Health 8 years ago Currently Eating
When it comes to food, I’m the girl you’ll find in the drive through of McDonald’s every other week and eating a bagel for breakfast. I drink wine {a lot of it} and don’t think twice about getting fries as a side. I am a runner and enjoy being active. In no way do I consider myself to be “fat” or in need of losing weight. Let the record state that I am only writing this because many of you have asked. So, here it is.
My #1 goal for 2017 is to live a more balanced life. In effort to get my crazy eating habits under control, I recently met with Kelly from Be Well by Kelly who is just as fabulous as everyone says she is. Reason #1 why I love Kelly is she immediately reassured me that I “don’t have to completely cut out wine and pasta nights.” After chatting with Kelly I realized the reason I am going on food benders at night is because I am not eating balanced meals for breakfast and lunch. This is basically causing me to go into the “red zone” and scarf down pasta at night. With a new house rule of enjoying wine 3-4 nights per week versus 6-7, she simply requested that I switch to organic wine instead. Apparently other wines add pure fructose to get that deep purple color as well as extra sulfites. All of this equals weight gain and mean hangovers. So, I immediately got on the mailing list with Dry Farms Wine.
I’ve made the pact with myself to only enjoy a {one} carb service once every 3 meals and not back to back meals. Meaning, if I have a carb for dinner I cannot have it for breakfast the next day. So far it seems to be working out great! I haven’t had any sugar spikes or crazy cravings and I have already noticed a few unnecessary pounds lifting off. Another big take away I had from Be Well by Kelly is to inject 1 tbsp of coconut oil daily. The active oil in coconut kills off candida or yeast overgrowth in your intestines and prevents cravings, decreases gut inflammation and makes skin glow! Sometimes I get so busy during the day that I legitimately forget to eat. I really do not care about food during the day. Then, dinner time sneaks up on me and I want to eat every single thing in sight. As a meal supplement, Kelly suggested having a protein shake to keep my levels balanced. I cannot tell you how much a difference this has made for my food choices. I no longer reach for the bread basket in pure desperation to feed myself. For Kelly’s recipes, be sure to visit her website by clicking here.
Life is all about moderation, balance and control. Keeping that balance can be rather difficult. These are just a few changes I have been making recently to help improve my diet and overall well being.
Do you have any good tips or tricks? Leave a comment below!
Turkey chilli is one of my favorite week night meals. Because I cannot stand to eat chili without some sort of toasted breaded goodness, I suggest doing sourdough or gluten free bread over others.
If you have to mac n cheese in your life {like I do} go with this gluten free option. I tried it and it passed the test!
My Carrs crackers have been replaced with Jilz gluten free crackers. If you think about it, crackers are kind of a waste of a carb so I cut corners by going gluten free here. If I’m going to have carbs I want to make it COUNT like with a hearty bowl of pasta.
Suggested protein to mix with Be Well by Kelly shakes is Teras Whey.
I love this cookbook that my cousin Kerry got me for Christmas. It’s inspired me to get creative with how I cook FISH!
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