Post by AutumnGrace on Jun 29, 2020 11:58:23 GMT -5
This room is called Eating for Health and even though I have not been able to get back on Keto not figure out how to maintain with THM. I do want to keep healthy in my eating plans. This time period has not been an easy one. I think stress related issues are worst than not having the right grocery list. Because often I have found out that I simply did not want to may any effort to deny myself than I am already doing with the new restrictions of COVID. kind of I need some freedom someplace. This being said I know I am at the end of that destructive cycle. So what am I doing 
I have incorporated some simple measures of disciplines so I wont fail. I may or may not lose any pounds but I feel good about what I am doing.
#1) I can not eat real bread, I bloat and I know its not really good for you these days. I bought some organic sprouted grain bread. I have used this before and know it is kind to my digestive track and my body. I need some fiber in my system. so I eat 1 slice of toast. simple not over done but enough. when I want a sandwich I use the keto Chapini, (Chaffel) recipe. I make them up in advance and refrigerate; they will last a week on ice. (Stay away from Bread that hurts me)
#2 stay away from sugar stuff, I made some baked custard using the monk fruit just to have on hand for a sweet moment. I also eat fruit again. strawberries and blueberries, and half an apple or a half of an orange. a banana is good for my need if potassium. I will eat other fruit if I have it or want it. I am opting out for the natural dessert instead of the high sugar cakes and such.
#3 my first drink in the morning is not java but hot lemon water. this has decreased my belly a lot. I do drink a blend of half and half afterwards. I make my own with phony java and 1 scoop of real stuff. I have worked with this method a while to where I know how to make it and it taste the same. but less caffeine. I cant drink decaf as it gives me a headache. So my freelance cooking skills came in handy a few years ago when I begun experimenting. although I had stopped using this method and was enjoying the straight up caffeine. I found out that my bladder urgency is triggered by caffeine so I went back to this old recipe and it worked. urgency had decreased 85% I also started drinking 3 cups of Hibiscus tea a day to regulate my BP. I a seeing improvement but it takes a few weeks to make a lasting difference.
#4 what do I do for a snack or that on the spot hungry urge. I have a dried fruit and nut trail mix. the one with cranberries and raisins, seeds and nuts, i do not use the dried fruit floating in sugar as a snack. I also eat walnuts and almonds and cashews. a little bit goes a long way. 1/8th cup will get me over the hump.
#5 I have my meat portions cut to 2 oz. and I fill up on veggies. the good ones. I do eat a sm. potato on occasions but I like so many more vegetables so that's not a problem. I have ate a 1/2 cup of wild blend rice once in a while. but never eat days of either potatoes and rice. just a lone day surrounded by better veggie days. I also have chosen to go meatless on a day or two in the week.
#6 I eat pretty much what I like in this guideline for me. I will not eat giant portions and I fast from all food for 12-20 hrs every 24 hr day. I try to drink more water.
#7 I have one day off. if I am going out to dinner or invited to eat some place with friends. covid has made these times less but 1 day off and not over doing it is a good plan. I may have a graduation to go to or a Birthday party. I do not take a full size cake piece but rather 1/4 of it and give the rest to my hubby. but there is no guilt in keeping a day a week open for interruptions of your plan. the trick is moderation.
That about has it. simple. lifestyle manageable. no beating myself up over mess-ups . I seem to motivate well with hin this plan and even though there are bread & sweet restrictions they do not seem to weigh on me.
Hope you are doing some healthy eating . share what God has given you for your life. Be blessed
I have incorporated some simple measures of disciplines so I wont fail. I may or may not lose any pounds but I feel good about what I am doing.
#1) I can not eat real bread, I bloat and I know its not really good for you these days. I bought some organic sprouted grain bread. I have used this before and know it is kind to my digestive track and my body. I need some fiber in my system. so I eat 1 slice of toast. simple not over done but enough. when I want a sandwich I use the keto Chapini, (Chaffel) recipe. I make them up in advance and refrigerate; they will last a week on ice. (Stay away from Bread that hurts me)
#2 stay away from sugar stuff, I made some baked custard using the monk fruit just to have on hand for a sweet moment. I also eat fruit again. strawberries and blueberries, and half an apple or a half of an orange. a banana is good for my need if potassium. I will eat other fruit if I have it or want it. I am opting out for the natural dessert instead of the high sugar cakes and such.
#3 my first drink in the morning is not java but hot lemon water. this has decreased my belly a lot. I do drink a blend of half and half afterwards. I make my own with phony java and 1 scoop of real stuff. I have worked with this method a while to where I know how to make it and it taste the same. but less caffeine. I cant drink decaf as it gives me a headache. So my freelance cooking skills came in handy a few years ago when I begun experimenting. although I had stopped using this method and was enjoying the straight up caffeine. I found out that my bladder urgency is triggered by caffeine so I went back to this old recipe and it worked. urgency had decreased 85% I also started drinking 3 cups of Hibiscus tea a day to regulate my BP. I a seeing improvement but it takes a few weeks to make a lasting difference.
#4 what do I do for a snack or that on the spot hungry urge. I have a dried fruit and nut trail mix. the one with cranberries and raisins, seeds and nuts, i do not use the dried fruit floating in sugar as a snack. I also eat walnuts and almonds and cashews. a little bit goes a long way. 1/8th cup will get me over the hump.
#5 I have my meat portions cut to 2 oz. and I fill up on veggies. the good ones. I do eat a sm. potato on occasions but I like so many more vegetables so that's not a problem. I have ate a 1/2 cup of wild blend rice once in a while. but never eat days of either potatoes and rice. just a lone day surrounded by better veggie days. I also have chosen to go meatless on a day or two in the week.
#6 I eat pretty much what I like in this guideline for me. I will not eat giant portions and I fast from all food for 12-20 hrs every 24 hr day. I try to drink more water.
#7 I have one day off. if I am going out to dinner or invited to eat some place with friends. covid has made these times less but 1 day off and not over doing it is a good plan. I may have a graduation to go to or a Birthday party. I do not take a full size cake piece but rather 1/4 of it and give the rest to my hubby. but there is no guilt in keeping a day a week open for interruptions of your plan. the trick is moderation.
That about has it. simple. lifestyle manageable. no beating myself up over mess-ups . I seem to motivate well with hin this plan and even though there are bread & sweet restrictions they do not seem to weigh on me.
Hope you are doing some healthy eating . share what God has given you for your life. Be blessed
