There’s a book I’ve read recently that has really stuck with me. It’s called “Prince Charming Isn’t Coming”
Prince Charming syndrome is essentially when a woman is waiting for a man, prince or even just something else to happen before whatever – before they start a business, before they can be happy, etc. Think Disney moves – Prince Charming always comes in to save the princess.
I have been so lucky and grateful to have met partners who love to cook. I love that they love to cook. I generally cook very little or the same things over and over again – which I’m happy with – but others are not. I’ve found easy, cheap and healthy recipes that keep me full for a long time however they don’t necessarily fulfil me the same way my ideal diet would.
And what’s more: I emotionally eat like crazy. I’ve noticed is curbed when in partnership with someone who eats healthy and loves to cook good food for me. I’ve even been lucky enough to have a vegan alkaline partner who made almost every meal for the three months I was with him and who helped me kick the sugar habit!
Thing is, as soon as I’m out of a partnership I’m back to eating sugar and all sorts of crap I don’t want to eat. I do my best to sustain it as long as possible however it feels like I have no will to keep on with the positive changes.
I’m making excuses all the time: I can’t afford to eat like that, I can’t make it work, I don’t have time to cook/make food, I’m not good with food, and so on!
My goodness gracious! It’s Prince Charming with Food!
I had to sit with that for a few days before it sunk in fully. And I decided I would take back my power with food and stop making excuses. I can eat well, very well, and I can kick my sugar addiction too.
Sugar is my cocaine. I’m sad to say that but it is true.
And I want to change it.
I can’t keep waiting around.
With that in mind I’ve begun to create an alkaline food plan. I’m aiming to create a diet with lots of quick and easy staple meals that are affordable and alkaline. The food plan aims to be 90 to 95% alkaline on any given day and to be on average approximately $50 a week spent on food, which is what I try to budget for right now on a diet of beans and rice.
To help curb food costs for produce I’m planning my garden right now and investing in it. I found out growing chia is super easy (and I LOVE chia) and I found some stevia seeds. Fresh basil and cilantro are growing right now on my windowsill and next pay day I’m planning on purchasing kale and chard seeds, soil and some pots.
Gardening is something I’ve wanted to get into for years. I’ve even carried seeds around with me from place to place but I’ve never stayed in one place (or trusted I would stay in one place) long enough to grow a garden. I had one every summer growing up in the prairies. It was amazing to watch all the plants grow and then eat the yummy fruits of the seasons efforts.
This goes so much deeper than just my diet. At some point in my life I gave away my power surrounding food. I came to conclude that I couldn’t really create a healthy lifestyle with my current financial situation and I wasn’t a great cook anyway, so why did it matter?
Food though is such a huge building block of life. Most spiritual and yogic traditions speak to it. I can’t rely on somebody else to provide it for me! I can’t keep saying “Oh, well, when I have a partner it will be easier!”.
I even resist making smoothies because I’m going to make a bad smoothie. Yeesh! That’s how you learn, girl!
If I can shift this block to one that is better for me overall I know I will be happier, healthier and holy. I know my aura will radiate brighter and my body will feel stronger and my mind will be clearer. I know my sugar addiction will melt away.
Are you with me?
I’ll share my forty day food plan soon! 😉
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