Matisyahu's Blog

My working week is Wednesday to Sunday which makes Friday my ‘hump day’ – that mid point in my week that I can almost see the end of the week. I’ve done my grocery order tonight for deliver on Monday because I really couldn’t be bothered doing that on my day off – I’m in a bit of a soup vibe so I bought some fresh soup that’ll pair with my low carb bread or I’ll just have the soup by themselves since they’re pretty filling. My favourite soup is mushroom soup made by ‘Naked Locals’, they make a pretty good range of soup – the calories are good, the carbs are perfect and they’re super tasty. I’ve been getting bored of just having salads and protein all the time so I thought I may as well mix it up and get some variety in my diet. Oh, and on a side note, I’ve got some sardines so I can have them on low carb toast with some Sriracha on top – breakfast of champions.

Part of this journey has been undoing bad habits – moving away from this idea of using food as not only punishment but also reward, feeling guilty like some sort of puritan who sees ones body as an unruly entity that needs to be disciplined and bough to heel. I think that along with the idea of eating everything on the plate rather than stopping when I am hungry has led to a dysfunctional relationship with food and I’m hoping that gradually I get to a point where I no longer use food as a crutch while simultaneously coming to terms with the fact that if I want an ice cream or a piece of chocolate that I shouldn’t feel guilty about which then results in a spiral downwards.