The 'D' Word - D.I.E.T.
Today is the day you will begin to never "diet" again! Your new
definition of diet is your DAILY INTAKE OF ENERGY
TREATS! Your daily eating plan and your 5 meals a
day is your diet. No deprivation, all real foods, no packaged or
pre-cooked foods. Just a good, healthy eating plan.
Let's stop and think about the foods people had to eat way
back in the 1800's: vegetables grown in the ground, fruit off the
trees, animals that were hunted, fish that were caught in the
river and grains that were picked. There were no pasta primaveras,
cheese enchiladas or chili rellenos and definitely, no
pizza!! Unfortunately, those days were much more primitive
and cooking foods were basically done over a wood-burning
fire. There were no microwaves or fancy ovens, no food processors
or pasta machines and not even refrigeration. What
ever was caught that day was eaten.
Now, what this shows us is that the food was fresh, all-natural
with no preservatives and prepared over a fire or eaten raw. If
society could get back to the basics by eating all-natural foods,
more fruits and vegetables, fresh fish instead of red-meat
(primarily because we do not perform manual labor any longer
to burn the calories in red meat) and less sugar and flour products, we would never have to watch what
we ate ever again. Of course, our activity level would need to be increased since our ancestors
walked or rode horses for transportation. As you know, this burned more calories than sitting in a car.
If we could incorporate the ways of our ancestors by eating more natural foods and exercising more intensely,
we could improve so many aspects of our lives. Here are a few benefits we could expect:
increased mental and physical energy
higher metabolism
increased muscle mass
body-fat reduction
good examples for our children
improved self-esteem and body image
reduce PMS (for women)
improved mood..... and many more!!
"Begin to never "diet" again!"
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