I’ve been on a diet since the day after Christmas because I am trying to stop being so much of a disgusting fatbody, and I am really finding it so much easier this year than in previous years. One reason, of course, is that I am not thinking of this as a diet this time around, but rather just changing my lifestyle habits. I’ve cut diet soda out of my life and now basically only drink coffee (in the morning) and water or Pellegrino with water. I’m not acting like I need to lose the weight and then can switch back to old habits, I’m reorganizing how I shop, eat, and live.
But I also think one of the main reasons is because there really are so many cheap healthy frozen foods out there that are really, really easy to prepare. The Birdseye steamfresh line is amazing, my local store, Kroger, has a line of food called Private Selection that has excellent frozen vegetables, and they aren’t the frozen vegetables you had as a kid. A couple minutes in the microwave, and they are fresh, crisp, and retain much of their taste. It isn’t the same as fresh, but it is pretty good. For lunch today I had a bag of green and yellow frozen beans with a little olive oil and some salt and pepper and a Fuji apple. It was delicious, very low calorie, but also very nutritious.
Just thinking out loud, I guess.