{"id":1491,"date":"2013-03-13T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-13T12:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2013-03-07T13:03:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-07T18:03:38","slug":"things-that-arent-perfect-my-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/13\/things-that-arent-perfect-my-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Things That Aren’t Perfect – My Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been thinking about doing a post on this, but Heidi <\/a> has inspired me.\u00a0 There seems to be this trend among bloggers to make ourselves look perfect.\u00a0 I’d like to say that I haven’t fallen into that trap, but at the same time, I’m not always honest about my imperfections.\u00a0 And trust me, there are many.<\/p>\n

Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of posts about clean eating.\u00a0 And you know what?\u00a0 Clean eating is an awesome idea.\u00a0 I just struggle with it.\u00a0 I don’t eat a ton of processed foods, but trust me, they’re there.\u00a0 Here’s a sample of what I ate one day last week:<\/p>\n

Breakfast: Coffee (black), chocolate protein shake with added blueberries and strawberries<\/p>\n

Lunch:\u00a0 Amy’s Light and Lean Soft Taco, Triple Chocolate VitaTop<\/p>\n

Snacks: Blood Orange Chobani, apple, carrots, hummus, black tea<\/p>\n

Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, Green Giant Steamed Veggies w\/ Cheese Sauce<\/p>\n

\"000064\"<\/a>Yum.<\/p>\n

So it looks relatively healthy, right?\u00a0 But lunch was all packaged meals, as were the veggies at dinner.\u00a0 And while Amy’s meals are on the healthier side of packaged meals, I often go for a Lean Cuisine as well.\u00a0 I picked a day at random, but this particular day was neither my best nor my worst of the week.<\/p>\n

One of the perils of eating packaged foods is the risk of too much sodium.\u00a0 But I watch the numbers and I’m doing just fine.\u00a0 I would love to be able to cook more often, but as a super busy single lady, it’s just not happening.\u00a0 I try to do a big batch cook on the weekends, but it doesn’t always happen, and when it does, I either eat that for dinner or lunch, never both.\u00a0 Well, sometimes both if it’s something super delicious.<\/p>\n

For me, a big part of the problem is finding time.\u00a0 And yes, I know that if I rearranged my priorities, I could find more time to cook.\u00a0 But I like my priorities where they are and I don’t feel the need to rearrange them.<\/p>\n

See, there I go, defending my decision to keep some processed foods in my diet.\u00a0 I shouldn’t have to.\u00a0 I have made the choice and I should stick with it.\u00a0 It’s my decision what I eat.\u00a0 I work on eating a balanced diet, getting in enough veggies and protein to fuel my body.\u00a0 But I also eat for enjoyment.\u00a0 And I don’t really enjoy cooking after a long day at work.<\/p>\n

I have made other positive changes in my diet.\u00a0 I used to be a huge fan of 100 calorie snack packs.\u00a0 Those have been completely dropped.\u00a0 I also used to drink a diet soda every day.\u00a0 While I haven’t cut diet soda completely, it’s now a rarity for me rather than something I have every single day.\u00a0 I also try to avoid artificial sweeteners, but that’s mainly because some of them upset my stomach.<\/p>\n

But there you have it.\u00a0 I’m not perfect.\u00a0 I’m not at home every night crafting a beautiful meal.\u00a0 I have no problem with people who do, and if they want to come to my house and feed me, I would be all about it.\u00a0 But it’s just not something that works in my life right now.<\/p>\n

Thus ends the first in what may be a series on “Why I’m not perfect, and why that’s okay.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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