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I'm not really trying to lose weight or gain a ton of muscle.
Since being on EF and learning about proper calories and actually eating instead of starving, I have been relatively satisfied with the way I look.
Now, I want to FEEL better. Physically, I feel pretty good, just want to eat REALLY clean. I have always had a rare sleeping disorder and have developed some bad habits to help cope with it. I LIVE on caffeine and some other bad things. Not nearly enough water. I want to degunk myself from all of the unhealthy stuff. I just want to know that I am taking care of my body in the best way possible. I want only good, clean stuff in my body. I don't know really how to explain it.
I want to do something that takes a TON of self control... besides school and the stuff I'm already doing. I want my body to be a fine tuned machine running on the best fuel possible.
That prolly didn't answer your question.... but I tried,lol.
Yes you have answer my question. Everyone has a different goal. It doesn't have to be about losing or gaining weight. I was looking for what you are looking for now, 19 years ago. I never had to lose weight, however I had spend a lifetime trying to gain weight and fortunately it didn't work.
I'm really glad you're thinking in those terms, because you can teach your child from an early age to eat healthy and it will be easy for him as an adult. It's the best gift you can give him. There are so many young children with issues of diabetes and heart problems as a result of their diets.
You can start by having frequent meals if you're not doing that already.
If you can afford it, have organic as much as you can. If you have to start somewhere, start with organic mets (chicken and if you have beef), Then have vegetables. Make sure you wash everything really well. Have everything whole. At first it's a bit challenging if you have some processed foods in your system. The average person doesn't know what goes into processed foods, I do. Believe me, what's in there is what makes people sick.
As I've been telling everyone, have your grains and starches early in the morning and the fibrous carbs late afternoon and evenings.
Drink water and green tea. If you want to take it one step forward don't have coffee, unless is organic and not everyday.
If you're not one of those who loves green vegetables, then juice or blend them to get the fiber, which is important. I'm not crazy about vegetables. I love grains and some vegetables.
Don't have dairy or soy milk. Have Almond milk. Very easy to make.
You already know about refined sugar. That's why I love dates. It's not simple sugars. They are actually very good for you.
Have Fish oil (if you need a brand, let me know)The best fish oil you can get. The ones that aren't very good, it's taken from a place you don't want to know.
Did I miss anything? Let me know if I did, it's been a long day, LOL!
myway
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lol, iggy. Actually, ur wrong. She quoted me and also asked me a few questions regarding my questions.... but thanx for playin.
U know I heart you, right?
myway
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Yea, I am just starting this addiction crutch ..... still forget to gamble,lol.
But SERIOUSLY, if you help me learn, I will give u a cut of what I win.
6g fat per serving and 32g carbs per serving...since I really don't eat complex carbs but once a day (either at lunch or oatmeal in the morning), I figure that's an ok number....yes? No?
I don't usually eat a whole serving anyway. One package of two servings usually ends up being three for me.
myway
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Yay!
I TOTALLY agree with you about the importance of teaching good eating at a young age. I basically feed my son whatever I'm eating. This should work out GREAT.
Ok, I usually eat about 3-6 times a day. I aim for 5 or so... but sometimes I get really busy and forget to eat. Those days, I might only eat 2-3 times. I know I should eat several small meals. I will work on being consistant.
I will have a bigger problem with cutting dairy than cutting sugar. Not a big sugar junkie .... but I LOVE cheese. Hmmm. I'll work on it. I LOVE green veggies. Actually, I love most veggies.That part should be easy for me.
How do you make almond milk? I love almonds. It sounds yummy.
I can work some organic food into my normal rotation. A store close to my house has a nice variety with great prices. My vegan cousin has been telling me to do this for YEARS.
I take fish oil but it might be one of the bad ones. What's a GOOD one to take?
BTW- today is my first day without coffee. So far, I'm fine but I predict a rough day for the hubby because I might be cranky by noon. If so, more of a sign that I need to stop drinking it.
BTW- thanx for all of your help. Ur a gem.
Neff, the numbers are good!. Is there any protein in that dish? May I ask, why don't you eat complex carbs? Even if you have oatmeal and another carb a day, it still not enough. Do you count your calories? This is not necessarily to be obsessive, but that way we know if we're eating enough or too much. I have to count because if I don't, I won't have enough food. Somehow I fall into my childhood pattern where I didn't have enough food.
Yay!
I TOTALLY agree with you about the importance of teaching good eating at a young age. I basically feed my son whatever I'm eating. This should work out GREAT.
Ok, I usually eat about 3-6 times a day. I aim for 5 or so... but sometimes I get really busy and forget to eat. Those days, I might only eat 2-3 times. I know I should eat several small meals. I will work on being consistant.
I will have a bigger problem with cutting dairy than cutting sugar. Not a big sugar junkie .... but I LOVE cheese. Hmmm. I'll work on it. I LOVE green veggies. Actually, I love most veggies.That part should be easy for me.
How do you make almond milk? I love almonds. It sounds yummy.
I can work some organic food into my normal rotation. A store close to my house has a nice variety with great prices. My vegan cousin has been telling me to do this for YEARS.
I take fish oil but it might be one of the bad ones. What's a GOOD one to take?
BTW- today is my first day without coffee. So far, I'm fine but I predict a rough day for the hubby because I might be cranky by noon. If so, more of a sign that I need to stop drinking it.
BTW- thanx for all of your help. Ur a gem.
Myway, you don't have to change things overnight, in fact I recommend to do it gradually or your body will reject it. I was a coffee addict, lol! the way I did it was to cut down gradually and in 1 or 2 weeks you're having green tea. The last couple of days of your cutting down should be with decafeinated coffee, if you don't do this you'll get a number of unbearable symptoms.
When you buy organic, try to get LOCAL organic and if they don't have it, that's fine. You go with the process of elimination.
Cut cheese down gradually as well. It doesn't have to be overnight; just know you have a goal of being healthy for the rest of your life. This way you'll have a lesser change of getting sick because your body will be a fine tuned machine.
I'll come back to give you name of fish oil and almond milk recipe. Now I have to work..LOL!
It has 6g protien I think...
I know I need to eat more of them but they are a little too "filling" for me. Because of my history and the fact that regressed a little over the winter, I'm just not comfortable being that full yet.
I do count calories, for the same reason you do...to make sure I'm eating enough.
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