Just Eat Real Food

Just eat real food, it sound obvious to me. Yet others have no idea that they are NOT eating real food.

I came upon "jerf" on instagram. I didn't know what it meant, so I searched to find out. Thanks Google. Here's the shocker, it's about eating real food, not that processed stuff from a box or can.

No matter what the health claims are on that box of whole grain, low fat whatever, it's still bad for you. That's right I said it, it's bad. Why Sam, how can this box of low calorie pretzels be bad for me? There's only 100 calories in a serving.

Ugh, if I have to hear a calorie count one more time I'm going to strangle someone. Here's another revelation: counting calories doesn't work! Read up on the term "empty calories" and that should get you headed on a better direction. Empty calories are devoid of nutrients your body needs to thrive.

Avocados and coconuts are high in fat, so they must be avoided. Wrong! The only reason for avoiding these super foods should be an allergy or sensitivity to them. Otherwise these two foods should be on your weekly shopping list. Fat can actually be good for you, when consumed properly and as part of an already healthy diet. This is a prime example of why I don't listen to what so called health gurus have to say.

Your body needs fat, protein, and carbohydrates to survive. Getting those macronutrients from real, unprocessed food is key. It might even help you lose weight and feel better. And when I say "might" I mean "definitely" unless you are a complete food newb.

I challenge you to eat nothing but real food for a week: no processed foods, no foods with ingredients you can't pronounce, no foods with more than 5 ingredients. This family did it for 100 days, and it changed their lives. Give it a try, your body will thank you.

Real food may not always be pretty, but it will be better for you than the alternatives.

My real food this morning was coffee with coconut milk, cinnamon and vanilla extract, and an egg with spinach, salt and pepper cooked in a mug in the microwave because I was lazy today, it IS Sunday after all.

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A day in the life

Just another day, post sugar detox, with rain. Rain makes my muscles ache due to my fibromyalgia and sometimes triggers migraines. Today was one of those days, probably because the weather has changed dramatically. It's much colder than usual.

Growing up I used love winter, now I dread it. I wish we could just skip winter and go right to spring from fall. I hate when it's hot so I'll never move to Florida.

I've been oil pulling this week because I'd like to see how it helps cavities. Oil pulling is basically swishing oil around in your mouth for 30 minutes first thing in the morning. I'll let you know how it goes. It's hard to get used to at first, but like a smart woman once told me: willpower is a muscle, you can train it to be strong. That's what I'm going do.

Another friend of mine summed me up quite nicely at work one day. He said if I wasn't so nice and not crazy that he could see me chaining myself to a tree in the rain forest, and that I'm very anti-establishment. I thought for a moment, glad that he thought I wasn't crazy, and responded with "yes actually, that is spot on." So I'm going to embrace my inner hippie and blossom into the person that I was meant to be.

I know that we were meant for more than mediocrity. I know that this planet can provide for us if we simply let it. I know we can heal ourselves without dangerous chemicals. I know we can heal ourselves through food. I'm proof and I'm here to spread the word, since no one told me or even believed me when I first suggested it. Food can either heal you, or harm you. It's your choice. Choose wisely. I'm here to help.

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21 DSD - Day 15

It's hard to keep up on a blog when you house is a mess and you need to cook all meals for you and your fiance for 3 weeks. Just checking in to say that I am doing well, feeling well. So well, and adjusted to sugarless-ness, in fact that I am seriously considering doing the Paleo Autoimmune protocol for myself. I will be severely limiting foods that could cause a reaction of some kind, like digestive issues and migraines.

I am really committed to eliminating all foods that could be giving me a reaction. I'm also hoping that if I eliminate them long enough that I could incorporate some things back in at a later time. Only time will tell, and I am really getting tired of having migraines all the time. I am so desperate at this point in time that I will cut out anything and everything. I'll live off of chicken and celery for a week just to see how I feel.

I'm not kidding, I am incredibly sick of being anti-social and incapacitated due to migraines. Food just isn't worth it to me anymore. I used to be a Pastry Chef, and now I sit in an office all day to cook all night. I'm just eating to live, it shouldn't be this hard to simply live.

I'm gonna finish up this 21 DSD strong, and then I'm gonna cut out some more crap from my diet. YIPPIE!

21DSD - Day 11-13

Have I mentioned that I get migraines? It makes it hard to do anything, like clean up after I make dinner let alone a blog post. I still can never understand how people have the time to literally blog everyday. They must have cooler phones than me, or cooler jobs.
Fourth of July was kinda hard, more so on fiancé than me but I did cheat and had tequila and vodka in St. Croix orange sparkling water. You'll get over it. I sure did. We went shopping at the Market District Mecca and it was crazy, and there was delicious fruit everywhere! And at my parents' house there was fruit salad and grain free strawberry pretzel salad. Fiancé sat and stared at it. He may have smelled it too. Lol. He said no more detoxes during holidays. He'll get over it too.
I don't feel like trying to remember what I ate.

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21 DSD - Day 10

  In the double digits baby! Woop woop! I'm feeling good. Woke up for the second day in a row without a migraine! YIPPIE! That ORAC and magnesium at night must really be working! I know Isotonix is not 21 DSD compliant, but I've been taking these for years and they work for me, and now they are working better. It's great!

  I also had some caffeine, after only cutting back dramatically. And I am feeling good.

  I am hoping to sleep well, since my fiance just texted me that there was a tree snake on the deck! Yucky! If that is in my house all hell is gonna break loose.

What I ate today:
Breakfast: 2 green egg muffins
Lunch: leftover moo shu turkey with zuke noodles and ranch coleslaw-red hot and vinegar made it much better (I know there are nightshades obviously, I could not help myself, I have an addiction to hot sauce)
Dinner: chicken and not sure what else since we are going to the drive in, fiance bought some 21DSD friendly snacks

21 DSD - Day 9

Well I'm a day or so into my second week and I am feeling good. No migraine today, thank God! Woke up without one, maybe it was the ORAC  i added before bed. When I'm not having a migraine I am feeling really good. No joint pain, and a good mood. Fats are really taking the place of sugar for right now. And I am still losing weight. People think if you eat fat you get fat and that's not always true, rarely actually.
Just did some stretches and about to go to bed. I am riding the positive waves through the rest of this detox.

I ate
My usual breakfast
Lunch: salmon salad with romaine cups
Dinner: moo shu leftovers with zuke noodles and ranch coleslaw (which is gross)
Snacks: apple, meltaway, pumpkin granola in whole milk  

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21 DSD - Day 8

I just cannot shake these migraines. No matter what I do I get them. Maybe if I ate nothing but veggies that would help? I don't feel like it would since I get crazy migraines when I cut out protein. Beans? Forget it, my fiancé would call off the wedding if that was my primary protein source. Oh well. I am feeling well other than the migraine. Less fatigue and less overall body pain than usual.

What I ate
Breakfast: 2 green egg muffins, 1 green apple
Lunch: salmon salad with lettuce cups and zucchini noodles with spinach and coconut oil and Italian spices
Dinner: paleo moo shu turkey with lettuce cups and coconut flour wraps
Snacks: 2 lemon meltaways and almond butter

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