How Nutrition Can Change your Energy!

Have you ever had any of these challenges... 

• Not know how to eat healthy?
• Not sure what’s up with all these crazy diets?
• Not sure what to believe?

In 2010, I was sick of making sandwiched and eating at restraints, so I started to explore how to cook.  So many different things to try, so many things that were healthy and not healthy it was a bit much.  Being overwhelmed, I started to experiment.

I saw a movie and got inspired, and tried a ‘no garbage diet’  I tried veggies, veganism, pasta-sim.  I tried all the diets - no carbs, and paleo. 

At the end, I took a look at my notes, and figured out some common themes you might find helpful.

More importantly, I :

• Lost 20 lbs by eliminating certain foods
• Slept way better
• had more energy
• skin cleared up
• ENJOYED MAKING FOOD!

So what did I learn?  Here are five common threads to fuel your body for maximum energy:

• Eat fresh organic veggies.
• Eat hormone /chemical free meat
• Stay away from white carbs
• Stay away from sugar/HFCS
• Drink more water

Tips and tricks for better energy (and Nutrition):

1. Check with your nutritionist before starting your diet!
2. Focus on building new habits, not the scale
3. Try drinking an 8oz cup of water before snacking or eating
4. Eat more things that do not come in a box or bag; fresh veggies OK, bag of chips NOT OK
5. Do not worry about giving up your favorite foods.  Focus on a few of these points and see how much energy you feel
6. Do not worry about how hard it is to change your diet.  There is an awesome book called “It starts with food” that you should read if you want a full pescription.

Here’s the first thing to do...

Look up the whole 30, pick a new recipe and try it for one meal this week.