sunday

I've decided to limit myself to one cup of coffee per day. Any more than that and I start to feel bloated and full. Plus I read somewhere recently that it doesn't matter how many cups of coffee you drink in the morning, anymore than two will have the same effect. So there. I tried it this morning and so far I feel okay. I've recently realized that I really am a coffee addict. I think I am just as addicted to the morning routine of drinking it than the caffeine itself. Either way, I'm reigning it in a little.

Last night I laid in bed with a Vegetarian Times magazine and found some good recipes for hummus that I'm really looking forward to making. Hummus is one of those things I can easily have too much of. I love any type of food that involves dipping. Chips and salsa, hummus and crackers, veggies and dip... anything dippy, I am sure to love. I think I could really get into this whole cooking thing. I love yummy, flavorful foods. Being a vegetarian who doesn't cook can really put a cramp in your diet. There's a farmer's market in Pioneer Square on Mondays that I think I might hit up tomorrow for some fresh vegetables, fruits and spices. I also found a recipe in Yoga Journal for rosemary olive oil cake that I'd like to try.

It's funny when I think back to being a kid and my relationship with meat. Like most kids, I was a fan of chicken nuggets, but anytime there was a fatty piece I would be appalled. My family always thought of steak as being a 'nice dinner', and I was never into it. Pork chops, no thanks. Ribs grossed me out, and I would pick the fatty pieces off a slice of bacon until there was practically nothing left to eat. One thing that really sticks out in my mind is watching my mom make birds for holiday meals. I remember thinking, and probably saying, "If this is what cooking is, I never want to do it. I will never do that." In my younger years, I didn't fully understand why I didn't want to eat meat. I just thought it was gross. But now that I'm older, I realize that I eat this way for health reasons, and also because I want to keep my diet and lifestyle as cruelty-free as possible. I don't mean to knock any meat-eaters who may be reading this. I just know that this is what works for my body, and it's easy for me. I can understand and respect that not everyone is like me! This is one of those subjects I can get really passionate and rambly about, so I will stop here.

Keith and I are going to have a date tonight. To the gym. My favorite kind of date! It's about a mile to walk there and a mile back, and on a nice evening (or day) it's perfect! Plus, going to the gym always makes me feel great.

xoxo-
T