When I first heard about the “Eat Like Me” blog, I have to admit I expected it to be a little self-satisfied and pretentious. Besides my natural distrust of “naturally skinny” people and nutritionists, I just couldn’t imagine anyone holding themselves up to the model of healthy eating. For every meal! But I checked it out anyway.
I’ve been so pleasantly surprised, and have found the Cristin’s entries to be so down-to-earth and just downright helpful to me in gaining a perspective. What do “normal” portion sizes look like? How often is it OK to “treat yourself”? What daily “indulgences” (2% vs. skim milk, for example) work? What’s great is that it usually helps me come down in favor of eating a little more — healthful stuff like peanut butter, smoothies, etc. — which makes it less likely that I feel the need to binge on less nutritious options. I’m definitely not following my own ideal to the letter right now (that previously-mentioned croissant was not an anomaly), but I feel like I’m working my way there, slowly but surely.
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While I am linking let me just say “wow” — Love Your Fat Self in the Utne Reader is just amazing. No time to really say more, but it totally rings true.