Week 2 of #grnhchallenge has been more of a challenge than I would like to admit. Honestly, I thought I would miss cheese the most, but it is meat I see in my dreams. I’ve been told I’m clearly a type o blood type so this craving should make all kinds of sense, but I’m not as well versed in the blood type diet as my co-workers seem to be, so really I just want meat. While I miss meat like the deserts miss the rain, there are other items I have given up that I do not miss nearly as much as I had originally anticipated. Coffee, for example. My favorite thing in the whole world. I can’t even call it a morning treat, because for me, coffee is the gift that keeps on giving. All day long I sip this precious nectar which seems to give me life. Since I started this challenge however, I have become a bit more in tune with my body and what it needs. When I skip coffee and go for green tea, I tend to power through the day without a yawn or a single thought of a nap. When I switch back to coffee, I have noticed I will want to crash just a few hours after each cup. I find this to be remarkably inconvenient. Is it possible that my companion through thick and thin may just have transitioned to more of a someone I used to know status? Well let’s not get too crazy, I’m actually sipping on a cup of joe as I write this. I do expect to crash at some point later on today but sometimes you just have to accept situations for what they are and move on.
What’s even more unpleasant than the recent discovery that there are things better for me than coffee, I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been feeling very lethargic and generally weak. I pulled aside Grand Rapids Natural Health’s newest naturopathic doctor, Dr Christine Shoenek to discuss. Dr. Christine said there are chemicals in processed foods which could be spiking my blood sugar. Before the #grnhchallenge, I was eating strictly whole foods and frankly have been pretty successful keeping my diet clean. I steered clear of processed foods altogether, however lately I have been eating a lot of your more processed items. As I follow recipes I have discovered I have been substituting regular whole foods with processed food substitutes. Dairy free cheese and cream cheese instead of whole goat cheese, soy and kale sausage burger patties instead of beef burgers, tofu replacing chicken, not to mention the gluten free breads that have creeped into my house. This is a mutiny! My body has taken a stand, it’s basically rioting against the chemicals I’ve been introducing it to. Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! These processed foods have got to go!
Just as I started to think I had figured out this food revolution, I realize I’m doing it all wrong. My body seems to be rather displeased with the change in diet, but rationally I know eating #meatfree #dairyfree and #glutenfree can be quite a healthy way to live! What is the issue here? I decided to give my health coach a call, the great Audrey Byker also of Grand Rapids Natural Health and she insisted that I pull it together. What is this craziness of me eating processed foods all of a sudden? Obviously I am sick! Not only is my body detoxing off meat and dairy but I am also adding foreign chemicals to it? Get out of here with that mess! Audrey suggested I go off any and all processed foods I have added into my diet since starting the #grnhchallenge. This is the only way to really know if my sluggishness, change in mood, and frequent meat dreams are a side effect from meat detox or chemical intake. While I am obviously super excited to be limiting myself even further, it is a relief that I might have found the cure to what ails me. It takes a village people, good thing I have a super healthy minded village right at my fingertips!
Blood Type Diet: http://www.webmd.com/diet/blood-type-diet?page=1
What’s even more unpleasant than the recent discovery that there are things better for me than coffee, I’ve noticed that lately I’ve been feeling very lethargic and generally weak. I pulled aside Grand Rapids Natural Health’s newest naturopathic doctor, Dr Christine Shoenek to discuss. Dr. Christine said there are chemicals in processed foods which could be spiking my blood sugar. Before the #grnhchallenge, I was eating strictly whole foods and frankly have been pretty successful keeping my diet clean. I steered clear of processed foods altogether, however lately I have been eating a lot of your more processed items. As I follow recipes I have discovered I have been substituting regular whole foods with processed food substitutes. Dairy free cheese and cream cheese instead of whole goat cheese, soy and kale sausage burger patties instead of beef burgers, tofu replacing chicken, not to mention the gluten free breads that have creeped into my house. This is a mutiny! My body has taken a stand, it’s basically rioting against the chemicals I’ve been introducing it to. Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! These processed foods have got to go!
Just as I started to think I had figured out this food revolution, I realize I’m doing it all wrong. My body seems to be rather displeased with the change in diet, but rationally I know eating #meatfree #dairyfree and #glutenfree can be quite a healthy way to live! What is the issue here? I decided to give my health coach a call, the great Audrey Byker also of Grand Rapids Natural Health and she insisted that I pull it together. What is this craziness of me eating processed foods all of a sudden? Obviously I am sick! Not only is my body detoxing off meat and dairy but I am also adding foreign chemicals to it? Get out of here with that mess! Audrey suggested I go off any and all processed foods I have added into my diet since starting the #grnhchallenge. This is the only way to really know if my sluggishness, change in mood, and frequent meat dreams are a side effect from meat detox or chemical intake. While I am obviously super excited to be limiting myself even further, it is a relief that I might have found the cure to what ails me. It takes a village people, good thing I have a super healthy minded village right at my fingertips!
Blood Type Diet: http://www.webmd.com/diet/blood-type-diet?page=1