So I’m currently reading a book that urges us to take our diets back to a time of slow simplicity. Its quite amazing, and I highly recommend picking up a copy of In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan. He has a simple mantra-”Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” So his theory is just like mine for climbing, I say when in doubt KISS “Keep it SIMPLE Stupid.” Can we translate climbing to eating? When it comes to food, this ideology is a bit counterintuitive for me; I’d expect that satisfaction comes from serious complexity, but lately I’ve realized that my cravings can be quenched by food in its most basic form. I don’t want to sound fanatical, but I’m totally changing the way I shop, cook, and eat.
Don’t get me wrong, this is a slow transition for me. It will take time, because I’ve been known to hoard food. Confession: I could survive off of the contents of my cupboards for at least 3 weeks, no question. Granted I’d be eating some odd concoctions at the end, but there is no shortage of calories in my apartment. I distinctly remember growing up in the mountains, where a serious storm could prevent a trip to the store for days/weeks. Of course hoarding is second nature to me, my mother always had enough food on hand to feet her small army for the long haul. So I basically have to purge my apartment of all the secret stashes of food stuffs. I’ve decided to start with the chocolate in my desk, I just can’t throw it away, that is against my very nature. I’ve told myself that I will only buy foods with five ingredients or less (preferable only one), and shopping is now done three times a week instead of one. Oh and those three ingredients have to be something I could buy in pure form elsewhere in the store. Since I haven’t seen a bottle of high fructose corn syrup on the shelves, its now off my menu.
This is my way of getting my goals out there. This is my August resolution. If you catch me at the store anywhere but the produce section its probably time for an intervention. Please be gentle as you chasten me, sometimes I need a verbal beatin’. Or you could just tell me to KISS.
