Howdy folks! So yesterday was my birthday, and typically I've celebrated it the same for YEARS, or at least the last 10-12 years. Without cake, without ice cream, or.....LOTS of cake and LOTS of ice cream! I loved knowing it was my birthday, loved being alive for another year, and another year older means another year wiser, but I was afraid of the food. I didn't want to eat what people were making me, bringing me, or even want to be around food for the sake of calories. This is hard to say, more or less write, but I had to stick to my diet, stick to no sugar EVER, no sweets EVER, and that was that. It didn't matter that my birthday fell on March 10th every year, it didn't matter that it was just "one day" and that one bite of something wouldn't hurt. In my eyes, it all would ruin my day....all that mattered was that I DID NOT want to fail my diet! I knew the cake, the cookies, it was all my enemy, my arch nemesis. If I had one bite, a portion of cake, I knew I would explode in my size 0 jeans. Heaven forbid, I may even die. If I allowed it, I'd binge on it, then start a diet tomorrow. Always tomorrow, or the next day.
This is EXACTLY how it was until this year.
This year March 10, 2016, I enjoyed cake. I enjoyed the birthday dinner I didn't fix, I enoyed real food, not "diet food". I ate what felt good at the time, what felt right. You may be asking...how the heck can she do this? How the heck did she manage to allow cake and still fit in her jeans? Still eat "normally?" Let's just say, as I said so many times, it's all because of intuitive eating.
This year, I was actually in the moment, actually allowed myself cake, allowed myself to sit ALL day yesterday! I hated it at first, but it was rainy, nasty, and that's exactly what my body wanted to do. REST! I didn't go to the gym, I didn't get off the laptop at work, I just didn't.
That being said, I wanted to share some pictures of my birthday meals yesterday. It's not to brag, it's to show you what intuitive eating can do for YOU. It can make you feel free, it can make you feel real, normal, whatever you wanna call it =)
The pics below came from my dinner my momma fixed me, and a cake from my wonderful work gang. All yummy, rich, and delicious.
I had 2 desserts, just 'because'....
Cheers to another year....26 looked great now on to 27. Who know's what it will bring?
For more inspiration, recipes, etc. Please follow me on Faceboook & Twitter @coachedbykayla
You're worth ALL things, enjoy your weekend <3
 |
| Cherry Delight Made by Momma <3 |
 |
| Work gang got me this cake (and the piece cut....EVIDENCE ;) |
 |
Turkey breast, veggies, sweet 'tater casserole
|
