eat healthy

I’m done with RealAge!

After signing up for SparksPeople, I realized that 1) the new plan had me overeating and 2) I was eating just fine before.

*breathes sigh of relief

I decided to adjust my diet according to RealAge’s suggestions (am I taking them too seriously?). This is way more food than I’m used to, so I’m not sure how this is going to work out. I am, however, sold on flushing my bod with nutrients, so I won’t knock it til I try it.

My new plan:

1. Balanced Breakfast – I’m typically a peanut butter on toast kinda gal, but I’m making egg with cheese sandwiches (w/slice of tomato) along with a glass of OJ. I feel nauseated eating that much and if this continues than I’ll just go back to pb on toast plus the OJ and maybe some cheese (fiber + protein + calcium + veggie + potassium + Vit C)
2. Morning Snack – Banana and V8. It actually makes me too full for lunch but maybe it will make me eat less for lunch? (potassium + Vit C)
3. Cook my lunches – Fish and rice or something similar with protein in it. Or if eating a protein dinner, have a baked potato with some light sour cream (protein + fiber or potassium + fiber + calcium)
4. Afternoon Snack – Protein shake (protein + calcium)
5. Dinner – Big salad (or protein dinner if baked potato for lunch) (veggies or protein)

Eating healthy has been a natural progress for the last couple of years, but I’m learning about the consequences of it:

1) The US is filled with unhealthy food. I had no idea until I started paying attention to what goes in my mouth from becoming a Veg how our grocery shelves are filled with nothing but “quick” and “hearty” dinners and how much smaller the produce section is in comparison. B*tch, please. You might as well as shoot me up with fat with an IV.

2) Sensitivity to salt. Since quite a bit of food comes salted anyway, I decided some time ago to stop salting my food. Food ended up tasting better and I was less thirsty, but the grilled salmon I had this evening had me waking up at midnight completely and utterly dehydrated. I am now impressed with the amount of salt I used to be able to take in without somewhat adverse effects.

3) It’s a bit inconvenient. I wish there were vending machines that served fruit – the fresh kind, not the kind that’s drowned in syrup. Many restaurants cater to gluttony, not helping your body function like the elite machine it is. (Would you put the cheapest gas in your Ferrari???)

Those are my gripes for today, but of course it doesn’t make eating healthy worth it. If anything, it just makes me more conscientious of what I eat. And I am worth it!