A few days have gone by. So far so good :) No, not really. Again my worst enemy is boredom, but I will get to that later.
Last Wednesday I was faced with an interesting predicament. When I got home, I discovered that dinner was not ready, so I had to either cook or order takeout. Logic and common sense dictated that I cook dinner. I did my best to cook something healthy, but with limited ingredients it was a tough choice. I ended up making pasta with tomato sauce, I used all the vegetables I could find on hand. I know pasta is not a good food choice when I am trying to loose weight, but we have established that I am lazy so I had to make the best with whatever I had handy. Anyway, after chopping, dicing and cooking, I ended up having dinner around 19:30. By the time I was done with the dishes, I was too tired (and probably too bloated from the carbohydrates) to exercise. I know, just another excuse from a lazy person. Moreover I must live with the facts that I am lazy, I don't enjoy exercising, and it'll take me a couple of months of regular training to get to point where my body does not ache from the physical activities. If I don't put this into perspective I will definitely fall off the figurative weight-loss wagon, as I have done numerous times before. Therefore I need to leverage my strengths while addressing my weakness in order to achieve my goal. As a result I started to analyze the situation further and I wondered if I was really better off cooking diner and not exercising. The other alternative would have been ordering takeout. My biggest issue with ordering food is the lack of healthy choices. Sure I could order chilis "Guiltless" plates - but the chicken is over cooked, the vegetables are under cooked , and the beans come from a can. Pls explain to me, how can this be healthy. My second option would be foul and ta3meia. I think this is a great choice for a quick dinner! But I would probably prefer to pick it up on my way home than order it by phone, to guarantee that the food remains warm and yummy. As I ventured further into the various alternatives, I came to the conclusion that I would have probably been better off eating a simple hamburger happy meal while keeping my exercise schedule.
Now I am not arguing that happy meals are healthier than home made pasta (they are probably both as bad) - but I think my weight gain is due in large part to my sedentary lifestyle (largely attributed to my office job). I need to move more. I need to get off my ass, and shake the fat off ! As a conclusion, whenever I have to choose between exercising and food, I will get up and move! On the bright side, if I order a happy meal, I will get a toy to reward my efforts :)
The good news that I want to tell you that the Home made pasta isn't that Bad as long as you make sure of the following:
ReplyDelete- The Pasta isn't over Cooked. If it is still hard a little bit you'll get full after eating a little quantity and it'll take longer time to be digested so you won't get hungry that fast.
- It is not cooked with sauce neither white nor Red.
- Cooked with sauteed Vegetables.
And here is a recipe for a fast combination to be added to the pasta little sum of calories and still delicious.
For 400 gram (a pack) of Cooked Pasta you need the following:
- 1 Large grated Carrot.
- 1 Cup of Chopped Green Coriander.
- 1 Medium Red Onion cut into small cubes.
- 3 Large Garlic Cloves cut into slices.
- 2 Food Spoon of Olive Oil.
- Salt, black Pepper and Dried Thyme for Seasoning.
In a Tefal Pot put the Olive Oil, the Onion and the Garlic and put all on the stove and stir till the Onion is transparent add the chopped Carrot and stir again till it is cooked and soft then add the green coriander, salt, black pepper and dried thyme and stir for 2 minutes then add the Pasta.
This dish takes only 15 minutes to cook it (including the time of cooking the Pasta itself) and the preparation time is only 10 minutes so the whole process takes less than 30 minutes to cook, it is yummy & healthy and if you take notice of not over cooking the Pasta you'll love it.
My best wishes for you and me too :))