"I have been through a lot of phases since I started this blog, days when I felt so bad about myself and desperate to be thin I thought about quitting food writing. I have had days where I’ve thought about all the times in my life I accepted the notion that I have to be thin as the law, those moments where I wanted a smaller pant size more than I wanted a relationship, friends, a career.
Today, I know that I will never diet or restrict my eating again. And I know that my body has a kind of wisdom about what size it should be that my mind does not have. I know that food, as a subject and a lifestyle, is central to not only my work but who I am. When I think about my purpose or my personal mission or whatever, I know it involves helping others make the connection between better food and a better life, whole ingredients and health as well as pleasure, cooking and connectedness between individuals, family, and culture. I know that whether you think so or not, food is the stuff of your identity."
Today, I know that I will never diet or restrict my eating again. And I know that my body has a kind of wisdom about what size it should be that my mind does not have. I know that food, as a subject and a lifestyle, is central to not only my work but who I am. When I think about my purpose or my personal mission or whatever, I know it involves helping others make the connection between better food and a better life, whole ingredients and health as well as pleasure, cooking and connectedness between individuals, family, and culture. I know that whether you think so or not, food is the stuff of your identity."
