Once again… I bombed out on a project. Project 365 just didn’t work out. I had a stretch of a few weeks when I just couldn’t get it done. Kind of a bummer but I do have some good news to balance it out.

With regards to my Resolutions, I am 100% on the wagon! Cable is still off. No new yarn purchases. I haven’t had soda pop or fast food at all in 2010.  The soda thing was the worst. I do allow myself the occasional plain seltzer or seltzer with fruit juice, which is refreshing. I still crave Diet Coke though. 46 days later, I still think about it several times a day. I’m tempted to do some research to see if there is anything beyond the caffeine that is addictive.

I’m gradually cleaning up my pantry and improving how I eat. Tonight, I decided to make a broccoli salad, based from a recipe I saw on mattbites.com. I altered it a bit, based on what I had on hand. My version was raw broccoli, mayo, raw organic apple cider vinegar, golden raisins, sunflower seeds, shallots and a bit of cheese leftover from something else. I didn’t really measure anything… just mixed it together in what I thought would be good amounts. Had it with a chik’n gruyere Quorn cutlet for a very nice vegetarian dinner.

One other positive thing to report: since I officially stopped dieting, the food issues have become less stressful. I am not eating anything diety. My goal is to eat as many things as possible as close to how nature provides them. The above salad was made with real mayo and I find that I am satisfied with much less. Granted, I don’t want to overdo it… but highly processed low-fat chemical spread is no substitute for real food.

More soonly…