Don't get me wrong, I take pictures of my food all the time, probably too much. But I wouldn't call them photography. I will occasionally post some of those pictures here with links to recipes and note particularly good food combinations when I come across them.
I mostly take pictures when I've baked something new or that I'm particularly happy with or to share with a health and fitness accountability group I'm part of. I spent a lot of time struggling with food, self image and self control. Most of my adult life has been a struggle between wanting to eat all the chips, french fries and chocolate the world has to offer and wanting to be thin. I spent my teens and 20s thinking "if only." If only I was as thin as her, I would be that confident. If only I was thin, this dress would look better on me. If only I was thin, I wouldn't be so hot in the summer. (I really thought that last one guys! Summer after summer I would see women and assume they weren't sweating or uncomfortable in the heat because they weighed less than I did. It's so silly.) I've had a lot of "if only" moments in my life, and they weren't all about weight, but many of them were. It turns out if you have poor self image, losing weight doesn't instantly make you happier. At least it didn't for me. And it doesn't mean you now know how to eat well, have self control and be healthy.Over time I've learned to actually like healthy food, have more appropriate portion sizes and proportion of veg to protein to carb. I found all that so difficult to work through and I had ups and downs for years. Of course I still have ups and downs, but the swings are so much smaller, and I don't beat myself up about it because that just never helps.
All that to say, I share pictures and ideas or descriptions of meals to these accountability groups to help people who are getting started on eating better. It's not an easy process and I am by no means an expert. Just a peer always working to feel better and hoping to share tips in the process.
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