The Big Secret is out and it's...

evansproudmama

The secret is Nutrition people! No magic pill, no low carb this and high carb that just quality food that holds real nutritional value for your bodies, minds and souls (and it tastes good who would have thought!) This is me sharing my new passion. I have struggled with my weight for pretty much my whole life and am a self diagnosed food addict. I finally realized I was a food addict when I found myself bargaining with myself in the chip isle, "if i eat these now I just won't eat dinner later" or in the jack in the box drive thru, "if I get the large fries I just wont have the bun on my burger" yikes! Then I watched a single movie that changed my life forever. The hungry for change documentary opened my eyes to the fact that we as a society are starving! but not from calories we are starving for nutrition, our bodies are begging for real whole foods and not all this crap we buy that's "healthy" because it's low carb or it's low fat (which pretty much means PROCESSED AND FULL OF ARTIFICAL INGREDIENTS).




My main point is this, Today I pre-logged all my food for and it made me wonder why people say they are starving on 1200 calories because I am doing 1300 and I am able to enjoy a **** load of food. This is one of my main arguments for eating clean, whole foods.



If you're meals are nutritious quality foods you shouldn't be hungry and if you are I would recommend taking a look at the quality of your food and not just the calories.

Really start feeding your body NUTRITION and not just Food... Make Today the day and you will see!!



I really urge you to do research into the food you are eating and putting into your bodies. I know some will argue that cost is a factor and I am here to tell you with no shame that my family and I are currently on food stamps and we eat mostly whole foods, organic fruits and veggies, quality grains, seeds, legimens, beans and quality dairy foods. My husband still eats meat which for my own personal choices I chose to give up a month ago (I still eat fish) but I buy quality meat that is grass feed no hormones added. We invest so much of our lives and resources into so many minescule small things why wouldn't we do the same for what goes into our bodies?

Think about this...


Once I made the choice to take control of my own health and my families it made the battle with weight and food in general so much easier. It may not be convienent but it's sure worth it!
Thanks for reading my post, I hope that it has awakened something in you to make the change for a better life!

One last thought, this quote made so much sense to me and helped shape my journey for the better,


p.s. for those interested, here is what a day in the life of a clean (80% of the time) eater

*Meal One: Fresh Organic Blueberries - (144g), 0.25 cup, Breakfast Quinoa with grilled yams, 1 serving

*Meal Two: Fage - Total 0% Greek Yogurt Plain, 118.3 gm, Trader Joe's - Go Raw Trek Mix, 30 g (1/4 cup)

*Meal Three: Generic - White Tuna/Albacore Sashimi (Shiro Maguro), 3 oz., Ginger - Pickled, Gari, Sushi, 28 g ,Sushi Faq - Wasabi, 4 g,Kikkoman - Less Sodium Preservative Free Soy Sauce

*Meal Four: Sprouts Farmers Market - Organic Brown Egg, 2 egg, Simple Truth Organic - Baby Bella Mushrooms, 85 g, Trader Joe's - Whole Grain Dijon Mustard, 4 tsp

*Daily Drinks/Snacks- Trader Joe's Chia Seeds - Water+1TBS, 1 TBS, Trader Joe's - Green Tea, 1 bag, Coffeemate - Natural Bliss Vanilla Coffee Creamer, 2 tablespoon, Don Francisco's Gourmet Coffee - Hawaiian Blend, 6 oz, Iced Tea - Lipton Unsweetened Pure Leaf Iced Tea, 4 fl oz, Trader Joe's - Dry Roasted & Salted Almonds, 1/4 cup

*Daily Vitamins/Supplements- Spring Valley - Super B-Complex (Natural), 1 Tablet Daily with Meal, Nature Made - Multi Vitamin for Her With Iron & Calcium, 1 tablet, Solgar - Vegetarian Full Potency Herbs- Echinacea, 1 Vegetarian Capsule

-Thanks for reading, please know I am not saying that I have it all figured out I am just letting you know what has changed my life and my way of getting healthy and hoping that it will work for someone out there, I used to eat healthy choice meals, smart ones and all that processed crap until I started investing in myself and taking time to realize what I was really consuming

Hugz, Bri

sweetpea03b

Watching that movie late last year was also a turning point for me starting to eat clean and cut out processed foods. I'm also trying to cut out commercial health & beauty items as well because who knows what affect all those chemicals are having on your body?

Not to say I'll never have another Dorito or ice cream cone... but its not a part of my daily life now. I actually STRUGGLE to get to my 1600cal goal.... so I agree with people "starving" probably should take another look at what they're eating

Great post

evansproudmama

Watching that movie late last year was also a turning point for me starting to eat clean and cut out processed foods. I'm also trying to cut out commercial health & beauty items as well because who knows what affect all those chemicals are having on your body?

Not to say I'll never have another Dorito or ice cream cone... but its not a part of my daily life now. I actually STRUGGLE to get to my 1600cal goal.... so I agree with people "starving" probably should take another look at what they're eating

Great post

thanks so much and yes I still enjoy alcohol, sugar and chips just in moderation and with a ton more control then I ever had before, Happy journeys

rllewell

Great post. These type of documentaries confirmed many of the changes my family made 12 years ago and we continue to be motivated by the results. They also have a great facebook site, like them and you'll get their news feeds.

It is a matter of a person valuing their life enough to be willing to make healthy lifestyle choices, and not to re-visit the bad habits that put them on a course of Disability, Disease, & Doctors. So I often pose the question to folks: are you on a course to be healthy and fit or on the course of the dreaded 3 D’s?

I've described the way I eat in two phrases "Healthy food is grown organically, prepared and eaten fresh and not exposed to preservatives, stabilizers or emulsifiers." and "Eat “SOUL” foods: Seasonal, Organic, Unprocessed, Local."

Over 4000 clinical studies show that eating the daily recommended amount of raw fruits and vegetables will lower the risk of chronic illness (cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc...) and deliver the vitamins and minerals your body needs daily.

rabblerabble

So ironic that on the side of the Snickers bar it says "Really satisfies"

evansproudmama

So ironic that on the side of the Snickers bar it says "Really satisfies"

LMAO I did not realize that haha dang that picture!!

evansproudmama

Great post. These type of documentaries confirmed many of the changes my family made 12 years ago and we continue to be motivated by the results. They also have a great facebook site, like them and you'll get their news feeds.

It is a matter of a person valuing their life enough to be willing to make healthy lifestyle choices, and not to re-visit the bad habits that put them on a course of Disability, Disease, & Doctors. So I often pose the question to folks: are you on a course to be healthy and fit or on the course of the dreaded 3 D’s?

I've described the way I eat in two phrases "Healthy food is grown organically, prepared and eaten fresh and not exposed to preservatives, stabilizers or emulsifiers." and "Eat “SOUL” foods: Seasonal, Organic, Unprocessed, Local."

Over 4000 clinical studies show that eating the daily recommended amount of raw fruits and vegetables will lower the risk of chronic illness (cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc...) and deliver the vitamins and minerals your body needs daily.

This is awesome!! I love this thank you for sharing, I've posted this thread in other sections and was sort of attacked for it yikes perhaps I should have you write it for me lol