As this adventure with food comes to an official close, it is my intention that a new one will begin. Not only have a learned myriad new concepts relating to food and health, I have also integrated many of them into my new way of living.
I will share my new found knowledge with my family, and if I ever get around to writing the Blue Girl Hawaii beauty book , I will share the concept of food as medicine--especially as it relates to beauty and anti-aging-- with my readers, as well.
I look forward to learning more in the years to come and the resulting journey. Thank you, Dr. H, for the walking with me down the first few miles of the road.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Detox
Being the rebel that I am, my body went into uprising mode on more than one occasion this week. Every day proved to be a challenge diet-wise. I was true to my supplements, good about juicing, and for the first time in months dedicated to exercise (which I did almost daily). I also had body work done and tried to be diligent about keeping a positive mindset.
Although, I usually don't eat many food containing gluten, the minute I told my body it was forbidden, that's all I wanted to eat. I gave in a few times: once with sourdough toast (which I never eat!); and then with three bottles of Stella Artois beer (which I never drink and paid dearly with a hangover and bloated tummy), and an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich, (post-Stella). While I feel slightly guilty for not sticking to the detox plan 100%, I stayed very tuned in to my body thorough out the week and noted while I am not highly intolerant to gluten, it does have a slightly negative effect upon my body: bloating, slight mental fogginess, and fatigue. I am, however, very proud of the fact that I stuck to everything else, and am starting to feel better then ever; especially after re-introducing exercise to my daily routine. I am going to try this again soon and try to stick to the diet portion without fail. Great experience. Glad we experienced this as part of this class. Mahalo!
Although, I usually don't eat many food containing gluten, the minute I told my body it was forbidden, that's all I wanted to eat. I gave in a few times: once with sourdough toast (which I never eat!); and then with three bottles of Stella Artois beer (which I never drink and paid dearly with a hangover and bloated tummy), and an egg and cheese breakfast sandwich, (post-Stella). While I feel slightly guilty for not sticking to the detox plan 100%, I stayed very tuned in to my body thorough out the week and noted while I am not highly intolerant to gluten, it does have a slightly negative effect upon my body: bloating, slight mental fogginess, and fatigue. I am, however, very proud of the fact that I stuck to everything else, and am starting to feel better then ever; especially after re-introducing exercise to my daily routine. I am going to try this again soon and try to stick to the diet portion without fail. Great experience. Glad we experienced this as part of this class. Mahalo!
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