This is a multi billion dollar question?
You choose how you fill your belly!
Learn from what I say but don't believe me. Experiment with your own body. We are all different. What works for me, may not work for you.
Over the course of the years I tried tons of diets. They never worked. I deprived myself of foods I was craving and was miserable.
My weight became an issue after my second son. I was over weight, depressed, suffered from reflux, smoked and had poor health. I remember my uncle telling me this was my destiny~ a family trait:(
Prior to kids I ate whenever and whatever I wanted. Never thought much about food. I was never a person to really care about eating. I did eat lots of fast food and sweets.
Now that I'm older and have children it's all I think about (within reason;) My parents prepared meals daily. My dad loved to cook and was home early enough everyday to make us dinner. We always sat down as a family. This was important and I wanted to do the same for my children.
I love to cook and try new recipes. I'm always making a healthier version. I love the fact that I can purchase foods. Whip, chop,and dice up ingredients to form a meal. I'm blessed to have the time to spend with my family to prepare meals nightly. Sometimes with complaints and other nights are a success;)
My AH HA moment
The biggest eye opener was finding out that FOOD-yes FOOD can cause or cure adult onset disease! Now this is unfortunately being seen in children more and more. Obesity, high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and even cancer! Some of these illnesses are directly related to the foods we consume and eat daily. PEOPLE YOU ARE WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR MOUTH. You can reverse or reduce medication under DCT supervision by switching up your diet. This is a proven fact! I was astonished to learn this in my college years.
With my family history being so poor. I soon became very interested in keeping my body the healthiest it can be. While I am blessed to be on this earth! It is my mission to spread the word teaching my family and friends the amazing transformation you can make by simply changing what you eat.
Of course I eat junk once in awhile. Here and there but when I feel like crap later it's easy to say, "NO Thanks" next time. Trial and error. Your taste buds will change. Believe me the human body is amazing! Sometimes I look at what I'm eating and laugh. If you put this in front of me years ago I would of laughed and said, "HELL NO"
I rarely repeat the same meal. Except burgers.I'm always googling new recipes. I go by how I feel that day. This could be an issue at times. It is easier to have a weekly menu planned and stick with it. I tend to base meals off grocery flyer sales Or a magazine article.
Atkins- I am a carb aholic and can't live without my pasta, bread, etc. My body doesn't work well with just using veggies as my carbs.
My grandmother and uncle both died at a young age from kidney complications. I don't want to tax my kidney's more then need be. High animal fat diets tax the kidney's. There are people who can thrive on this way of eating, not me.
Paleo- I could not live with out legumes or grains. Most of my diet is based on these two food groups.
Gluten Free- Not a fan. You should only eat this way if you have a true allergy. Many foods are naturally gluten free but are being labeled "gluten free" to get you to purchase the already gluten free product.
HCG- I worked briefly for a few months at this facility. I had no idea what I was stepping into. After learning about the product. I couldn't stay there consciously knowing that I didn't believe in the product. Note: the staff, phone calls, nurses where ALL scripted on what to say. As the "nutrition counselor" I had to learn veer bat-um a 3 page script. Doesn't sound kosher to me!
Also, I would NEVER inject myself with a shot daily and reduce my calories to 800 a day. I avoid FAT FREE(chemically made) like the plague. Which is what they recommend.
Many companies have a slogan of "Life Time Member" RUN the other way. IT's because they know you will fail!! Money in their pocket.
Though I don't count calories. I would never recommend dropping below 1200 for a woman. Woman should be consuming 1500+ a day depending on activity. The biggest misconception is to eat less. YOU MUST EAT 5-6 small meals a day to maintain weight and health.
Juicing vs Blending
Juicing-gives me sever indigestion. Juicing seems to be the new craze. Juicing lacks FIBER. The machine separates the juice from skin (fiber). I don't think once a week is bad. Especially if you won't eat vegetables. However, I am way to cheap to purchase that many fruits and vegetables to get such a small amount of juice.side effects
Plus, the clean up is time consuming...GRRR
If juicing only use Organic to reduce toxins.
Thyroid peeps beware! Cruciferous Vegetables it is recommended that Thyroid patience limit their intake of these vegetables. If you want to eat these vegetables its best to cook, steam, sauteed and add a little salt when cooking. I eat these vegetables everyday but usually steamed. I wouldn't juice these daily. You would consume mass amounts of raw veggies which may interfere with thyroid.
Also, remember because there is no fiber. Juice converted to sugar gets absorbed quickly into the blood. This is a lot of natural sugar at one shot. Which can be followed by a spike in insulin and unwanted side effects.
Kids won't eat veggies: This is an issue with my family so I make smoothies. It's all chopped up and masked with fruit flavors. Fruit covers any vegetable flavor. I'm not saying this is a substitution to eating vegetables everyday but for a picky eater it's a battle won!
It is always best to EAT you foods. You want your stomach to fill up and breakdown food naturally.
DETOX
Your body naturally detox's its self. Especially if you increase your vegetable intake. Many veggies naturally detox the body.
Juicing multiple meals will result in spending most of your time in the bathroom. You will lose weight through bathroom waste. DON'T be fooled you will end up gaining this back! Balance
I do think many skinny fat, obese, overweight folks are filled with toxic chemicals. This may be a jump-start way to rid toxins out of the body. NOTE if you are on medications check with your DCT. detox is not recommended for certain conditions. Thyroid being one.
What ever way you choose-ask yourself: Can I eat like this forever?
