After I decided to eat better to feel better, I started doing some research. My research led me to Netflix. Yes, Netflix. On Netflix, I found a documentary titled "Hungry for Change". In this "Food Doc" I learned how bad certain foods are for us, and how good certain foods are for us. At one point in the doc, it goes into detail about bad diet soda is for us. Then, toward the end, it challenges us to make one good decision with every meal, and that's just what I began to do.
During my subsequent fast food visits, I made good decisions with each meal. The first time, I didn't supersize my soda or my fries. Later, I subbed my fries for fruit. Then, I got grilled chicken instead of fried. I wasn't taking huge leaps; I was making small steps, but I was making progress.
The more good decisions I made, the better I felt physically (for obvious reasons) and I felt better emotionally, because I realized that I could exist without constantly being face down in a bowl of sugar.
After being so impacted by "Hungry for Change", I began watching every "Food Doc" I could find. "Food Matters", "Forks Over Knives", and my fave..."Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead". The more "Food Docs" I watched, the more I realized the depth of how unhealthy I truly was.
By nothing short of a miracle, one of my best friends is a professional chef and culinary instructor. (Her blog is http://www.kitchenno4.com.) How convenient!!! Let me quickly back up and say that she has been preaching to me FOR YEARS about how I needed to eat healthier. Well Lu-Lu (that's her name), I finally saw the light!
Sunday, August 17, 2014
Why I Got on The Wagon
Hello there!
Two years ago, I was a junk-food junkie. I ate fast food every day, mostly Chick-Fil-A. I literally drank soda like it was water, and when my friends would challenge me to drink water, I would respond with "there's water in the ice". I ate cookies and candy like my life depended on it. It wasn't unusual to find Oreos, Cheetos, and Oatmeal Cream Pies in my nightstand. I hated water, I hated veggies, and if it wasn't dipped in sugar and fried, I wasn't interested. Then something changed...
After a youth leadership conference called "Capacity", I felt like God was calling me to fast. If you're not familiar with spiritual fasting, basically it's going without something (typically food) for a period of time to grow closer to God. Anyhoo, I felt like God was calling me to fast for 30 days. He wasn't specific about the kind of fast, so I began to entertain thoughts of various types of fasts. I wasn't about to do an absolute fast, (no food at all), so I began to weigh my options. I thought about a Daniel Fast, (fruits, veggies, and grains), but I had done that fast before and hated it. A few days into my search for a fast, I had lunch with one of my friends who was on the Paleo Diet, (meat, veggies, and fruit), I researched it, found out I could just sit around and eat bacon all day, and I. WAS. IN.
Lord, I'm gonna do a bacon...I mean Paleo Fast.
The first few days, I literally ate bacon, Lil' Smokies, and chicken nuggets. Even though I was still eating terrible, guess what I wasn't eating? Cake, cookies, and chips. Guess what else? I wasn't drinking soda. The first few days I felt like I had just escaped from rehab. My head was hurting, I felt like I was getting the flu, and I broke out in cold sweats. My life was terrible. After detoxing, I started feeling...better! For the next few weeks, I had energy! I was able to think critically and make great decisions! I felt like a new person....until.... the 30 days was over, and I returned to my prior diet of soda and cake sandwiches. In a just a few days, I felt awful again. I didn't want to feel awful again, but I didn't want to eat meat and veggies for the rest of my life. I was tired of being tired, and knew I needed to make a change, but had no idea what to do or how to do it.
Two years ago, I was a junk-food junkie. I ate fast food every day, mostly Chick-Fil-A. I literally drank soda like it was water, and when my friends would challenge me to drink water, I would respond with "there's water in the ice". I ate cookies and candy like my life depended on it. It wasn't unusual to find Oreos, Cheetos, and Oatmeal Cream Pies in my nightstand. I hated water, I hated veggies, and if it wasn't dipped in sugar and fried, I wasn't interested. Then something changed...
After a youth leadership conference called "Capacity", I felt like God was calling me to fast. If you're not familiar with spiritual fasting, basically it's going without something (typically food) for a period of time to grow closer to God. Anyhoo, I felt like God was calling me to fast for 30 days. He wasn't specific about the kind of fast, so I began to entertain thoughts of various types of fasts. I wasn't about to do an absolute fast, (no food at all), so I began to weigh my options. I thought about a Daniel Fast, (fruits, veggies, and grains), but I had done that fast before and hated it. A few days into my search for a fast, I had lunch with one of my friends who was on the Paleo Diet, (meat, veggies, and fruit), I researched it, found out I could just sit around and eat bacon all day, and I. WAS. IN.
Lord, I'm gonna do a bacon...I mean Paleo Fast.
The first few days, I literally ate bacon, Lil' Smokies, and chicken nuggets. Even though I was still eating terrible, guess what I wasn't eating? Cake, cookies, and chips. Guess what else? I wasn't drinking soda. The first few days I felt like I had just escaped from rehab. My head was hurting, I felt like I was getting the flu, and I broke out in cold sweats. My life was terrible. After detoxing, I started feeling...better! For the next few weeks, I had energy! I was able to think critically and make great decisions! I felt like a new person....until.... the 30 days was over, and I returned to my prior diet of soda and cake sandwiches. In a just a few days, I felt awful again. I didn't want to feel awful again, but I didn't want to eat meat and veggies for the rest of my life. I was tired of being tired, and knew I needed to make a change, but had no idea what to do or how to do it.
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