The "Good for ya" Diet
I guess we all at one point or another have been on the prowl for a diet that actually works. I gotta tell ya....I am completely over it!! I decided to create my OWN diet. It is actually working for me. I am sure to not be the first to invent this. I call it the "Good for ya" diet. So the "Good for ya" diet is all about taking in ONLY what is good for ya. HA!
It's actually extremely enjoyable. Everything I have eaten has some form of nutritional value that does something good for your body. I incorporate super foods such as: Nuts, Quinoa, Berries, Cacao, beans, greens....an on and on and on.
This week I have enjoyed the following food:
Lemon & Rosemary Chicken, Zucchini, Kale, Fresh Almond butter, Banana chips (naturally sweetened), Apples, Strawberries,blueberries, Green Tea, Coconut water, Cacao flavored granola, Oatmeal, Stir Fry, Super Food cookies, Turkey Meatballs & Tomato sauce with Whole grain pasta, Ezekiel Bread for my morning toast with a little Apricot Jam, Walnut & Vinaigrette salad w/homemade dressing, Avocados, salsa, black beans and blue corn chip nachos & I can go on.
If you look up all these foods on the Internet you will find extreme nutritional value. You will also find that many of these super foods lower your risk of cancer by large percentages. What I am learning is that I can modify the meals I normally stuff my face with, and make them healthier. Example:
I am in LOVE with Mexican food. Like....obsessed....dream about....fight armies for, you get it. With a whole wheat/multi grain tortilla from Whole foods I created an AMAZING burrito. I filled it with Organic chicken, black beans, avocado, brown rice, pineapple salsa....etc. It was amazing!
I wanted Italian food food really bad this week! I made a fresh tomato sauce from local farmers market tomatoes, used fresh Organic no hormone ground turkey for my meatballs. I put it over a whole wheat/Grain rotini pasta noodle and It was a healthier option while foregoing the normal starchy pasta noodles. It's a proven fact that people who incorporate fiber full/whole grain/multi wheat options into their diet are naturally thinner.
I am a dessert fanatic! Beyond and above everything. I also found that cacao and carob chips are such wonderful substitutions for milk chocolate. I do splurge on some dark chocolate because it's "Good for Ya'! It's so high in antioxidants and it really works to fight off the sugar urges.
I will leave you alone, for now. I am off to experiment with more food options & enjoy my smaller waistline. Dieting is NOT easy. Coming from someone who used to struggle with the ups and downs of weight loss I can totally relate to that hopeless feeling. Sometimes when you think of committing to a diet, you naturally think it's going to take forever! You just want to know how fast will you see results. Stop thinking diet! Start thinking about what is Good for Ya! If you just eat foods and meals with healthy alternatives and enjoy eating instead of fearing it, you can actually see days pass where you don't obsess with the scale and change will come.
It's a life style change! I am very passionate about this subject. I think my next blog will be about children and healthy eating. Don't get me started on that one!
Happy Friday! Happy Eating!
*Excuse grammatical errors, I'm a recovering Home Schooler
