For the last month to month and a half I have slipped away from my Vegan Diet and even though I feel awful... I am having a hard time getting back to my healthy ways. I have been finding it so easy to "eat just one more thing" over and over again. I went from being a strict vegan for 5 months to allowing myself to indulge in chocolate, cheese, other dairy and even fish. Not to mention fried, processed, salty and sweet foods which I had not indulged in for awhile. I am amazed how quickly my body has reacted negatively. I don't feel like running, I am not recovering as fast, I am over all lazy, I have headaches, no self control, bloated, my skin looks horrible, I am moody, I have gained unwanted weight... I could keep going on and on but I think you get the picture. I can only imagine what the long term effects would be if I continue on this path and don't even want to think about the aliments my body would manifest over time.
Unlike this recent lapse in my diet, my transition to a clean diet took years so the effects slowly took place. Feeling as good as I felt was just normal and I took it for granted. Even though I had read about all the effects of a healthy clean diet, I think I thought about them more in the long run and when I went to the doctors to get a clean bill of health. With this little "experiment", I know now more than ever that eating healthy is the best thing anyone one can do for themselves. When I was properly fueling my body, I felt free, energized, alive, motivated, had clear skin, was at a healthy BMI, was training like a wild woman and recovering faster than I thought possible! In the last few months leading to my diet detour, I was hitting a new PR for monthly miles every month. When I was eating healthy and never felt like I was missing anything... It wasn't until I started eating simple carbohydrates, salt and dairy that I felt like I couldn't get enough. The cleaner my diet, the more wholesome and fresh foods I crave.
Feeling tired and unmotivated may seem normal to some but let me tell you... It is not! If that is your normal, you need to evaluate your diet. As I am typing this, I am so dumb founded about what I have been fueling myself with lately knowing what it is doing to me. It boggles my mind that something as simple as eating healthy can be so hard at times. It is a choice that we need to make over and over again every day. I am hoping that putting this out there will help me avoid the addicting salty and sweet treats our society accepts as food and maybe motivate others to change a few things in their diet too. Now that the holidays are over, we can no longer use that as one of the many excuses we use to torture ourselves with an unhealthy diet.
I have so many goals and aspiration that I can't afford to let bad eating habits get in the way and neither can you! So my after New Year's Resolution is go back to a clean diet, feel the best that I can feel and focus on fueling my body to be the machine it was built to be. It is amazing what the human body can do and I want to experience that first hand. So if you haven't made a resolution or you let it slip, let's start over again and make our diets more clean! Remember that every day, every hour and every moment is a new beginning... you don't have to wait for a date that comes around once a year to start making healthy habits a part of your daily routine. It is a waste of time to negatively reflect on the decision we have made in our past because we are unable to change what we have already done. We can only move forward and learn from our mistakes and let them make us stronger! If you have been on top of your game and eating healthy... keep up the great work. You are doing more good to your body than you even realize!!!
Unlike this recent lapse in my diet, my transition to a clean diet took years so the effects slowly took place. Feeling as good as I felt was just normal and I took it for granted. Even though I had read about all the effects of a healthy clean diet, I think I thought about them more in the long run and when I went to the doctors to get a clean bill of health. With this little "experiment", I know now more than ever that eating healthy is the best thing anyone one can do for themselves. When I was properly fueling my body, I felt free, energized, alive, motivated, had clear skin, was at a healthy BMI, was training like a wild woman and recovering faster than I thought possible! In the last few months leading to my diet detour, I was hitting a new PR for monthly miles every month. When I was eating healthy and never felt like I was missing anything... It wasn't until I started eating simple carbohydrates, salt and dairy that I felt like I couldn't get enough. The cleaner my diet, the more wholesome and fresh foods I crave.
Feeling tired and unmotivated may seem normal to some but let me tell you... It is not! If that is your normal, you need to evaluate your diet. As I am typing this, I am so dumb founded about what I have been fueling myself with lately knowing what it is doing to me. It boggles my mind that something as simple as eating healthy can be so hard at times. It is a choice that we need to make over and over again every day. I am hoping that putting this out there will help me avoid the addicting salty and sweet treats our society accepts as food and maybe motivate others to change a few things in their diet too. Now that the holidays are over, we can no longer use that as one of the many excuses we use to torture ourselves with an unhealthy diet.
I have so many goals and aspiration that I can't afford to let bad eating habits get in the way and neither can you! So my after New Year's Resolution is go back to a clean diet, feel the best that I can feel and focus on fueling my body to be the machine it was built to be. It is amazing what the human body can do and I want to experience that first hand. So if you haven't made a resolution or you let it slip, let's start over again and make our diets more clean! Remember that every day, every hour and every moment is a new beginning... you don't have to wait for a date that comes around once a year to start making healthy habits a part of your daily routine. It is a waste of time to negatively reflect on the decision we have made in our past because we are unable to change what we have already done. We can only move forward and learn from our mistakes and let them make us stronger! If you have been on top of your game and eating healthy... keep up the great work. You are doing more good to your body than you even realize!!!