Naughty spice is a little nice
Make your vision appear in your reflection ~ self-portrait project by PJ Schnyder on http://pjschnyder.tumblr.com/
Oh the ongoing adventures of getting fit and eating well.
I’d mentioned earlier I’d lost a significant amount of weight and more importantly, body fat. The new goal for this year isn’t about losing , it’s about toning. It’s about enjoying what I eat without worrying that I’m going to swell up into a balloon. A part of that is understanding my body and how it reacts to what I eat.
I have reactive hypoglycemia, not the temporary acute occurrence but the long term - this is the way life is - kind. I also have insulin resistance. It means I don’t burn calories the way most people do and I have to be very careful to walk a thin line between burning and shoving myself into a blood sugar crash. My body is prone to storing everything as fat and not as likely to convert that fat to energy.
So to people who say, “I wish I had your metabolism. It’s not as easy for me to lose weight…”
Oi. What makes you assume it’s easy for me?
I spent time recently with a coworker who also drastically changed her body. We chatted about our workouts and eating habits. Gotta admit she is more educated about the science of healing and diet than I. She referenced pH and ways to control the pH of your body with food you eat. She also pointed out I’ve come far, but could achieve even more if I’d tweak my food. I’m still lazy with sugary granola bars. The protein powder I use is ok but there are better choices. I could eat better fruits to deliberately promote a better performance from my body. I could choose better grains.
So this year, I’m learning more. I’m tweaking my choices when I go grocery shopping. I’m trying to remember better snack habits (no more high sugar granola bars).
As a part of the week, I got hooked on an old favorite: cinnamon. It has a lot of benefits and it’s an under used spice, I think. It makes me feel like I’m indulging in a naughty dessert when I sprinkle it on fruit and it makes sweet potatoes even yummier than I already find them. It’s a must on oatmeal for me. Oh yea, and it has benefits for insulin resistance. Fancy that.
http://www.tylermcpeak.com/articles/health-benefits-of-cinnamon/
I also gave hemp milk a try. Never thought I would, but my coworker and I were feeling adventurous. It was in a green tea latte and the drink turned out to be pretty darned tasty. Before you do what I did and say, “Hemp milk?!? Really?” Go read this:
http://www.examiner.com/fitness-in-national/the-420-10-things-you-didn-t-know-about-hemp-milk
Eating healthy doesn’t have to be a parade of torturous diets. It shouldn’t be an evil regimen.
It’s being good and letting yourself indulge occasionally in treats. Be a little naughty and spice it up…sometimes the spice isn’t a bad thing.
“A little bit of naughty is a little bit nice
She’s a whole lot of glam, sweat, sugar, sex, spice…”
~ Show me how you burlesque, Christina Aguilera
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