Have I lost my ever-loving mind? Maybe. The reason I ask
this is because I have decided to make some serious changes to my diet. The
reasons: anxiety, sluggishness, irritability, being overweight, loss of
endurance, cloudy thinking, tired all the time, and an overall feeling of ‘blah’.
I’ve been reading a lot, and watching some seriously disturbing documentaries
about food. So here are the changes I plan on making….
Dairy Products are OUT!
Only free range, grass fed meat
Only free range, grain fed chicken’s eggs
Gluten-free
Juicing as one meal replacement and snacks
Oh my crap…this will be difficult. But I’m so tired of
feeling this way, especially when I’m with my kids and all I want to do is sit
on the couch and be on my laptop. Also, my anxiety levels are increasing, and
becoming gluten-free may help. I basically do not want chemicals and
preservatives to destroy my body. I expect I’ll feel like crap for a few weeks,
so I need to time this right. But I don’t want to put it off for too long lest
I forgo it all together.
Changes will be made one a week. The easiest change first,
and the most difficult last.
Change #1 Add Juicing to my current diet
Change #2 Cut out all dairy products
Change#3 East only free range, well fed chicken’s eggs and
meat.
Change#4 Gluten-free
Change#5 Replace one meal with juice
Change #1 will begin on Sunday when I pick up a juicer from
my brother. 5/27
Change #2 6/3
Change #3 6/10
Change #4 6/17
Change #5 6/24
2 comments:
Yay! Very proud of you for taking these really difficult steps!! Read a great book not long ago (Life After Bread) about living gluten-free. It's crazy how much gluten can affect your health. Good luck and let me know if you need any recipes, advice, etc. :::hugs:::
Thanks Toni! I've been hearing a lot about how gluten and what goes on in our gut relates to our mood/anxiety. I'm mostly curious if going gluten-free would decrease my anxiety. I'm on zoloft, and keep having to up my dose every few years. I'm starting to feel like it's a bandaid more than anything. I'll check out that book. Thanks!
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