Comfort Food

I'm sitting here and thinking about one thing, Pho. I quite often have these cravings and only a few times I would satisfy them. Luckily there are a few restaurants out there in Des Moines that serve the dish. What? You don't know what pho is? It's a noodle dish that originated from Vietnam. There's different variations of pho when it comes to meats but the traditional beef is what I always go for.

For me, Pho is my comfort food. I would remember my mom making it on special weekends and that smell and the slurping sounds of the noodles and broth would just always make me feel better. I might have to get a friend to go get some with me tonight. I am sitting getting myself even more hungrier.

Follow Up on the 2 Weeks of Vegetarianism

I never really followed up on my 2 weeks of Vegetarianism. I have to say that it actually wasn't hard. I'm a person who eats vegetables anyway so just consuming more to make up for the meat wan't too bad. Here's a list of 10 things I've noticed..

1. It's true I did get hungry more often.
2. Hummus is still amazing.
3. Avocados are still amazing.
4. Cheese shouldn't be replacing meats.
5. Sweets like cake shouldn't be replacing meals.
6. Fake soy meats are still gross and can never get used to.
7. Falafel is still amazing.
8. Indian Curry is still amazing.
9. Nutella and Peanut Butter FTW
10. Thanksgiving was awesome!

Yes it was only 2 weeks so I wasn't depriving myself that long. I didn't really do this diet to lose weight per se. I did it for myself as to have self control and I think it did just that, it still helped me out to this day of what I consume.

Because I'm Happy!

I am loving this whole new lifestyle change of watching what I'm eating and exercising as much as I can. I have never been a really fit person, even when I didn't weight as much as I did in my earlier 20s, I was still never in shape. I would sometimes look at old pictures and I really never want to be like that again. I think about what I did to get to that level and I had no excuse, I was simply lazy and fat and didn't want to workout. The word motivation is used loosely and a lot of times using the "lack of motivation" for me is complete bullshit.

Motivation is the reason to do something and how do you not have a reason to move and exercise? Is it because you're busy watching TV and eating greasy fast food after what you call a "long day" at work? Motivation is to be healthy, to look physically good, to put some extra years in your life, to be a happier you. How does that not make you want to get up and change? I have to say when I thought "I wasn't motivated" was just me saying that I'm lazy. It's bad now that in the back of my mind I have this judging in my head seeing heavier people making wrong decisions with putting extra salt in their Mexican food (which already comes with tons of flavor and salt) or hear stories of couples fighting over food. I really do believe for me that if I can do it, anyone can. I was not a healthy person, I drank multiple times a week, ate the greasiest of food, a few liters of sodas a day, and cheese? YES PLEASE! 

It was hard to change my ways and some people may just take longer or perhaps never happen at all. I just wanted to be healthy and not want to live a life of having to rely on drugs to last through the day. I want to take control over my life.

Gay Rights... The Movement

I know there's this whole debate on equal marriage but whether you're for or against it. You have to admit that it's a pretty cool fight. Of course I'm for it. How would it affect me in any way other than more people in this country are happy? First off, I really want to say how I'm not really a fan of calling it "Gay Marriage," I mean you don't say a straight marriage or a bi-racial marriage so why would we have to add another label on something? I really did love what Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Queen Latifah, and Madonna did this year at the Grammys. I kind of wish I was watching it alone so I wouldn't have to be embarrassed of my watering eyes.

Living in Iowa, we were one of the first states to allow "Gay Marriage" so I've been proud to be among one of those states and every time I see in the news that there's another state to allow it just makes me full of joy. The reason why I think this whole topic is amazing is that I'm able to witness and experience this whole movement in my lifetime. There's been many human rights movements in our history of segregation of Black Americans and women's right to vote just to name some. I just know that this won't be an issue a few years from now but I love that I'm here to see it all roll out for a better and free America.