I know I'm not here nearly as often as I should be and it's high time that I make that change. This blog is special to me even though I haven't been able to consistently write in it. My husband asks me if I want to keep it or not and I'm always saying yes and feel bad for not doing enough with it. Between the two of us, we've had some great ideas to put up on here! So from now on I'm going to make more of an effort and do that.
When I logged in to make my vent I noticed that I had started a food log. I've done those so many times and I just can't stick with it in the long run. Don't get me wrong though! I think they are fabulous for people who need to keep track. For example, if you're new to losing weight or the 80/10/10 diet. I think it's important to be able to show yourself what you regularly eat, how many calories, fat, carbs, and protein you're consuming. I even liked to add how I was feeling after every meal or just anytime I felt the need to write what was on my mind. Exercise is another great one to keep track of. Food logs are also great for making your daily meals up ahead of time. For some people, if they write it down like it's already happened, it's easier to follow through instead of having a slip up. The thing is, for me, I've been doing the food log thing for years. And now that I'm sticking with a high carb, low fat, vegan to raw diet, and exercising regularly I pretty much have a handle on how many calories I'm eating. For example, my 10 banana smoothie in the morning is about 1000 calories. And with eating such a healthy diet I don't need to watch my calories as in restricting so when I'm hungry, I just eat, and it's all good.
So overall, sorry for not staying on top of things. I'll be working on that and I'm really excited about it. See you soon!
Peace and Love
Cass
Monday, December 10, 2012
Diets...
Maybe I should be a little bit more lax on how others eat, but between what I know from school and what I'm learning about how the way I choose to eat, it drives me nuts seeing others choose these crazy ways to eat. It's no wonder their losing weight...they are starving themselves!
I understand that not everyone is going to want to choose to eat like I do and I respect that. When I start counseling people on how to become healthier and may need to lose weight, I would never tell them to eat at such a low carbohydrate and calorie rate. It can be hard to believe how people can eat such a huge amount of meat and cut out foods like fruit because they're too high in sugars... Honestly, I think there's a higher chance of gaining weight on meat than fruit. Right? Fruits have such a huge variety of vitamins that the body needs to do what it does best. Whereas meat doesn't, not to mention the animal cruelty, heart disease, hypertension....
I don't know. I tried posting a link or two to this person about why what she's doing is not safe and that eating healthy foods are the better way to go. She didn't like that and it's kind of sad. I stopped following her page. Should I have tried harder and explained a little differently? Or did I do enough?
Done venting...thanks!
Other diets like the paleo diet and what not, to me, just aren't realistic. I don't think people are putting enough thought into when it comes down to the required nutrients that our bodies need. Sure everyone is made up differently, but we all need nutrients and where's the best place to get them? You can get them ALL from fruits and veggies! To me it's a lifestyle change that is important to make. And it shouldn't be about losing weight all the time. That's the bonus in my opinion. It's supposed to be about being healthy. When we eat healthy and get the exercise we need, the weight will come off in it's own time and our body will shape itself the way it should be.
Peace and Love
Cass
I understand that not everyone is going to want to choose to eat like I do and I respect that. When I start counseling people on how to become healthier and may need to lose weight, I would never tell them to eat at such a low carbohydrate and calorie rate. It can be hard to believe how people can eat such a huge amount of meat and cut out foods like fruit because they're too high in sugars... Honestly, I think there's a higher chance of gaining weight on meat than fruit. Right? Fruits have such a huge variety of vitamins that the body needs to do what it does best. Whereas meat doesn't, not to mention the animal cruelty, heart disease, hypertension....
I don't know. I tried posting a link or two to this person about why what she's doing is not safe and that eating healthy foods are the better way to go. She didn't like that and it's kind of sad. I stopped following her page. Should I have tried harder and explained a little differently? Or did I do enough?
Done venting...thanks!
Other diets like the paleo diet and what not, to me, just aren't realistic. I don't think people are putting enough thought into when it comes down to the required nutrients that our bodies need. Sure everyone is made up differently, but we all need nutrients and where's the best place to get them? You can get them ALL from fruits and veggies! To me it's a lifestyle change that is important to make. And it shouldn't be about losing weight all the time. That's the bonus in my opinion. It's supposed to be about being healthy. When we eat healthy and get the exercise we need, the weight will come off in it's own time and our body will shape itself the way it should be.
Peace and Love
Cass
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