Eating on plan and Enjoying it

Posted on May 13, 2016

I am doing ketosis diet still. I don't miss bread and starches. It made me feel so terrible.. I eat tons of salad and cheese, and bacon. Lol. Shhh don't tell Marcie about the Bacon part. ;) lol
I like How I feel on this diet. High fat, modest protein, and low low carbs. The trick was finding healthy high fat, coconut oil,avocados, rich dairy. Eating enough greens. Zukini noodles I love better than any pasta or rice noodle. Flax and Chia are great on this plan. Same with avocados. I miss sugar sometimes but am learning recipes to satisfy this. I found a chocolate bar. Lilly's chocolate that works as a treat too.
I adapted my protein shakes too.

You should find ways to enjoy food. I have buffalo wing sauce I put on eggs for wing cravings. Also pizza was satisfied with a veggie egg scramble with low fat/carb sliced sausage with feta. Skinny muffins for sweet cravings. Skinny English muffin for bread cravings. Raw cacao and protein shakes for blizzard icecream cravings. Ricotta in protein shakes with choice of fruit is cheese cake. Happy dieting. It can be yummy. Be creative. Learn new recipes and foods, and even diets. It is an adventure!

Find a healthy eating plan you can do. Make healthier choices every day. Move what you can.
The rest will come.

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trenell f.

05/25/2016 6:39PM

Thanks very informative

JeskaJoy

05/17/2016 2:08PM

This is great Julie! Thanks for sharing! I've done really well on low carbs in the past. wing sauce on eggs is the BEST for cravings! Kicking sugar is the key to health in my opinion. Everything else falls into place after that! At the moment I'm on low-ish carb, moderate protein, moderate fat, super low sugar . That's kinda vague, but it equates to me getting ALOT more green veggies than I did when I was low carb, and some of the higher carb veggies like carrots and green beans. I also eat some fruit (mostly berries in smoothies, but sometimes 1/2 an apple or nectarine) It feels more like a "healthy way to eat", rather than a "diet" to me, and it's feels easier to keep up. I definitely prefer to have specific (strict) guidelines and groups to eat from, rather than counting points or calories, in order to keep on-track with my eating. It just works better for me. Googling skinny english muffins NOW!! And maybe revisiting my fruit intake.... It's so good to have an inspiring team!

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Marcie

I am with you JeskaJoy! I don't think it sounds vague - I would say I eat 90% clean whole foods, low carb, very low sugar,higher healthy fat and medium protein. For me, I am not willing to give up eating the rainbow - I am too keen on fully nourishing myself which I think you CAN do and still eat low sugar and low to moderate carb. I just don't have a lot of carbs at every meal and sometime I have only vegetables and a protein for a meal. Berries in my morning smoothie. Usually big salads for lunch. I do include beets, carrots, squash, sweet potato, quinoa on occasion and never all in the same day. I also find having healthy fats (love my avocado) along with flax, my homemade almond and coconut milks, etc. are key to feeling energetic and satisfied. I tried the ketosis diet but it just wasn't right for me (everyone is different) - I just need a broader range (and quantify) of veggies than that allowed. Everyone's body is different - the key is finding what works best for you!

Mari

05/16/2016 5:30PM

How awesome. Fueling your body with the right nutrients is important. Hope you continue in this path.

Beckys-Getting-Fit

05/13/2016 9:35AM

I love this. If you can find a way to make it work that you actually enjoy then you'll be more likely to stick with it. I am working on it. It's a constant struggle because of a sort of self-destruct button in my brain that says I KNOW I feel bad when I load up on bread and feel so good when I eat my fruits and veggies instead, but something psychological happens sometimes. What is it? Fear of success? Anyway, I love your attitude about finding healthy alternatives that you actually like so that you will stick with it.

Marcie

05/13/2016 9:34AM

LOL Julie! I certainly won't be the one to tell Marcie. Glad you found a plan that works for you!

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