Food.

I love food. I don't particularly like to eat because my throat bothers me sometimes when I eat bread and stuff. It kinda gets hard to swallow. A drink does help, but my, sometimes it does it hurt going down. I am a slow eater. I like to enjoy my food.

I would try food from all over the world, if and when I get the chance. I love watching cooking shows and the Travel channel, cuz they have awesome food programs on there. To me, that'd be the ULTIMATE dream job, trying new foods and traveling. Two of my favorite things.

I guess they kinda tie in together. I love to try new things. I get restless staying in one spot. I usually don't even live in one place for very long. I love trying new foods. What better place to try new food then to where you're traveling? I admit, I haven't tried to much new foods lately, but I am so ready.

I love to cook. I don't really have much of a stove. And yea, buying the ingredients to cook something does cost money. I would love to be a chef. Why haven't I pursued that yet? Well, because you have long hours and odd hours and I don't think I'm that good of a cook. Lord knows I've tried though. I love to bake. I love to experiment. I love the smells, textures, mixing, stirring, creating a masterpiece. Dammit, I really should go shopping! LOL! Bad thing is, our oven doesn't work right now, so I'm a bit limited to what I can make.

I do seem to collect cookbooks though! I have a ton of them. Mom buys them for me, Shawn's mom bought me one. I love looking at the pictures of the meals and stare at them wistfully thinking "Man, why can't I make that?" Or, "Why don't I make that?" Yea, I'm working on it. Fortunately, I have a great tester. Shawn loves my creations. Or, at least, he says he does. LOL! ;)  

Food is my biggest weakness. You give me something good to eat, and I will probably not say no. I will try anything once. It worries me cuz I don't want to gain weight either. I always feel fat lately anyway cuz I think I eat to much. And yes, I say I'll exercise to balance it out. Does that ever happen? Well, let's just say, it hasn't yet. :/ What do you do?

I enjoy Thanksgiving. Surprisingly enough, it is not my favorite holiday. That would be Halloween. Which has the other cardinal sin, CANDY. I do love Thanksgiving though. It's not much for family. I'm not to big on that, but I love the food. Turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, baked ham, hush puppies. Leftovers! Rich food. Food that makes you quite content to just be alive.

I love leftovers. I love eating the same thing for three days. Honestly, I think it gets a bit better everyday. The best leftovers are spaghetti. LOVE spaghetti leftovers.

But, my favorite thing to eat is Mom's beef stew. All it is, is Potatoes, beef, and green beans, made in the crock pot and then you put soy sauce over the top when it's in the plate. Good lord, that is comfort food. Mom makes it best of all. It s definitely a winter food. I was going to make it and had the PERFECT beef for it, but sadly I never got to. My beef went bad and it disappoints me a bit. Oh well, always next time.

Bad thing about food though, is the weight gain. I feel like I eat too much and don't do enough to balance it out. I don't want to get fat. I apologize to anyone who is overweight and reading this, I don't mean it rudely, but I know damn well that's why I would get chunky is cuz I eat to much. So, I have been trying to eat healthier. Right now, I am into yogurt with granola. I am into Kashi bars (they're a bit expensive, but the dark chocolate, coconut ones (two of my favorite things) are fanstastic!) I have been eating a ton of strawberries. I'm trying to lower my portions and not get so heavy on the salt. I love salty foods too. Geez, I just have a shit ton of bad things going for me here. LOL! It's not to bad trying to eat healthier. I enjoy those things too. I even try to buy healthier snack chips and pretzels  and we eat a lot of eggs.

Fact is, I have to eat every few hours. I get nauseous and my stomach starts cramping if I don't. I don't know why, it's been like that for years. I should probably go to a doctor about it, but I'm afraid of what they'd tell me. :/ I eat snacks a lot. I would love to lose weight. I feel so depressed about my weight lately. I know I'm not fat, but I have a muffin top and I don't like it. My jeans don't fit as well as they used to. Shawn tells me I'm beautiful and I'm so glad he thinks so, but God there are days I feel like a cow.

Truth is, something's got to give here. I need to lose weight. Just for my own sake. I want to be healthier and stay healthy as I get older. I figure if I start now, when I'm older it  won't be to hard. Besides, I want Shawn around for a long time too. So, I make him eat healthy with me. :)  

I love food. Food is good. I can't wait to try new things and experience delicious food. And, cook my own food! Just everything in moderation. I don't understand how people can say "it's just food. What's so great about it?" BLASPHEMY. LOL! Anyway, do you love food too? What's your favorite food? Do you like to eat? Do you exercise so you can eat what you want? Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go to the kitchen and figure out what I want to eat. ;) 

Comment below and enjoy! :)