Deciding to start writing a blog again didn’t really come with any master plan.
I enjoy writing and thought it was maybe time that I did more of it, both as an expressive outlet but also a more enjoyable way to practice my inept touch-typing skills.
My vague direction was to start writing about food and try to communicate ways that help develop confidence around cooking without being just another recipe website.
However I realise that I’ve already deviated to begin rambling about my diet plans which wasn’t originally in my gameplan.
This is interesting though as in a way it highlights the realities of a relationship with food.
Our food relationships are dynamic and resist rigidity. In many ways this is the perspective that encapsulates why I decided upon Cupboard Challenge as a title for the blog. It’s a flexible approach to food, cooking and eating to meet the complex and shifting demands that life sends our way.
I hadn’t planned on reviewing my eating habits until I caught a glimpse of insidious backfat clinging to my flanks like some kind of sci-fi leech.
Now I realise that I can no longer be complacent about what I eat and how I eat, due to unplanned and quite significant changes to my circumstances. I’m reaching a point where I need to be more calculated about decisions that could affect my future health. The groundwork needs more focused effort to age well and optimise the longevity of my body.
So.
The plan is now to embark upon a roughly 12 month program to hone in on an optimal approach to my eating habits and exercise.
I love food and I love to eat, therefore sustainability is a key element to any dietary shift or adjustment. It’s a great project to embark upon to go beyond my predominantly academic understanding of the process and really dive deep into the process for a front row experience.
It seems that whether I like it or not the content of Cupboard Challenge is going to be as organic as the dishes I cook from the cupboard challenge of our kitchen.
It looks like gorging on goodies is off the menu.
