I had been at the point where I really hated to cook. Not only was it a time suck, I was always too hungry to really enjoy the process, and I was sick of making the same old subset of meals all the time and knowing I would feel awful after I ate.
Since this change, I've been enjoying cooking again, because I feel like I have the time to cook now. I'm not racing against the clock in my stomach that says, "I'm STARVING NOW! Feed me now. Just order something for heaven's sake! Or grab a cookie at least while you're working." I can enjoy the process of preparing food, and I know that after I eat, I won't feel like I'm going to explode and need to just lie down and relax. I also think cooking is simplified because although I'm finding a lot of recipes and using them, I'm not spending a lot of time reading instructions off of a box. The ingredients in my meals are simple. Cut up vegetables, cook meat. Meal done. It's sounds boring, but actually it's liberating.
It also amazes me that I have not been craving sweets. Forty years [or more] of always wanting something sweet, and now I can pass it up. Finally. Without having to argue with myself, or feel deprived. What's that about? How can a craving be kicked so easily when the diet industry has been selling us 'tips and tricks' for kicking cravings for years that didn't work?
I know it's for the long haul, and maybe I'm still in the honeymoon phase of it, but so far, I'm impressed. Who would have thought I'd be a happy clam again when it came to food?
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