Tag: food (Page 6 of 8)

When it comes to eating at home, I have a certain affinity for leftovers.

There’s something comforting about eating food that I ate only a few days ago.  I know what it’ll taste like, only a bit crunchier or soggier or blander.  I get the satisfaction of clearing out room in our fridge.  And, it’s completely free.

The amount of work I have to do to prepare leftovers for consumption is the simple push of a microwave button.

And I know that I’ll like leftovers, because it’s what I originally ordered at a restaurant not too long ago.  My tastes certainly haven’t changed since then, and if I hadn’t enjoyed my meal, I would have simply not brought the remaining food home.

In summary, leftovers are winners in my book, even if they don’t get eaten the first time around.

I’ve never really thought too much about my overall diet, except that I try to make sure I enough fiber nowadays and I tried not to eat at Wendy’s every day when working in downtown Pittsburgh.

But recently, several friends of mine seem to be turning to vegetarianism for a variety of reasons. It made me think: maybe my somewhat haphazard diet so far will lead to me dying at age 40. I haven’t felt or medically had any detriments so far (aside from some pudginess around the tummy), but it’s early. I wouldn’t be surprised if my body is a dormant den of diabetes waiting to activate.

So maybe it’s time to start paying attention to what goes in my mouth. I doubt that I could really give up meat – even temporarily – but I can certain try to limit the amount that I eat in a week and certainly cut down on the amount of sugar and soda I ingest.

And, on the flipside, I really need to find a way to kickstart a regular exercise routine, be it through my Wii or the gym at work. Either way, that’s something that is almost completely missing from my life.

That, and more vegetables and fruit. And more breakfast.
Now that I think about it, I think a bunch of this would be accomplished by waking up an hour earlier every day.

We’ll see if this actually goes anywhere in a month or so.