Monday 24th
June 2013
Nature didn’t create you
so you can try to be a second-rate version of someone else. So, quit comparing
yourself to anyone else & BeYouTiful!
Well I had a real lazy
day yesterday and I loved it, tatted about all morning then sat and watched two
films (7 Psychopaths & The Perks of being a Wallflower) enjoyed both of
them, the caught up on tv and fell asleep in front of it by 8.30, so early
night. Woke up at 3am to enjoy the super
moon which looked beautiful and then slept till 6.30 and I’ve started my day
with a bowl of porridge which I haven’t had for ages but really enjoyed.
Found a photo yesterday
that said a banana a day = less achy joints.
Foods high in potassium have been shown to cut arthritis symptoms by
40%. Well if that’s true I’m happy to
eat one because my hands are hurting and I’d be willing to try it. Someone also recommended to reduce the
inflammation in my body I ate more Alkaline foods and less Acidic foods (not
cut the acidic foods out altogether though) so I’ve looked into that a bit too
over the weekend.
Next my mate sent me an excerpt
from a book she was reading which said
“Cruel foods don’t fulfil their delicious
promise. That’s just a front. They really mean to destroy you. If you are in despair, you are especially
vulnerable to cruel foods and their evil charms. Yes, the give you a little lift, but only so
that they can bring you down after you’ve let them into your body. They’ve hurt you so many times before, yet
you haven’t realised what they are. They
seem so nice at the time, but leave you feeling guilty and miserable. If you give cruel foods to those you love,
just watch them swell up in front of you and start behaving badly. They can’t help it. You’ve give them cruel foods. Kings used to have ‘tasters’ that tried their
food first in case somebody was trying to poison them. You family doesn’t have a taster. They have you”
Kind foods are low in fat (less than 3%, low
in sugar and low in salt. Kind foods are
good for depressed people because they treat your body with respect. After you’ve eaten them they reward you and
support you and give you the energy to face life. If you suffer from despair, kind foods will
steadily build up your reserves of energy and fitness, and help your brain
marshal its power to help you. Kind foods
will make you stronger and slimmer. They
will give you back your self-respect and confidence. Kind foods include lots of fresh fruit and
vegetables, wholegrain cereals and pulses and are natural and easy to
prepare. You can find recipes anywhere
to make them delicious as well as nourishing, so long as you don’t cover them
with fat when you are cooking and turn them into something else.
Cruel foods are high in fat, sugar or
salt. They seem gorgeous and adorable
when you are eating them but once they get inside you, the betray you and hurt
you like a soap opera love-rat. They promise
you comfort only to deceive you and bring you down. After you’ve had them – or rather they’ve had
you – you feel fat, low and lousy.
Interesting!
The universe has thrown
lots of food information at me this weekend and it’s all been directed to how
it makes you and your body feel rather than how it can help you lose
weight! Now I’m not a fan of giving food
a personality i.e. good/bad, naughty/nice, kind/cruel but on this occasion I think
it’s making a good point. If food is
affecting our physical or emotional health in a negative way no matter how
delicious that food is, it’s time to rethink don’t you agree?
When I go shopping this
week I will most definitely be throwing carrots, spinach, tomatoes, grapes,
bananas, almonds, and other alkaline forming foods, I’ll be buying less beef as
that’s supposed to be the worst for the acid forming, because I welcome any
suggestions to reduce the inflammation in my body. Even though I’m not depressed, I do have the
hormonal mood swings that start in your forties so I will also be taking them
into consideration and including more ‘kind’ foods and omitting more ‘cruel’ foods
from my trolley.
I think the question I’ll
be asking myself this week is, “will what you’re about to eat make you feel better
long term?” rather than help me lose weight, you can eat healthy at any weight. Delicious food is fabulous for the short time
you’re eating it but if the side effects are increased inflammation in the body
(arthritis) or depression or mood lows then really you’ve got to ask yourself
how delicious that food really is haven’t you!
Now my porridge this
morning was actually really tasty and the ingredients on the packet was “oats”,
now yesterday I picked up a box of McVities Breakfast porridge oats biscuits
and the ingredients on that box was long and it included on 19% rolled oats, it
did include vegetable oil, sugar, fructose-glucose syrup, vegetable fat and
lots of other stuff! 40g of porridge
works out at 4pp, 50g of biscuits works out at 6pp, they are 2pp for one! Now when I’ve finished eating the porridge I’m
satisfied and I think I will be until lunch time, I bought mom the biscuits and
I tried a 50g packet, I’d already had my 2 pieces of toast, when I’d eaten them
I spent the morning craving another packet because they gave me an instant
sugar fix (I didn’t have anymore btw), I was ravenous all day long and I’m sure
they had something to do with it.
When it comes to
ingredients in foods – less is best if you’re trying to be a healthy happy
human! I’m not suggesting you never have
a bit of junk food ever again, or a treat but just start to realise the effect
these foods have on your body if you consume them in large quantities or have
them as your staple diet.
May Filling and Healthy
is the best option if you’re unsure of the good choices, if it’s highlighted in
green – it’s a good choice, if you’re worried about not knowing when you’re
full and satisfied then you can still ProPoint you’re choices to keep an eye on
what you’re eating. I think I’m going to
give F&H a few days, I like the idea of eating a ‘kind’ diet for a few days
and as I’ve started with porridge, I will continue. Fancy joining me…..
Have a healthy and happy
start to your week. xx
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