So I have decided to take a more hollistic approach to how I eat. Anyone that knows me well knows that my eating habits are horrible. I LOVE all things unhealthy and I have an endless appetite. So, making a change in the eating department won't be easy. But I feel like I never have any energy. I started to research ways to increase my energy levels (i.e., I googled it. I google everything.). Exercise was obviously a common suggestion. Since Mia was born, I haven't been working out as much as I used to but I think I move enough. Another suggestion that I saw on several sights was sleep, quality sleep. Um, I have an almost 2 year old and a 6 month old..,."good" sleep will have to wait. And, of course, the most recommended way to boost energy...eating a healthy diet. I googled and googled for some site somewhere that would tell me otherwise. That would tell me that I could continue to drink my daily mocha lattes and eat my nightly bowl of sugary cereal and wake up every day with a ton of energy. Some nutrition blogger that would know of a pill that I could take so I could continue to eat McDonald's french fries and actually lose weight. But, there is no site to find. No blogger to follow. No pill to take:( Eating things that are good for you are necessary to boost your energy. Food is our fuel. DAMN!
Now that I know what I need to do to become a more energized person how do I actually get started? What is a diet, anyway? Do I monitor calorie intake? Fats?? Catbs?? Sodium?? Do I need to join one of the groups? WW? Jenny Craig? Do I buy lots of health-conscious magazined and study them? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
There is so much information out there for someone who wants to get healthier, it is overwhelming. I have decided that the main purpose of me eating better is to feel better physically and mentally. Weight loss would be a nice bonus, but it isn't my motivation. Knowing my motivation has helped me to determine what approach I want to take and what information I need to get started. The word hollistic has a very soothing tone to it, so I have been googling hollistic eating. I also asked some of my healthier friends (don't be offended if I didn't ask you, there's still a chance that you are healthy you just didn't answer your phone;). I learned about some really interesting sites/books/blogs. The concept that really struck me was the concept of "clean" eating. That can be interpreted a lot of different ways, but for me it means eating as much natural foods as I can and cutting out processed foods. Essentially, I will be going more organic. Hopefully by putting more natural food in my body, I will feel better. The best part of this for me is that I don't intend to limit how much food I put in my mouth, just be more conscious of it.
I have been looking at the ingredients in the food that Steve and I buy...it is absolutely gross. I thought that buying low fat and lite foods was good for my family. I was so wrong! I plan on taking a trip to Whole Foods this weekend to stock up on some quick and easy foods...I'll let you know how that goes. I am not a fam of the typical whole food shopper but maybe they have the right idea.
Now before I wrap this up, let me tell you about a few essentials that I will NOT be giving up.
1. Iced Coffee
2. Margaritas - I would walk around in a sleepy haze before I would give marg's up
3. McDonalds fries
Until next time....:)
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