Keeping with holiday traditions I have made several new years resolutions. One of the big and not so personal ones is to get healthy! Lots of fruits and veg seem to be the way to go so in with the healthy foods and out with basicly everything in my house.
I've picked my poison and it's Paleo. I know, to the naked eye it sounds like your average fad diet. I don't think of it that way. It just seems healthy.
The first thing I noticed was there are no packaged foods involved. This means I won't be having my morning pop tart. I think I can live with that.
Packaged foods are mostly just a convenience. Cheap and easy. Thats why I love them! It's not going to be easy to make a change and put some effort into it.
The second thing I noticed is there is no dairy. This probably won't be as hard to do since I dont eat a ton of dairy anyway. I do love cheese and I see myself having it on salads and such but I'm not going to go out of my way to eat it.
The next items to be excluded are grains. This will be super hard. I like bread and rice and all that goodness but those of you on low carb/no carb know it's not that good for you.
So basicly all you can eat is meat, veggies, fruits, nuts, and good fats like olive oil.
I'm probably leaving something out and if you're interested you can find stuff on the internet about it.
I'm hitting it hard starting with lunch today.
Cobb salad: no blue cheese crumbles, yes to spinach, eggs, bacon, turkey, avocado, and just a pinch of ranch dressing. I really mean a pinch too. I like to dip my fork in the dressing instead of slathering my salad in it.
PS My salad tasted awesome!
I've picked my poison and it's Paleo. I know, to the naked eye it sounds like your average fad diet. I don't think of it that way. It just seems healthy.
The first thing I noticed was there are no packaged foods involved. This means I won't be having my morning pop tart. I think I can live with that.
Packaged foods are mostly just a convenience. Cheap and easy. Thats why I love them! It's not going to be easy to make a change and put some effort into it.
The second thing I noticed is there is no dairy. This probably won't be as hard to do since I dont eat a ton of dairy anyway. I do love cheese and I see myself having it on salads and such but I'm not going to go out of my way to eat it.
The next items to be excluded are grains. This will be super hard. I like bread and rice and all that goodness but those of you on low carb/no carb know it's not that good for you.
So basicly all you can eat is meat, veggies, fruits, nuts, and good fats like olive oil.
I'm probably leaving something out and if you're interested you can find stuff on the internet about it.
I'm hitting it hard starting with lunch today.
Cobb salad: no blue cheese crumbles, yes to spinach, eggs, bacon, turkey, avocado, and just a pinch of ranch dressing. I really mean a pinch too. I like to dip my fork in the dressing instead of slathering my salad in it.
PS My salad tasted awesome!
