I had an epiphany.
Waiting in line at trader joes (and there's always a line at trader joes) to purchase my groceries for the week, when it hit me. Maybe it was the bright lights, the neon orange cart, or the fact that I was going to fall asleep waiting to check out, that my cart started to look like a veritable adults shopping cart. What the...?! Someone had switched carts on me! Where's the old lady that switched out all my mac and cheese for bell peppers?! My licorice sticks for frozen fruit? Where's that tortuous "finish your greens" woman who chops vegetables for fun? She stole MY CART! OH... THE TRAGEDY, THE PAIN, THE... Oh wait... is that a chocolate hazelnut bar? Phew! It is my cart! BLESSED LORD, when did I become a "eat your tomatoes" girl with a hankering for dark chocolate bars?
And it was in this moment I realized how much my eating habits had changed. I adopted a more primal eating lifestyle in October '09 as part of a yoga bootcamp. (Will discuss in more detail in next blog). As someone who's favorite food was Saltine crackers and Mac & Cheese this was a challenge. But yesterday at Trader Joes, I realized that the hard work (aka eating things that have natural color) had become effortless.
And I gotta tell ya... It feels GOOD. So to all you out there working hard, changing your eating habits, working out, and getting healthy... KEEP IT UP. It took 4 months for my epiphany, and it is SO SWEET.
PS. my cart is nothing compared to these folks groceries - my heroes.
And it was in this moment I realized how much my eating habits had changed. I adopted a more primal eating lifestyle in October '09 as part of a yoga bootcamp. (Will discuss in more detail in next blog). As someone who's favorite food was Saltine crackers and Mac & Cheese this was a challenge. But yesterday at Trader Joes, I realized that the hard work (aka eating things that have natural color) had become effortless.
And I gotta tell ya... It feels GOOD. So to all you out there working hard, changing your eating habits, working out, and getting healthy... KEEP IT UP. It took 4 months for my epiphany, and it is SO SWEET.
PS. my cart is nothing compared to these folks groceries - my heroes.
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Good for you! Way to stay focused and look, you like the natural way of eating! Elissa, you do not need those saltines... I promise! haha! I miss you!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I'd be freaking out if I looked down and (I thought) my cart was gone! Honestly.
As for the tahini stuff I (LOVE) like... it is sesame seeds ground! yuuuuu uuuum! It's glorious. Glorious. Get it. Love it. Put it in salad dressings. Put it on desserts. Google it. It's a must!