{"id":8791,"date":"2019-10-27T15:57:11","date_gmt":"2019-10-27T14:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rickzullo.com\/?p=8791"},"modified":"2021-09-26T13:50:04","modified_gmt":"2021-09-26T11:50:04","slug":"i-am-blogging-about-italy-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rickzullo.com\/i-am-blogging-about-italy-again\/","title":{"rendered":"I am blogging about Italy again!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Allora<\/em>\u2026 so I\u2019ve decided to dust off the old keyboard and get back into this blogging about Italy <\/strong>thing. It\u2019s been a while and I\u2019ve missed it! Is it possible to be sentimental over something as inanimate and nebulous as a website? I think it is; I\u2019ve poured a lot of my heart and soul into this frivolous endeavor over the years. I mean, it\u2019s not the \u201cwebsite\u201d so much (obviously), as the habit of writing about a topic that you love, and connecting with other lovers of Italian culture. <\/p>\n Soon, I will also be announcing Season 2 of my podcast, \u201cThe Fatal Charm of Italy<\/em>.\u201d More on that at a later date, including a call out for guests.<\/p>\n So why restart now? It was the confluence of a few things…<\/p>\n The first thing happened back on January 1st, when I made the typical New Year\u2019s pledge to start eating better, exercising more, and generally focusing on my health. Pretty cliche, huh?<\/p>\n I had several false starts before something finally clicked. In the beginning, I listened to both friends and experts who hurled their advice at me: Paleo! Gluten-free! Keto! Raw vegan! Green juice! Bulletproof coffee enemas! And the worse advice of all, \u201cIt\u2019s just a math equation. Eat fewer calories, and burn more calories through exercise. Simple as that.\u201d<\/p>\n Wrong. Anyone who has ever tried \u201cdieting\u201d knows that it\u2019s never<\/em> as simple as that. <\/p>\n So what did I do instead? Well, if you\u2019ve ever followed my blog in the past, then you\u2019ve already guessed the answer. <\/p>\n Eat. Like. An. Italian.<\/p>\n \u200bThe common sense approach of a traditional Mediterranean Diet gives you the most nutrition, the most satisfaction, and crucially, <\/span>it removes any over-thinking<\/strong> from the process, unlike the aforementioned fad diets. Just eat like your Italian bisnonna<\/em> ate and you don\u2019t have to worry much beyond that. (As for MY bisnonna<\/em>, that’s her in the photo below, circa 1948. The scene looks like it could have been in Italy, but no, this after she’d already immigrated to Chicago.)<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Just look how happy they all are!<\/em><\/p>\nBlogging about Italy – What inspired me to restart?<\/h2>\n
The \u201cMiracles\u201d of a Mediterranean Diet<\/h2>\n