Due to a family situation, I am on a blogging break. Today’s post is from Leslie at NeverSayDiet, and it will make you laugh and hungry at the same time!
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I don’t usually watch television while working out but the other day on the elliptical, I grew tired of staring at myself in the mirror (shocker, I know) and so my eyes wandered to the woman on the machine next to me. More specifically, I looked at her TV screen, only to see a cast iron skillet brimming with huge chunks of steak. Really delicious-looking steak. Like, that-smells-orgasmic-take-me-to-your-butcher delicious. Like Pavlov’s dog, I immediately pressed the “on” button on my remote and clicked my way over to the Food Network. Rachael Ray got me through the next 20 minutes with her cute/raspy voice chattering away as she prepared a steak and Gorgonzola dish with an apple crisp for dessert.
The thing is, I don’t really even cook. The joke around our house is that I could cook IF I SO CHOSE. Alas, I do not. As a result, the fanciest thing my husband eats for dinner is barbecued salmon with couscous and sautéed spinach unless he chooses to order out. (Okay, that’s not entirely true, I have whipped up veggie chili using a slow cooker and, exactly one year ago next month, I cooked flank steak for Valentine’s Day. And, as we all know, I can bake a mean giant challah. But what is it about watching Giada DeLaurentis mix up a batch of hibiscus spiked iced tea and Moroccan lamb chops while I sweat and pant that is so darn appealing? The distraction? The ability to be transported to a tastier place while doing something slightly unsavory? The blatant food porn? Her curvy-in-all-the-right-places-despite-chowing-down-all-day figure?
One foodie-exerciser wrote: “I now work out while I watch my food shows. This way, I can just savor the food with my eyes, burn a couple hundred calories over the course of an hour, and afterward, feel good that I didn’t gorge on some junk food. Also, I don’t have that much of an urge to eat because I’m a little tired and then I end up eating less. Oh, and working out between 7-9 p.m. helps b/c that’s when I start wanting to get post-dinner snacks. So, it’s not that bad watching food shows anymore. I don’t risk getting in more junk food when it’s unnecessary.”
Another jokes, “Watching Food Network at the gym reminds me of how many calories I need to burn to make up for that fried bologna. Mmm … motivation.”
Do you Ellipticize and fantasize? And who gets you going? Bobby Flay? Emeril? Rachael? The Barefoot Contessa? Which chef makes you all hot and bothered and desperate to burn calories?
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I can’t watch cooking shows while i exercise, but i love the food network. I try to watch more action type shows, but that could be because i work out late at night and that’s all that on =)
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Hands down- Paula Deen. She uses butter in just about everything. And I think I just saw a clip of her eating bacon, egg, and cheese sandwiched between 2 glazed doughnuts! Honest. Not a lie. It kind of looks so good, but really inspires me to want to run like a wind just watching
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Diners, Drive Ins and Dives is Dieter PORN!
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I cook in cycles and the Food Network just makes me feel like a loser. I usually watch something non brain intensive while on the tready!
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I swear Im the only woman I know who has ZERO food network interest. never watched top chef. now BRAVO TRASHY REALITY SHOWS? Im in.
Oh good G-D real housewives I am IN!
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Last night I worked out to “Just Cook This” on FitTV. LOL! I love working out to cooking shows. Especially when the host is cooking something healthy.
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When I used to go to the gym I liked it when the “food porn” channels came on. It distracts from the running and is so motivating!
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