Retrain To Cook
I can not speak for every body, but I can speak for myself. When I would cook dinner in the past, it consisted of the most fatening ingredients I could get my hands on, and of course everything I was making was deep fried or pan fried, in oil. To say that fried chicken was may favoirite and that I would make that at least three or more times a week for dinner or for lunch, would be an understatment in itself.
Then, I had my surgery, and I lost my desire all together to be in the kitchen and cook. I would spend a few minutes just to prepare my Focus28 shake and leave as fast as I could. I honestly didn’t trust myself to be in there for any period of time. Normally, this was strange considering that it used to be my favorite room in the house.
As I went food shopping one day, I saw a sign in the supermarket, they were offering cooking classes. This gave me a great idea. I needed to relearn how to cook, because I had no idea how to do it properly and healthy, so why not give it a try. At this point, I was 1 1/2 months out of surgery and doing well. It was time I started cooking for myself.
I took 3 classes, which they offered and not only did I learn some great new recipes that were very simple to make and very little time to prepare, they were very helathy! I was able to ask the instructor to teach me how to cook the foods I loved most in the healthiest way possible. It was the best class I had ever taken. I now had a new lease on life, healthy eating and cooking. I felt great and so very confident.
Now of course my deep fried chicken was thrown out the window, but the instructor was able to give me some excellent grilled chicken alternatives. I now have some new favorite dishes. I cook them a few times a week and some of them I am able to change the recipe slightly for a completely different taste.
If you are or were a terrible, unhealthy chef as I was, I strongly advise you to check in your community to see if anyone is offering cooking classes. Through my research, I found out not only do some supermarkets offer this, some neighborhood resturants do as well. It is a great way to learn how to cook new things that you can work into your diet, and to learn how to keep it Healthy, which is most important.
This will also give you back that sense of power you once felt! While taking control in your kitchen, with your food, you will begin to see the major changes in your life, not only with your eating habits, but with everything that goes on around you. It took me a bit to learn, but this is part of the “Lifestyle Change” that the Bariatric Community talks about.
I hope my little information and advise can help you. Do not be afraid to try new things, it is the only way you will survive. Good Luck to you all!
Katherine Adams
Focus 28 Customer




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