by Sarah Jenks on October 4, 2010
Originally published in City Girls
As a follow up to yesterday’s anecdote, I’m here today and armed with my top four tips for guiding you into a space of love as you embark on exploring your relationship with food. With pen and fork in hand, let’s dive in.
(1) Order what you will enjoy
Unless you just LOVE the taste of Vodka sodas, order something you will enjoy. A nice glass of wine or a beer is ideal because there are no added sugars, dyes, or chemicals that you will find in many cocktails. If you do opt for a cocktail, go for something with high quality, real ingredients. This will delight your taste buds and your belly. Enjoy your wine! Sip it slowly. Breathe in the aromas.
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by Sarah Jenks on October 4, 2010
Originally published in City Girls
If you’re the type of person who has the slightest tendency towards dieting, a restaurant is a carnival for your inner critic.
Going out to eat used to be a source of endless torment for me. As I arrived at a restaurant I would hold the day’s calorie count in my head, calculating and recalculating based upon my changing memory of how many of my co-worker’s cookies I actually consumed and what exactly could be deducted for my quick workout. Holding all the numbers in my head was exhausting but necessary to make a “good” decision about what to order for dinner so I wouldn’t mess up my flawless day of eating.
As I sat down at the table with my two friends, after losing a battle of whether or not to eat the bread sticks the bar tender had placed out, I already felt a little weak, or so I told myself that’s what I was before the meal even unfolded.
When I opened up my menu, the voices in my head began their familiar rant.
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