The best way to eat is to stick with grains, fruits, vegetables, organic lean meat, and dairy. Again, basically shopping the outer isles of the supermarket.
You know your body best. LISTEN to the signs it's giving you. Do you feel energized or sluggish? Are you sleeping well or insomnia? overweight and depressed, sex drive low? These are ALL related to your diet. The good news is they can be reversed!
The only thing you hear from folks that eat healthy plant based foods is HOW GREAT THEY FEEL. You will never have bad side effects from eating healthy foods.
Try to take Challenges and educate yourself.
How I Eat
First, I went Vegetarian for years. Just cause this girl told me how great she felt! I thought, I'll give that a try. Fast forward a few years later. I still stick with Veggie Diet. I've slipped a few times but was quickly reminded as to why I gave up meat.
Then I went vegan. This was much harder then going Vegetarian. However, I was taking the 21 day challenge. When it got tough I would remind myself it's just 21 days.
Take a challenge see how your body reacts. Watch for positive and negatives symptoms. Which you are willing to live with and which aren't you?
You'll be AMAZED at the knowledge you gain. You may see illnesses subside and other health issues disappear. Once you eliminate it you can always go back. Watch for pro's and con's. You won't know until you give it up. Typically 20+ days to see results.
I eat a Plant based diet. I don't live off tofu or processed morning star. I get all the protein and nutrients from variety of grains, bean, nuts, legumes, whole wheat and a well balanced diet. This can be tricky to learn and getting the right nutrients. I've included books and links for you below.
I do incorporate fish on occasion. I use butter, oil and eggs to cook with. These are all foods that don't wreak havoc on my body and digest well. However, I would of never known this if I did not given them up for a mere 30 days. This actually carried over into 60 days! I even ran a half marathon and a relay from Miami to the Keys off a plant diet!! This was eye opening experience. I was amazed at how the human body responds when you fuel properly.
Dairy
I would recommend you try to eliminate diary first. YES, you read this right. With so much processing and additives out there. Our dairy basically isn't dairy once it's in your fridge.
Allergies, asthma, migraines, etc are linked to dairy! I believe it's because of the poor conditions, diet and antibiotics/steroids these animals are exposed to daily.
For me this was difficult at first but becomes very easy over time. Once I became conscious of NOT eating dairy. I saw how much food was covered in cheese at restaurants. I was astonished to of never noticed this before!
A majority of folks are lactose intolerant and this seems to increase when we age. Our bodies aren't ment to consume another animals milk. We are the only species that cross drinks another s milk. The Ad's are tricking us into believing this. People often say where do you get your calcium from? Dark leafy GREENS. We are one of the most deficient countries in calcium YET we drink the most milk!
One reason I steer clear of dairy is because I noticed my belly fat and hips went away within weeks. Now if I slip up and have dairy as it's in EVERYTHING. I am foggy, lethargic and backed up the next day.
Also, I'm not sure if it's dairy or meat. I have very cystic breast and when I eliminate these from my diet the size of them drop dramatically! I think it's mainly dairy as I gave up meat for years and still had them. It was when I took the vegan challenge they shrunk!
I'm not into subbing fake cheese so I've learned to live without it. (I do seldom use the fake stuff).
I LOVE PIZZA. I always thought belly fat was from consuming the pizza dough. When I ordered my first veggie pie with no cheese (sm) I ate the whole thing and was astonished at how my stomach was NOT bloated. How could this be? I thought ..I just ate this whole pie? It was then I realized the belly bloat was from the cheese not the dough!
RAW MILK
You may of heard that many people are consuming RAW milk. Basically, this is bought directly from the farmer. HOWEVER, there are risks associated with this. As long as you take precautions you can drink it. Know your farmer! Go to the farm see how the animals raised, do they drink the milk, is the environment clean, animal free of feces, etc.
Raw milk is very expensive. I paid $10.00 a gallon to try it. It's illegal to sell in most states. You can find it. It will be sold for "pet consumption" this is how they can sell it legally.
Many of our parents grew up on RAW milk and thrived. Most people that are lactose intolerant can consume RAW milk with no issues.
I again refuse to spend that much money and don't know the farmer personally. I'm not willing to take the risk. There are many substitutes. Some will argue that there not as beneficial and processed. I don't really drink milk and use it sparingly to cook. So for me I'll stick with Almond or coconut milk for now. I do buy milk for the kids. It will be there choice as they grow. I rarely let them just drink it plain. They use it for cereal.
Vitamins
I was taught in college vitamins are expensive urine. You can get all your daily vitamins through a healthy diet. If I have a deficiency in a vitamin try eating more of a healing food. IF your doctor recommends a vitamin then by no means stop taking it.
Vitamins are NOT FDA approved. You are trusting the label and manufacture. If you really want a vitamin make sure it's coming from a reputable company. Ask at your local health food store. Also, note that vitamins will NOT work to full potential if they are not consumed with a healthy diet. You can't eat MCD's and swallow a vitamin with a diet coke. That defeats the purpose and it has nothing to latch onto.
NETFLIX Documentary to watch
Forks over knives
Vegucated
there are many more
You tube
Meet your meat
Books by Micheal Pollen, T. Colin Campbell, and Dr. Ornish, MD Neal Barnard.
My beef with Meat by fire fighter and tri athlete Rip Esselstyn
There are so many books. I read them. Try the recipes and stick with what I like and works for me.
I don't follow any of them 100% as I'm willing to do this but not that....balance and find your happy medium.
Eat more veggies. Your body will thank you and shine;)
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