So...I've been enjoying eating more and more closer to the natural state of foods. Almost everything from scratch...buying "ingredients" at the store rather than "food". And what food I do buy is simply made, few ingredients, lots of organic, and less and less processing and artificial anything like preservatives, additives, colors, sugars, etc.
And that's great...and I feel GREAT and I LOVE eating this way!! Huge benefits!! I want to eat this way for the rest of my life! I want to eat even better than this for the rest of my life!
Everything I put in my mouth is examined to answer these questions:
#1 - is anything added to this that God didn't put there in the first place?
#2 - has this food ever made me sick or produced a negative reaction in my body?
#3 - if yes to either of those 2, is this food worth it to eat?
#4 - is there a way that I could make or find this food in a more natural state?
I have some food here that fails #1 but doesn't make me feel bad. I'm parceling it out here and there to finish it with no intention of buying it again. I definitely don't want to throw it out unless it fails #2 and Petey won't eat it.
I'm finding that most of that food fails #3 anyhow. It's not worth it to eat it and I'd rather eat something else that's "clean" but if I won't throw it out, there's nothing to do but eat it! And I figure only eating once a week will give my body a good chance to process the additives.
And I'm finding lots and lots of healthy choices for whatever food fails #1 and #2 so those foods are getting displaced...all great benefits!
Now for the dilemma part...what I'm finding is that the more I "eat clean" the more sensitive my system is getting to non-clean foods...foods with preservatives, additives and such. Or even something with too much white sugar or flour!
That's ok as long as I just eat my own food. I'd prefer it actually. Kinda like in the Eat Clean books...the author tells you to pack a cooler of food to take with you everywhere so you'll always have clean, healthy food on hand and won't have to eat processed.
I'm just thinking ahead to how this plays out in real life. What about when someone invites you over for a meal? Do you explain that you have a "sensitive system" and need to eat your own food?
That's the honest truth and what, at this point, I would probably say and hope they understand. I'd explain and then ask if they minded if I brought my own food...
Thankfully, we've only been invited over to 2 houses lately...my friend, Amy, who eats clean already and I knew I would be safe there! And to my folks' where we had Domino's pizza which I knew my system could handle. It actually still upset things a little bit but not bad.
But that's the point I'm not doing a good job of making...here's the sum-up: the more I "eat clean" the more I HAVE to eat clean. It's like by feeding my body healthy food and only healthy food, my body gets sick now when I don't feed it healthy food.
So is that a benefit or a drawback? Maybe both?? Already I have no desire to eat out anymore...way too much risk for eating something and then spending the rest of the day or so sticking near the bathroom...not to mention the time spent being uncomfortable! (Don't you just hate it when someone says "not to mention" and then they mention it! hahahaha)
I know that my weight struggles and my digestive troubles and my general feeling of health have all improved dramatically by eating clean. But conversely, my sensitivities to foods have dramatically grown WAY more sensitive...to the point where I'm afraid to eat anything but my own food.
So that's where things stand right now. I exchanged emails with my nutritionist/wellness coach friend and she said she and her husband experienced the same thing. I need to email her back and ask how she handles being invited out to dinner, either at a person's house or a restaurant.
And for the record, I'm leaning toward this being a really nice benefit with maybe a minimal drawback = )
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