Growing up Italian, as many of you already know, has instilled a love of food within my soul. I'm starting to prepare for the holiday travel and eating by mentally weighing which things I want to eat versus which things I know I can live without. The hardest part about being gluten free and Paleo is knowing that my aunt's famous cookies won't be enjoyed unless I want to have the most painful stomach ache and completely bloat myself. This is something I'm already thinking about. I'm planning on enjoying a few of her cookies and being done with it. Though if I choose to eat it, I'm going to get crap for it from my family :) They love me and give me a hard time but maybe those Italian cookies are worth it. Today the idea of them sounds worth it. They might not seem worth it tomorrow night. Who knows. I'm not a perfect Paleo but I'm not obsessing over it too much. I know I'll be able to eat some things, not all things and that has become my life. At least I was on my game enough to ask for main course items early. I'll stuff myself with that and move on.
The other hard part is not having Pilates for 5 days. I know, I know, it sounds odd but I am addicted! I love the burn in my abs, I love how my arms are sore when I lift them and how my legs tremble and feel like jell-o afterward. I'm thinking maybe a youtube video of some floor work I can do while I'm traveling. It's hard being away for my home (Claremont) for the holidays as my apartment and this city/town has become the place that I consider my home but it's worth it. I do miss my family and am glad that we are able to see each other for a few days but that I am also embraced despite my non-Italian way of eating.
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