First Post!

Hey! Welcome to my blog!

I first want to say that despite the name of my blog, I am in no way a professional cook or chef. The name of my blog is just inspired by an Internet show, Pro At Cooking, that I had seen a few years back. I am just someone who enjoys cooking and experimenting with food. The blog is the perfect way for me to keep track of the things that I have tried to make and little side notes and edits for any future attempts of making the dish again.

I just have a few rules if you use some of these recipes for healthier eating.
1. Your brain takes about 20 minutes before it realizes you are not hungry anymore. So just take this time to slow down and enjoy what you are eating. If you take this method you may end up eating the correct portion size.
2. If you feel that you are hungry stop to really think about it first. Are you eating because your body is needing to replenish itself? Is this feeling of needing to eat out of boredom? Or is it because it's "time to eat?" Which brings me to my next rule.
3. There is no set time of when you must eat. Just eat whenever you feel your body needing to eat. I believe that one of the best ways is to eat more than just 3 meals a day with the appropriate food portion. If you cannot change out of this 3 meals a day routine, then have snacks in between. But do follow Rule #2. Have a snack only if you are actually feeling hungry.
4. Eat until you are no longer hungry. This is different from eat until you are full. You do not need to feel full to tell you that you are done eating. It's ok to put the food aside and put in the fridge for later. Or to get a to-go box to save for later.
5. Be as active as possible. I used to be able to go to the gym regularly but my schedule lately does not allow enough time for me to go to the gym. What I am trying to do now is to be the most active as I can a day. It could be as simple as taking stairs instead of elevators. Walking to the TV rather than turning it on by remote. Walking around while brainstorming. Anything to keep you moving.
If you are interested in reading more about how to eat healthy, I actually found this one here and it contains some of the rules that I have. These rules are pretty good and I may use some of them in future blog posts.

Those are my basic rules. From time to time I may come back to this topic and write a post about health. Maybe change up my rules a bit by adding or removing some. I am not the healthiest or fittest person on the planet and I admit I could shed a couple pounds myself. I really do enjoy all sorts of foods but would be at risk for all sorts of things if I didn't control what I ate which is why I follow my rules as strictly as I can. This blog is also for me to have visible reminders of what it is that I have consumed so I can choose a healthier meal if I have to.

I hope that you enjoy the food that I post!