Around January, my work slowed down and I got superrrr into cooking. I've always loved cooking, but I was making fancy creations every single night. Unsurprisingly, I ended up gaining 6 more pounds (plus the 24 I'd put on in the past couple years). I wanted to log the calories, but I didn't have enough structure, and not knowing the calories in a dish really brought out the "fuck it" binge mentality. It was frustrating, because I really didn't want to result to making boring things to lose weight, but I also was getting held back by this passion.
So I've finally stumbled on a plan that works for me. It falls under the same advice that's been given over and over again: log every calorie. But that is more difficult when you cook dishes at home that are more than just a single ingredient or a salad you can weigh out. I was making tons of excuses surrounding this, and I realized I just need to plan more. So I plan out my menu for the week, I enter each recipe into myfitnesspal days before I make it (that way I don't have an excuse to not have the calories listed the day of). This is easier than you think if the recipe is online, and even if it isn't, the tool is pretty easy to use. I use lots of vegetable focused recipes, and even richer things in moderation. I make lots of lower calorie swaps, or reduce the sugar and fat in recipes too. It's actually fun!
I used to feel like my love of cooking was getting in the way of my weight loss, now I realize I can still make all the things I want if I just plan it all out ahead of time. I just wanted to share this tip for anyone else who might be struggling with logging calories because of cooking. As we all know, when done right, cooking at home is usually way healthier than eating out.
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