… about these things:
- My taste buds have woken up in a way I can’t even explain. Fresh, natural foods have never, EVER tasted so good! Even mineral water has a most delicious, subtle flavor to it which I could never taste before. Fresh raw veggies are as delicious now as chocolate once was.
- I woke up to another pound lost on the scale this morning as well as another inch or two off my waist. I tried on the same jeans I wore yesterday and they are noticeably looser.
- I feel much more energetic and light.
- I got a FANTASTIC night’s sleep last night and woke up feeling AMAZING.
- I am getting all of my nutritional (vitamin) needs met now with the food I eat. That has never happened before.
I have even discovered the joys of cooking and seasoning with spices like basil and cilantro – which actually have vitamins and minerals in them.
Anyway, yes, I’m super-excited about all of these things… and I know I will continue to see major improvements in my physical body as I continue on this journey of health!
Based on continued research and reading over the past few days, I have finally narrowed down my eating plan to this (all foods organic when possible):
Breakfast: 1 cup distilled water w/ 1 lemon squeezed in; mixed berries; half of an orange; 1 carton all-natural lowfat yogurt; coffee with: half and half, 1/2 teaspoon of raw honey, 1 packet Stevia sweetener.
Lunch: Either grilled wild caught salmon or grilled wild shrimp, with salad and/or raw mixed veggies; 1 ounce sharp cheddar.
Dinner: Either 1 chicken breast or 2 Omega 3 eggs, with raw veggies and/or spinach, and/or romaine salad.
Snacks: raw sunflower and pumpkin seeds, sharp cheddar, low fat mozzarella, mixed raw chopped veggies.
Seasonings for foods include extra-virgin olive oil, apple cider vinegar, cilantro, basil, black pepper, sea salt, lime or lemon, raw organic honey.
Drinks include distilled water, mineral water (San Pellegrino) or purified water (Fiji & Evian), coffee, green tea, other organic teas.
Vitamin/mineral supplements include Magnesium, calcium, potassium (I need extra of all of these when losing weight), Iodine (helps with thyroid gland, supposedly), a B complex (that I will take until I feel totally detoxified from chemicals and carbs), Zinc, Vitamin C. For Vitamin D, I spend at least 15 minutes in direct sunlight on every sunny day.
Anyway, that’s my plan!
Before this past week, I didn’t eat very many healthy vitamin-rich foods. No wonder I always felt like crap!
Keep an eye out for some diet/nutrition-related book reviews.
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