Oh how I've been ignoring my poor blog lately! But I have news! I tried a new breakfast food today and it was actually good. Now don't go thinking I'm crazy, but I have for MANY years NOT liked this particular food. In fact just the thought of it disturbed me and the smell of it can make me gag. But I know it's supposed to be really healthy for me and since I'm on this health kick and trying to really make better choices with my food, I decided today to make a HUGE change and try this food again.
I was at my sister's last night and saw it in her closet and thought - hhhmmm? I should give that a try again. So I stole a package from her and after delaying this morning to go make it, finally got up from my desk at work and headed to the kitchen. I was going to get beyond this obstacle. I figured if I can be so disciplined to have lost almost 30 pounds since April, I can get beyond this simple silly obstacle. Now before you think I'm silly over a simple breakfast food, you need to understand there's a long history to my hatred of this food. I really don't want to make my Mom feel bad, but let's just say she had 10 kids to feed and this particular food was a staple in my house for breakfast growing up and I just DID NOT LIKE IT but had to eat it for breakfast a lot. Once I was out on my own I swore I would never eat it again and I haven't. I did try to get past this a few years ago, but could only bring the spoon to my mouth and smell it and that was enough for me. It was gross!! I still gagged and I just decided then that I was destined to never like or eat it again.
Today though was different. I just did it....mixed it up....it smelled ok...I thought I could get through it. That was until I got distracted at my desk and went back to find my breakfast cold. And trust me cold is not what you want with this food! Y.U.C.K!!!! But I was determined to not throw it out. I was going to get past this - TODAY. So off I went to the kitchen again and microwaved it for about a minute and back to my desk I went. And about 2 minutes later - YEAH!!! - I had had my first bowl of OATMEAL in, I'd have to say, 30 34 years! It wasn't so bad. I did gag once or twice but just pushed on. Actually it was pretty good and knowing it is a healthy choice for my weight loss plan, I may just add it to my grocery list this week!
OMG! If I can get past this issue I've had for 30+ years - I can do anything!!
Good job! Isn't it funny how you can hate a certain food from childhood, and carry that into adulthood? I hate porkchops for the longest time because every time my dad ate them, they were covered in a thick layer of gristle and were overcooked. It wasn't until I started dating Jeremy (he loves a good chop) that I even considered making them. Hope the next time you try it, you don't gag at all!
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