are you feeling the benefits of a really healthy diet?

Yes, the change was almost immediate and I'm going on a couple of years now of eating right.

My skin is better.
I can wake up at 4:20am and go go go till 9pm.
I sleep better.
The increased protein has improved my hair.
Overall better well being.

I didn't realize the difference until I was working the snack stand for my sons baseball team and was starving, so I ate some fried foods and felt sick from the nasty oil...

Absolutely. The overall benefits, along with medical conditions that went away, as soon as I made the lifestyle change were felt. It was almost immediate.

I don't think I was eating a bad diet before, but since joining mfp I have really tried to eat as healthy a diet as I can manage, and after 10 days, I have to say say I'm feeling fantastic!!! I can't remember when I had this much energy, some of my general aches and pains have decreased and I feel great! Is anyone else feeling the benefits of their new healthier diet?:happy:

Thats AWEEOME!!

I was surprised on the complete change I had - meaning I went from having to take pepcid every night to sleep to.. nothing.. no stomache problems period.. along with the energy etc..

Just never knew how bad all the Sh%@ I was eating and what it really did to me..

Such a difference! I was on so many medicines due to fatigue, including an iron supplement & B-vitamins, in addition to my multivitamin....now I just take my multivitamin every couple of days & I still feel amazing! The 20+ lbs gone doesn't hurt either! :-)

Both I and my g/f are feeling the benefits. I feel like a guy in his 20's again. I'm not as grouchy, don't snore anymore, and fidgety when I sit too long...

Diet and exercise are much better than a trip to the doc for meds and shots to regain that youthful energy.

I just mentioned to my daughter last night while we were running errands how it used to seem like such a huge chore to do ANYthing after work and now I go to the gym most days, and then have tons of energy to run around and still do stuff when I get home.

Yes, very much so.

I am a long time vegetarian and pretty knowledgeable about food choices, so I wasn't a terrible eater before, but I definitely was too high in dairy fat and sodium. Add the fact that I am lactose sensitive (I know, I know, trust me I feel foolish) which made me bloat and break out.

I am sure some of you are familiar with the rationalizations, "Oh, I eat pretty well, this chunk of Gorgonzola on my salad won't kill me. Or this mitt full of gluten-free pretzels. Or the extra raw Parmesan on my veggies. Or the organic sweet potato chips that are so salty they make your lips shrivel. Or...."

Now that I have greatly reduced those two elements and increased my RAW (or lightly cooked) vegetables, raw fruit, and whole grains I am a new woman!

Better skin and hair, healthier...er...bathroom experiences and a ton more sustained energy (not just rapid peaks followed by crashes).

Oops, almost forgot. I was also getting very little unadulterated water, but a lot of (unsweetened, but still) coffee and tea. Now I have reversed that and get about 16 eight ounce servings of water and 2-3 of coffee or tea. That has also helped immensely.

Here's to better health, everyone!

I didn't notice how good I felt until I slipped and gorged on a bunch of chips one day. I actually started sweating and felt ill!

The same thing happened to me a few weeks ago. It actually took me a few days to swing back too.

Lesson learned. Not worth it!!!

M