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Category: Checking In
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Dec
04
Category: Friday Funny
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Dec
03
“Compared to what I used to eat…”
The other day, I noticed that I have been saying that sentence quite a bit lately. As things have been inconvenient sometimes for raw eating, I’ve found myself slipping little bit to little bit into what I used to eat. I haven’t done anything I’m ashamed of or regret…
…but then again, maybe on some level, I do regret. Maybe that’s why I keep saying that.
Compared to what I used to eat, I eat a lot less.
Compare to what I used to eat, I eat less sugar, white flour, cooked food, etc.
Compared to how I used to eat, I think more about what I eat and the affect it will have on my body.
BUT, ‘what I used to eat’ is what I did when I was forty pounds heavier and a chocoholic binge eater.
When it all comes do it, my saying ‘compared to what I used to eat’ is just an excuse to have the extra bit of food I don’t need. An excuse to eat for the pleasure of it rather than because of actual hunger. An excuse to stretch out my stomach little bit by little bit…
Excuses that are a result of our old habits and our fears pop up in ways we often don’t expect, but they do pop up. They do warn us that we’re slipping back into old habits.
If only we’re open to listening to our hearts and the words we say as well as our physical bodies.
Category: General, Mental Health
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Dec
02
It’s no secret that I’m anti-McDonalds, but this isn’t a rant on how evil it is or whatever else comments I could say about the corporation. This is merely a video I would like to pass on so you can make your own judgments.
Author and Obesity Activist Julia Havey has kept a McDonald’s burger and fries with her for over three years now. No shrink wrap, no preservatives – just a McDonald’s happy meal in a lunch box. Nothing beyond that.
And yet, somehow, the McDonald’s burger seems to be aging better than every skin-cream addicted, botox-loving person out there.
Scary stuff.
I think the thing I really can’t get past is that the fries are still golden and greasy. You would think they would at least have dried out completely by now or be falling apart like the hamburger bun is starting to. But no, still greasy, oily, and the same colour.
And people are feeding this to their children? Gross.
The thing is, most people don’t chew properly. Even the people who do chew properly get things stuck in their intestines. We’re talking whole pieces of broccoli sometimes. Just imagine what McDonalds does when it gets stuck in your body.
That’s right – a whole lot of nothing because it seems to be a bit impervious to the natural laws surrounding ‘real’ food.
I am tempted to buy my own little happy meal and see this happen with my own eyes, but I don’t think I could keep that smell in the house. I just hope this video gets around and wakes people up a bit.
Category: Food, Videos
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Dec
01
No, I’m not talking about the mystery dish Aunt Ethyl always brought to Christmas dinner that everyone was always too afraid to try.
When I was growing up, I hated the beans my mother bought for us. The beans were gross, whatever they were packed in was almost sweet (not a taste I think should be associated with beans, that’s for sure), and the beans were really small. I avoided beans at all costs unless it involved a burrito (that my mother didn’t make).
When I started on the South Beach diet, I saw that I could have beans. Kidney beans, butter beans, chickpeas, soy beans, etc. Seeing as I could obviously well and truly indulge in the bean side of things, I decided I would give them another go. After all, since coming to Australia I have tried a lot of things I ‘didn’t like’ only to find I like them a lot. (Broccoli, mushrooms, pumpkin…)
There are cans of ‘three bean mix’ that I get for less than a dollar a can at Aldi’s and they are fantastic! (Well, as fantastic as beans go, anyway.) A little bit of soy sauce or sesame oil can give me a bit more flavor if I want it. I can add in mushrooms to bulk it up a bit or even melt cheese on top.
I now absolutely love beans and it’s such a good thing!
Beans are great for a number of reasons:
*Low GI
*High protein (which makes them excellent for vegetarians)
*High iron
*High calcium
…and oodles of other things.
So even if you didn’t/don’t like beans, I urge you to try some different kinds. They’re great!
Category: Food
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