No, I am serious, it is a problem. I LOVE condiments. LOVE THEM! I love sour cream, ketchup, mayo, mustard, salad dressing, steak sauces, BBQ sauces, dips, shrimp sauce, etc. I pretty much put them on everything. And, I don't just use a little amount to enhance the flavor of what I am eating. That would be normal behavior, but I am not normal. I am a condiment whore. Therefore I drench my food in condiments, sometimes to the point where my condiments become the main course, and my food becomes the condiment.
This is how a normal person eats a baked potato.
This is how I eat a baked potato.
This is how a normal person eats a salad.
This is how I eat a salad.
This is how normal people use steak sauce.
This of course is a huge problem when it comes to losing weight, because condiments are loaded with empty calories, that offer little to no nutritional benefits.
So now that I am on my journey to a healthy weight, I am going to have to reevaluate my relationship with my beloved condiments. I am going to have to learn to enjoy some foods without them.
But don't worry my dear friends, I would never be able to or want to rid my life of you completely. I will just have to set some boundaries and create a more healthy relationship with you.
Love,
Weightful Thinking - The Condiment Whore
It's great that your recognize how sneaky calories can be hiding in condiments -- believe it or not, not many people realize this! While I love a completely loaded baked potato or loaded French fries, I've only allowed myself to enjoy them when eating out at restaurants and I don't keep too many condiments inside the house. I have the same rule with fried foods (which I love) -- I can eat fried foods at restaurants but no frying in the house! That way, I can't give in to loading up my meal or frying up my meal, when eating at home :)
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