Cooking for One with Katy - Episode #8

Some new goals ...

I met with J today and we made some new goals. I reported that my Thanksgiving holiday went well - I did not overeat plus I jogged/walked the traditional 5K with the family so it felt great.

Here are some goals for the next month or so ...

• have one serving of vegetables for both lunch and dinner (try different kinds so I can figure out which ones I like)
  
• for the holidays ... take little bites of all the treats and eat ONLY what really tastes good and be mindful of my hunger and fullness level
• Read Chapter 10 of the book
• Cut recipes into smaller portions (do some math for crying out loud)
• Buy a copy of the magazine, "Eating Well" to get ideas for cooking yummy and healthy and for including vegetables in meals I already eat
• Try some different kinds of stir fry over rice or noodles
• Go to the power pump class 2X before my next appointment
• Do 1/2 hour of cardio before my appointment with my personal trainer
• SLEEP
• Go jogging/walking, swimming, spinning, basketball, racquetball ... some at least some of these
• Stop and WAIT - check in with myself about how I am feeling physically and emotionally
  

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Episode #7 Outtakes

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Katy the cook...

My most recent session with J was spent talking mostly about cooking. Eating out is a habit... a bad habit.

My goals for the next few weeks include:

• buy a cookbook with meals for one or two people
• go grocery shopping AT LEAST once a week - maybe more stops for certain ingredients (I need to remember that a quick trip to the grocery store will take as much time as going through the drive-thru)
• eat in for dinner at least 3X a week
• take a lunch to work unless I have a lunch date

Ideas/suggestions from people about cooking for one:

• hot ham and cheese (grilled)
• chicken salad sandwiches/wraps
• left-0vers for lunch the next day
• sides
• yummy breads
• add veges to things you know you like already
• allrecipes.com and change the serving size to one
• buy a rotisserie chicken and use bits and pieces of it throughout the week
• My friend Megan has sent me multiple emails with loads of ideas and she is willing to help me at each step - I'm not going to post all of her ideas here but I might post about what I cook as I try new things - no promises (the whole reason I have a hard time with cooking is that it takes too much time so if I promise to blog about everything I cook, it'll become an excuse not to)
• Cooking group - get 3 other people in my same situation (cooking for one) and we each cook something that can be refrigerated or freezed and we swap once a week - gotta find three people that are single, good cooks and willing ---- anyone?
  

Eating out vs. Eating in

Eating Out:

• Takes less time - busy lifestyle (PRO)
  
• More likely to stop if I'm with someone (PRO)
  
• More likely to stop if I order less/lighter things (PRO)
• Costs more money (CON)
• Probably eat more processed foods (CON)
  

Eating In:

• Takes more time (CON)
• Easier to binge if I'm alone (CON)
  
• Easier to be mindful when I'm cooking for myself (PRO)
• Costs less money (PRO)

Both are easier if I'm in a good place emotionally when I eat. But I think eating in more often would help me in my journey of becoming an intuitive eater.