Nothing like the years whipping by to make you realize that saying \u201cyes\u201d is more rewarding than hemming and hawing and putting things off for another time. \u00a0And that includes saying yes to new foods and new ways of eating. \u00a0Normally I would say I eat a decent diet, with the odd bag of Smartfood thrown in for good measure. \u00a0 \u00a0But more and more I have been reading that the way we feel is strongly related to what we eat. \u00a0Garbage in, garbage out, right? I\u2019ve always known that, but sometimes I go on automatic pilot and make the same things, and my frugal nature makes me often more concerned with using up what\u2019s on hand than considering how much actual nutrition is in a meal. \u00a0On that note, I decided to try a 3-day eating plan.<\/p>\n
Having following many Cosmopolitan magazine…a-hem..diets (1\/2 a grapefruit, black coffee, and toast with no butter, anyone??), I swore I would never do one again. \u00a0But this was not a diet; weight loss was not the goal. \u00a0This was a 3-day \u201cgut reset\u201d that I stumbled upon online. \u00a0Nowhere in the article did it say \u201cYou can\u2019t have meat or dairy or simple carbs\u201d but the suggested meals did not contain said things. \u00a0Now, I am a confirmed carnivore, and I enjoy dairy, but for 3 days, I can give up just about anything. \u00a0Except wine. \u00a0I could not give up wine (and I didn\u2019t).<\/p>\n
The idea was that eating the suggested foods would give your digestive system a bit of a reset in terms of allowing healthy bacteria to populate and give it loads of fibre. \u00a0Wonderful husband decided to \u201ccome along for the ride.\u201d \u00a0So, we hit our local Farm Boy and got the necessary ingredients. \u00a0We decided to start on a Friday so that we were home for most of the 3 days lest there should be any undesirable side-effects. \u00a0There were not. \u00a0In fact, I found myself feeling pretty energetic and it was fun to try something new. \u00a0It was also quite eye-opening to see how chalk full of goodness a meal can be and I realized we are not eating all that well in comparison.<\/p>\n
So, am I giving up dairy, meat or carbs? \u00a0No, I enjoy eating foods of all kinds, and the idea of cutting out any food group in its entirety does not appeal to me. \u00a0But we will choose to make meals once in awhile that may not involve one or more of those groups. \u00a0And I\u2019m sure that will not hurt the pocketbook or break the scale, which is also nice!<\/p>\n
Will you take a bite out of life and try something new to eat this week?<\/p>\n
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