The Foodie Instinct

A Foodie on a DIET? I bet a lot of people would raise their eyebrows. But believe it or not, after baking Alfajores and making copycat Krispy Kreme donuts, I am on a DIET.

I have always believed that DIET is DIE with a T. But why am I on a diet? Actually, I am on a cleansing diet. Why? Because I have been eating and cooking sinful food and the upcoming Lenten season would be a great opportunity to cleanse my body from cholesterol and fatty food. I have been assigned at Bulacan for the past eight months and as we all know, Bulacan, most especially the town of San Miguel, is the mecca of Chicharon (Crispy Pork Rind) and Pastillas (sweet custard candies made from carabao's milk). This town has the most cholesterol rich food and viands that you could think of that my cholesterol levels shoot up to a daunting 254. And yes it is way above normal levels.

So, I was determined to follow the General Motor's Diet. It's a diet program developed by employees and dependents of General Motors and they said it is effective in cleansing and weight loss. To sum it all up, I am supposed to eat fruits for the first day, vegetables on the 2nd... etc. Just click on the link if you are interested. I am currently on Day 1: Fruits except bananas and other sugary, starchy fruits. So the day is almost done and I have only eaten watermelon and melon slices, pineapple chunks and 1 Fuji apple. I should be proud of my determination! Amidst my staff eating creamy and tasty chicken pastel and sweet and sour meatballs, I was munching boringly on a bland melon slice, keeping myself from inhaling the aroma of the food too much because I know, I might give in...

But still, I am much determined. So, stay with me and see if my adventure on DIETing will end positively. I might go haywire from sugar, cholesterol and sodium withdrawal. :)