Tues Feb 5, 20 minutes~~I began reading the book called Beyond diet The Complete Guide...this is pleasure reading to me. It is not a juicy novel, but it is informative and what I enjoy reading. This is not your "typical" lose weight quick diet book or plan. This book is an educational tool clarifying what true nutrition is and which foods should be consumed. This book in combination with the website give a lot of helpful starting tips. The author suggests to begin this weightloss program eliminate all white foods for two weeks, no dairy, no flour, no sugar, and no rice basically just proteins. I tried for a few days and got sick on Friday, so I added a few carbs back into my diet. My goal is to lose 15 lbs by June, we are going to Florida!
Thurs Feb 7, 20 minutes~~Previously I had taken a test online which indicated which type of metabolism type I am. I am a carb type. The other results were protein type or mixed type. I read about these types. It was interesting to read each one and see how I did fall in the lines of the carb type metabolism and how the other two types are different. For instance a protein type needs a high protein and fat diet which is low in carbs. She suggest carbs such as grains, fruits and veggies. The mixed type requires equal balance of proteins, carbs and healthy fats. The carb type (which read me almost to a tee) have weak appetites, tend to be happy with minimal amount of food each day and can get by on small amounts of food. With this type of eating you would think I wouldn't need to lose weight...ohhhh but the interesting part is by not eating I am actually slowing my metabolism down. It even went so far to say that caffeinated beverages get them through the day. I can eat 2 pieces of peanut butter toast for breakfast, then get me a diet vanilla coke at Sonic for lunch and I am satisfied till dinner. I could not understand why I wasn't losing weight...because I was sending my metabolic rate into starvation mode, even though I wasn't hungry. Got to cut this habit out!
Sun Feb 10, 50 minutes~~Learning about organic foods and why they are better for you. The author talks about how toxins are anything your body does not recognize as a food source. She really emphasizes the differences between buying organic vs. non organic foods. It is really eye opening. I never thought of buying food as investment into our health. The author suggests this is a way to think of buying organic foods as they are a little more expensive than the processed foods or the non organic fruits and veggies. It also becomes cheaper in the long run if all processed foods were no longer purchased. It will be a slow process, but I think I can do it for me and my family, even if I have to put the healthy cereal in the "junky sugary" cereal box for a while to convince my kids. ;)
I have truly enjoyed this book. However today has been a hard day and my youngest is in girlscouts. We have a several boxes of cookies to sell, so I bought a box today and had me some peanut butter sandwiches...my favorite...it was a stressful cookie eating day. Back on the healthy eating tomorrow.
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