Coming down with the flu is probably by far one of the worst experiences I've encountered. One week of bed-rest, two weeks of sluggishness and a whole two months of recovery.
People who know me will know that, prior to catching the flu, I was the girl who got up forty minutes earlier for a booty call. That right, a workout booty call. Sweating it out right out bed, hitting the showers, and treating myself to a healthy breakfast is one of the best morning routines. It left me filled with energy. And to counter my desk job, I try to hit the tracks, weights, pilates, yoga, interactive sports whenever I can after work. And at the same time sticking to a clean eating campaign, which results in me cooking most of my meals.
Imagine me confined to bed-rest, to wheezing and phlegm for an extended period. The flu was left me weaker than ever, I lost so much weight that I felt like a walking skeleton. I knew I had to eat, but every time I did, my stomach just wanted to hurl it right out. It was the first time in my life I needed to gain weight, the first time I couldn't simply enjoy food. I was miserable. And I'm not ashamed to say I broke down several times afraid I'd never pick myself up again, everything that I worked for in the past (shaping up my body, getting stronger), gone. Just like that.
The funny thing is... when one door closes, another one opens. The BEST thing that has happened to me while I was confined to bed-rest with the flu was the discovery of Gordon Ramsay.
Like most people my apartment is equipped with a TV. It's one of those "must-have" furniture that you could really do without, but somehow without one just doesn't seem complete. My roommate and I rarely turn on the darn thing, but since I was lacking the ability to do anymore than be a coach potato, I turned it on.
I think I first came across Gordon Ramsay in one of his TV series: Ramsay's Best Restaurants. Almost instantly I was hooked, followed by Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Originally, I found Ramsay to be a bossy know it all perhaps even a little full of himself, one of those SOB teachers. But then, I realized, there was something charming about him and the more I watched, the more I fell in love with him. From two seasons of Masterchef USA to Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking...I began to see the many different sides of him. There was a sweet side in this devil of a genius after all. And now, I was already in too deep. This guy, his passion and ability continues to amaze me...and I was dumbfounded when I found his Ultimate Cookery series.
Like most people my apartment is equipped with a TV. It's one of those "must-have" furniture that you could really do without, but somehow without one just doesn't seem complete. My roommate and I rarely turn on the darn thing, but since I was lacking the ability to do anymore than be a coach potato, I turned it on.
I think I first came across Gordon Ramsay in one of his TV series: Ramsay's Best Restaurants. Almost instantly I was hooked, followed by Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares. Originally, I found Ramsay to be a bossy know it all perhaps even a little full of himself, one of those SOB teachers. But then, I realized, there was something charming about him and the more I watched, the more I fell in love with him. From two seasons of Masterchef USA to Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking...I began to see the many different sides of him. There was a sweet side in this devil of a genius after all. And now, I was already in too deep. This guy, his passion and ability continues to amaze me...and I was dumbfounded when I found his Ultimate Cookery series.
THIS was a cookery course that I have set myself to commit to. I feel honored to enroll myself in the ultimate cookery course, learning from the culinary genius himself. My new hero.
Cheers to New toys. New Book. New cuisine.
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