Processed food......wowzers!

Funny how soon your body (and mind) start rejecting things bad for you once you start feeding them with things that are good for them, huh?

How are you defining processed?

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

Funny how soon your body (and mind) start rejecting things bad for you once you start feeding them with things that are good for them, huh?

Funny how abrupt changes in diet can cause stomach issues, huh?

ASKyle wrote: »

Almost everything we eat is processed, technically.

The FDA's US Code 2010: The term “processed food” means any food other than a raw agricultural commodity and includes any raw agricultural commodity that has been subject to processing, such as canning, cooking, freezing, dehydration, or milling.

that. lol

the only thing that gives me pause with prepackaged foods are the sodium levels. But since I don't have high blood pressure, its not really a big deal.

techgal128 wrote: »

What did you eat?

Yeah, what was it.

Actually curious (not a forum hero).

Alluminati wrote: »

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

Funny how soon your body (and mind) start rejecting things bad for you once you start feeding them with things that are good for them, huh?

Sounds like it's all in your head.

...which is exactly why I added the 'mind' part.

Mr_Bad_Example wrote: »

Faithful_Chosen wrote: »

Funny how soon your body (and mind) start rejecting things bad for you once you start feeding them with things that are good for them, huh?

Funny how abrupt changes in diet can cause stomach issues, huh?

Indeed.

Sure, "processed" can be applied astonishingly broadly. I eat a fair amount of canned foods (tomatoes and simmer sauces), to say nothing of desserts and cereal. But there are degrees. Everything from canned tomatoes and packaged tuna to, say, shelf-stable microwaveable ravioli.

Blerch. I *really* wanted pasta, so figured the microwaveable ravioli couldn't be *that* bad, despite the calorie hit and sodium content.

It was astonishingly mediocre, with negligible flavor. And not that filling for the amount I ate.

I already reconciled to most snack chips being nothing but "Sugar, salt & fat" or "Bag O Calories" (The Monsters, Inc. ride at Disneyland did wonders for curbing my desire for vending machine snacks!), but after a year of minimally processed foods, the ravioli was pretty revolting.

I bet if I ate some grass-fed beef I'd feel pretty lousy with a quickness.

I've been a vegetarian for the past 4-5 years (can't remember exactly).

You know, there's also the fact that the mind is a very powerful thing.

True story here. I'm on a rather high dose of Cymbalta as part of my chronic migraine protocol. It has a pretty short half-life and optimally should be taken at the same time each day. On days when I've become aware that I've missed my dose, I feel terrible for it.

Today, I through a glitch in my early morning routine, I missed taking my morning meds. I didn't discover this error until dinner time tonight.

I felt fine all day.

The thing is, I know it's my mind when I feel terrible. I... can't undo it.

What you expect to feel, even subconsciously, is what you will often feel.

Pasteurization is a process. Freezing is a process. Grinding wheat into flour is a process. Combining flour and other ingredients together and baking a loaf of bread is a process (even if you use all organics and 'clean' ingredients).
Learn to eat in moderation. A little of everything and you will feel good every time you eat and not need to worry about feeling so up-and-down with eating.

Midwestwineguy wrote: »

I love the fact that this was my first post on here and waste by a bunch of 'experts' and some smartass answers. I'm glad some of you know it all and have it ALL figured out. I was just making a statement of how I felt after being very proud and satisfied of my progress after being 'out of the game' for so long. I'll look elsewhere other than this online community for support and friendly interaction from now on. Some of you must be very, very bored. I'm out.

Stick around. What you will find is that you have a lot to learn and we can help you. We've had a lot of new people show up and say things that don't make sense. Your first post is something that has been said on this site multiple times and is a statement that is not accurate.
As I said in my post, learning to eat in moderation is important. You can eat many things, not try so hard to stick to 'clean eating', as people are wont to do. Your stomach doesn't like to have one particular kind of food and then suddenly have another, it gets irritated that way.

ndj1979 wrote: »

mccindy72 wrote: »

Midwestwineguy wrote: »

I love the fact that this was my first post on here and waste by a bunch of 'experts' and some smartass answers. I'm glad some of you know it all and have it ALL figured out. I was just making a statement of how I felt after being very proud and satisfied of my progress after being 'out of the game' for so long. I'll look elsewhere other than this online community for support and friendly interaction from now on. Some of you must be very, very bored. I'm out.

Stick around. What you will find is that you have a lot to learn and we can help you. We've had a lot of new people show up and say things that don't make sense. Your first post is something that has been said on this site multiple times and is a statement that is not accurate.
As I said in my post, learning to eat in moderation is important. You can eat many things, not try so hard to stick to 'clean eating', as people are wont to do. Your stomach doesn't like to have one particular kind of food and then suddenly have another, it gets irritated that way.

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Midwestwineguy wrote: »

Processed was the sauce (powder mixed with water) on my sweet and sour chicken. Lousy feeling only lasted a few. I was able to get on the bike trainer for 35 minutes with no problem.

Your lucky, at least it didn't send you to the bathroom sick.
Going from fairly bland food to a heavy/sweet sauce is torcher for me.
Keep up the good work !!

ps... love the name and picture you chose.