Outfits 9 years ago Fed Up
I don’t know about you, but I am pretty Fed Up.
I trotted over to NYC last week and while I was there I attended the premiere of my dear friend, Stephanie Soechtig’s, documentary “Fed Up.” Firstly, let me just say that the film was so incredible that it has moved me to join the 10 Day Challenge of being sugar free! I figured that the only way for me to truly complete the challenge is by sharing it on the blog so that I am held to my word {kind of like my half marathon training}.
Secondly, I am in complete shock after watching this documentary. Apparently, everything that I believed to be true about food and exercise for the past 30 years was absolutely false! This movie opened my eyes to an entirely new way to think about what I eat. The film is in theaters now and I strongly encourage you join me in the challenge to go sugar free! I will be documenting my experience at the bottom of each blog post for the next 10 days, along with daily updates on Twitter & Instagram.
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Photos by Alexandra Gibbs
Day One:
The husband and I went to Ralph’s {our local grocery store} to stock up on sugar-free goodies. It was quite comical when we went to grab toothpaste and he joked that we couldn’t brush our teeth because it has sugar in it. We were pretty high off the fatty cheeseburger lunch we just had at The Counter Burger, along with a shared bottle of rose and last nights BBQ & beers dinner at Bludso’s. Anytime we agree to do a “diet” of any sort, we typically crash in as many fatty snacks and sugary foods as humanly possible on the days leading up to “D-Day.” Let me get one strong point straight: I do not think I am fat. That is 100% not why I am choosing to, or have ever chosen to, do any sort of cleanse, challenge or diet. The truth of the matter is, I am a “T.O.F.I” {Thin Outside, Fat Inside}. I can literally eat piles of fried food {growing up in Texas that’s exactly what we did} and all the cheese in the world and the maximum weight that I have ever been is 122 lbs {I am 5″6}. Do I run? Yes. How often? Really, once a week. I am purely accepting this challenge because the movie moved me to do so AND because I need to grow up, be an adult, and start eating healthier. I want to live past 60!!! I will be getting a physical exam this week to fill you in on my body fat percentage rate along with more information on this topic.
So we have all of the sugar-free goods you can imagine. We pretty much purchased the entire vegetable section, lots of chicken and beef and I was super excited to see that we didn’t have to cut out my favorite breakfast meal = Flour Torilla’s (home made, containing 0 sugar), Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausage and Scrambled Eggs with Salsa (home made, 0 sugar). I learned that the more local you go with your selections, the less chance there is of sugar being added into the ingredients.
Today I challenge you to take a look at the labels next time you are at the super market. That “Skinny Cow” treat might not be as skinny as you think {14 GRAMS of sugar!!!}. Bring on the sugar-free foods!
Read more about Fed Up here!
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