What to Eat

Lately I've written a lot about food. What can I say? Fitness and nutrition are weighing on my mind at this stage in the wedding planning. But I hope this isn't a fad. I'd like to continue eating healthy and getting moderate exercise (search "ankle" on my blog and get the scoop) long after the wedding. I've already posted about my love of Amy's meals, and now I have a new favorite: Teriyaki bowl. It's really filling, but doesn't leave you feeling stuffed or unhealthy.

As a personal preference, I've decided to stop eating dairy. It's hard- I love cheese! I tried Silk Soy Milk for awhile, but that still gave me an upset stomach. So now I'm onto Silk Pure Almond. It's fantastic- tastes like real almonds, but also like milk. I use it in my coffee and not much else, so it gets the job done. What's better? It costs less than the soy milk I was already buying.

I'm not ready to do a complete diet overhaul, but I'm making little changes every day. Have you started making healthier changes in your diet? Did you do it all at once, or did you take baby steps?

Here's some of my favorite healthy eating blogs, while we're at it:

Kath Eats Real Food

Eat, Live, Run

Heather Eats Almond Butter

Cheap Healthy Good

Fit & Clean

Muffin Top

Okay, so my muffin top doesn't look exactly like this picture- but I'm sure you get the picture. As my faithful readers know, Mr. SE and I have been living together for a little over a week. I've heard of post-wedding weight gain, but I'm thinking that it's more closely related to living together.

Mr. SE eats whatever he wants, and looks smoking hot! Me, on the other hand...I have IBS, so preservatives and un-natural foods aren't my friends. They make me gassy and bloating is inevitable. It's a fact that male metabolism is much better that females. I'm home during the day and Mr. SE is at the office. Where does this leave me? With the pantry full of honey roasted peanuts and Doritos!?!?!

I've tried to eat healthy (I'm happy eating plain whole wheat pasta for dinner. I did it almost every night at college). But it tends to drag down Mr. SE's excitement about dinner. We love cooking together, but it's hard for us to find meals that are quick and healthy. Mr. SE feels a need to have meat with every meal, and I honestly wouldn't notice if it wasn't there.

Since I'm still recovering from my last ankle surgery, my normal stand-by cardio routine isn't a possibility. What have you done to help maintain your weight/healthy eating habits while living with your Mr? I would LOVE any, and all, advice that you'd like to give. Please help us make this work, so he's full and I'm not gassy/bloated! Sorry if that was TMI- I feel like we're on that level now.