I try to eat healthy, organic and raw foods. I avoid the obvious "bad" items like margerine, butter,
chemicals, preservatives, etc...I also avoid all gluten (wheat, rye, barley & oat protein--it gives
me volcanic gas) and almost all processed or nuclear chemical blasted dairy.
I also drink about 10 glasses of cold water throughout the day. I also make time for a workout...as well
as stretch for 15 minutes before bed. I do take a multi vitamin/mineral vitamin B &
C, 81 mg aspirin, 200 mg ibuprofen, as well as a cal/mag tablet which I chew up so that I don't see it in the toilet later
(only if I don't eat any dairy). I try to eat vegetables when I can (even the kale garnish off your plate).
If they're available in a restaurant--I choose them. Since buying and cooking them can be an inconvenience,
I'll often take some of kind of "green" powder (you know, the stuff that says one teaspoon is equal
to a truckload of fruits & vegetables) to supplement on days where I don't eat enough. I like to swallow
the tablet version too. My favorite is Garden of Life's "Super Green Formula".
As far as measurements go...I keep it pretty loose, knowing myself and what is and is not appropriate.
I tend to go by the "handful" method. If it fits in my hand, it's going to fit in my mouth & belly.
I'm just trying to stay REAL.
For some of
the items like brown rice tortillas or potatoes, I'll spray them with canola or olive oil and and salt and spices.
For a salad, I may add a healthy dressing. I don't list these items in the eating plan. Many of them are nonfat
or marginal additions. Use some discipline and don't sweat it.
I go back and forth as to whether I want to avoid meat...or not. Meat is much more of a convenience and
variety for me than it is a need. I go long stretches without it...But when it's available or easy, I usually have
some. I almost never make it for myself. This goes for all meats, chicken, fish, manatee, chupacabra, etc...
I like to have a scoop of glutamine powder (an amino
acid) mixed with creatine and some protein powder along with my "green" mix before I go to bed. I also like
the convernience of protein (whey) tablets and liver tablets for extra protein. I particularly do this in
the middle of the night if I wake up hungry or upon waking. It curbs my appetite and it fortifies my protein intake
since I don't really eat much meat. I'll pop handfuls of these tablets all day long as well. I also like
psysllium filled capsules for fiber and fullness--they're cheap and work great with lots of water.
I've listed 9 menus below...You may want to try them, alter
them, or simply use them as food for thought...They're fairly similar, but you get the idea...I've also listed the
top 20 foods I'm currently eating. This is a list I find very convenient, relatively inexpensive and super healthy.
And yes, I do like these foods--but so much of that is mindset and accomodation. Everybody is different.
