indulgence that I'm not learning because I didn't eat a plate of greasy fries. But I don't want greasy fries. I think for indulgence #3 we will be traveling so I will at least have that one in a restaurant. Maybe a really good curry.
You're not missing anything. Knowing that a homemade meal is a true indulgence is a fantastic lesson!
ReplyDeleteHave a curry! I have found the indulgence harder too. It seems like more of a chore now.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds indulgent to me: cheese and no measuring! Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteCurry is the bomb! Good choice Erin:)
ReplyDeleteHow was the peanut butter?
ReplyDeleteThe peanut butter was great! I usually get the health food store stuff that's just nuts with no added sugar or salt, but I didn't want a whole container sitting around, so I ate what we had. I loved every bit of it!
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