My Ever Evolving Dieting and Increasing My Metabolism Journey

Last update 5-22-2021

My Evolving Diet Journey

The Plan by Lyn-Genet Recitas, helped me with a lot of the details I learned about my body. In my search to figured out my body I found sugar, all sugar, even honey and fruit seems to make me want to eat all the time, all day long. If I do not have any sugar at all for a week this helps me stop being hungry all the time. When I cut out sugar, I found I only feel hungry about twice a day. A book I found extremely helpful to get off of sugar easily was The 21 Day Sugar Detox Cookbook by Diane Sanfilippo. (I also have the book, but the cookbook I liked better because it has more recipes. I still use the spice blends and condiment recipes weekly. My favorites are Sweetener-free ketchup, all the dressings, no-honey mustard sauce, spiced buttery apple spread, and creamy cilantro garlic sauce. Now it is easy to only eat when I feel hunger, not when something just sounds good. To me food always sounds good. I was able to add back in berries and green apples and still lose weight. I also found I am not gluten intolerant but I needed to limit bread, rice and starchy vegies like peas and potatoes to once a week to lose weight. I am not lactose intolerant but if I have too much dairy, I feel lethargic. I feel better if I forgo cheese and use nutritional yeast instead. Always, if I have too much food, I feel like I have a hangover, sometimes even the headache.

I am hyper sensitive to caffeine, even chocolate. If I consume anything with caffeine in it after noon, I have difficulty getting my brain to calm down enough to sleep. My body seems to do best with Mocha powdered green tea. I do not have any jitters when I drink it, just focus and energy. I use Mocha in my pre swim workout drink. I also found if I eat any sugar, even gummy vitamins, my appetite increases and I want more food. So, when I am focusing on weight loss, I am hyper vigilante about skipping sugar. I also, have to stop rice, potatoes, starchy vegies like peas. When I am trying to lose weight, due to the sugar, I only consume two servings of fruit a day, eating a green apple or ½ cup of berries or ½ of a banana for a serving of fruit.

Were we being warned to not eat too much sugar? Proverbs 25:16 – If you have found honey, eat only enough for you, lest you have your fill of it and vomit it.

For me the phrase, “a calories is a calorie” is a no go, I do not count calories or carbs basically I am not a counter of anything (I was not always this way). To help me get over all the “NOs” that all the previous diets put into my head, I found a great book that changed my perspective called, Eat what you love, Love what you eat. I am so happy I found that book!

I think more of food now as fuel, eat to feel good and powered. Ways to visualize calorie density https://www.printfriendly.com/p/g/chr3GW

Links to blogs connected to my diet journey: https://bella-equipoise.com/where-buying-diet-books-over-40-years-got-me/

Increased Metabolism

On May 16, 2021 I posted an in-depth blog and YouTube vlog called,” Increased Metabolism at age 58!” I will explain how I was able to achieve this and increase my muscle tone, become firmer than I was 10 years ago. Oh, and not to forget lose weight due to an increased metabolism.

1 Corinthians 10:31 So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. I do not want to be a slave to what I eat: 1 Corinthians 6:12 “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be enslaved by anything.

My simple prayer I say when I am eating alone before I eat the food, “thank you for this food, may it nourish my body and I eat only what my body needs. I want to consciously always be grateful for what you have provided. May I not eat too fast so my brain will have time to know I am satisfied and keep me from over filling myself to the point of gluttony”.

Gluttony (Latin: gula, derived from the Latin gluttire meaning “to gulp down or swallow”) means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if the excessive desire for food causes it to be withheld from the needy.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org>wiki>gluttony