Confessions Of A Cheese Slut

Confessions Of A Cheese Slut: While I've never turned tricks for cheese, insulin or anything for that matter - I'm a self admitted Cheese Slut!

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Seriously, is it any wonder I'm a Cheese Slut?

Here’s the thing – I’m a serious fan of cheese, BIG TIME. I wish I didn’t like it, or at least, I wish I could stop loving it so much. Cheese and I have had a life long love affair.

One of my earliest memories is from when I was 3 or 4. I was playing with my older brother in our den & I was pretending to cook him dinner. And all of a sudden, I decided that I needed to take a cheese break.

I ran into the kitchen and asked my mom for some “Baby Cheese.” Baby cheese is what my family and I called sharp cheddar cheese. Apparently, my love of cheese was so great that my whole family named my favorite cheese after me, “the baby” of the family.

I wasn’t selfish, I brought a little pink plastic plate from my tea set and loaded it with slices of Baby cheese and Ritz crackers, walked carefully and slowly back to the den and my brother and I had a feast!

And I have to be honest; I was well into my early twenties before I stopped referring to cheddar as “Baby Cheese.”

Another favorite childhood snack was celery with cream cheese on top, salami and cheese roll ups, and slices of American cheese in my tomato soup, accompanied by a grilled cheese sandwich of course. And don’t even get me started on our family’s Friday night meal of homemade Mac & cheese or my mothers Lasagna!

At diabetes camp, I was introduced to campfire popped popcorn with melted slices of orange cheddar – and it was heavenly!

It didn’t help that the following cartoon was a Saturday morning favorite & I knew every word!!

"When my get up and go had got up and went,

I HANKER FOR A HUNK OF CHEESE!"

Cut to Kelly as an adult, being introduced to the wonders of carb counting. I was thrilled to see that cheese hardly had any carbs! So in my mind, cheese equaled a free food!

But as we all know, cheese is loaded with fat and fat causes bg spikes hours after the meal has ended. And my beloved cheese has the potential to clog arteries and intestines.

Cheese is a quick fix to hunger and requires no prep time at all - It's TOO EASILY ACCESSIBLE & TASTES YUMMY.

I once shared a beach house with a guy who loathed cheese in any form – And damn if I didn’t envy him!

I could be a vegetarian if it wasn’t for my lust of cheese - and my penchant for bacon! Speaking of, another favorite college snack was bacon right out of the frying pan & wrapped in cheese!

Why am I writing about this? Because I have a strong suspicion that I’m not the only one who:

1. Suffers From Cheese Lust
2. Forgets that low carb count does not necessarily equal low fat, but still chooses to ignore that fact whenever I see fit
3. Sharing is a good thing!

Do you have any low in carb lusts that are high in fat or just not so great in other areas, be it chemical additives or calories? And if so, how do you deal with it?

This Cheese slut needs to know!