At Christmastime
I was feeling the effects of too many sweets and rich foods. I told myself after the New Year I was going
to get back to eating healthy foods and lose the few pounds I’d packed on in
recent months. I made it to December 26th
and said “Enough!”
I
started back to my healthier eating and was quickly derailed with a nice head
cold. After a week I was back to
it. I’ve always thought I was a healthy
eater, except for my nagging sweet tooth.
I’m not overweight and I do manage to maintain my weight pretty well,
most of the time. Like most, I do struggle
a bit between Halloween and New Years.
After
my visit to the doctor last month I read the information I’d been given, did a
lot of research and explored all my options.
It is fair to say that for about two weeks I was consumed with
research. I discovered that the best
option for my particular situation was to take a dietary approach.
I decided
to change my food consumption to a predominantly plant based diet. There is a lot of science to back this
approach up and, to me, it just made sense.
I eat very little meat, dairy, rice, pasta or bread and fill my plate
with a lot of fresh raw fruits and vegetables.
I am
rethinking pretty much everything and am in the process of re-outfitting my
pantry. I want to:
·
Change
the fats we use to olive oil, coconut oil and peanut oil.
·
Focus
more on whole grains, legumes and lentils.
·
Significantly
reduce our consumption of animal based products.
·
Improve
the quality of our foods and pay closer attention to where they come from.
·
Steer
clear of modified and genetically enhanced “food”.
·
Make
even more homemade items so I know exactly what is in my food.
It didn’t
start out easy. The first 2½ to 3 weeks
were tough. I didn’t feel good (as I
realized later that my body was in detox mode) and I really wanted chocolate
and cookies. But now I feel so much
better. I’ve had a significant reduction
in my symptoms and my energy level is back to normal.
I got
online and watch some videos on Hulu.com that really helped me better understand
what I need to do and how to go about it.
Plus they explained the science behind it so I’d have a much better
understanding of “Why”. I’m one of these
people that needs to know the “Why” of something before I am willing hop on
board.
The
videos I watched are called:
1.
Fat,
Sick And Nearly Dead
2.
Forks
Over Knives
3.
Chow
Down
I am
motivated to keep going and to see what my doctor thinks when I go back in a
couple of months. I think he’ll be
pleasantly surprised. I already am!
You might enjoy Sally Fallon's books, especially "Nourishing Traditions". Following her advice changed my health for the better.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much. I'll definitely check it out.
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