Can we talk? The internal workings of my digestion have become a bit skewed. A hernia repair a while ago and clothing that is any way close to form fitting sends me running for my pajama pants for pain relief. I needed to fix this situation, so my first plan of action was to change the way I eat. When Ed (hubbie) and I go out, we share a meal instead of each of us ordering a full entree. We decide what we would like and then we order a full meal and share the bounty.
You all have had the same reaction to the plates of food that appear on your table after ordering at a restaurant. Side salads that look like the main course, potatoes the size of a new born baby and a entree of chicken that looks like it had a gym membership and desserts that are a mountain and enough calories for three days of eating.
You know you have paid at least a good chunk of change for this splendiferous feast, but you also know that at least half of it will go home with you via doggie bag or foam box or go to the garbage. The eye candy you get when it arrives leaves after about 3 mouthfuls and you get the feeling a long nap is immediately necessary or at least hubby will need to drive so you can nap during your ride home to digest. We don't have that disgusted feeling anymore and I can nibble my way through a meal, tasting and enjoying and feeling very familial. It was a first step in the right direction, why pay for more when you don't need more. It was my,"less is more phase" and I liked it very much.
When Ed and I go to a very upscale expensive restaurant, they practice the "less is more" philosophy. They have outrageous prices and you get a designer chicken that is skinny, and thinly sliced on a huge plate with a few beautiful sauced swirls. They give you cauliflower mash that is a potato stand in and never more than two tablespoons of anything that can be recognized as a normal vegetable. In the back of your mind you know it is better for you, but we remember the mounds at this time, I know you do it, don't lie. I do it every time we eat this way. Funny I think that way, ...but not really, I am conditioned to do it.
There were a few weeks that I was feeling so smug thinking that I had conquered the waste of food, the price we paid, the oversize portions along with the lugging home of stryo box of left overs. Then I saw the "You Tube" movie, "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" it was a wake up call. It was me they were talking about with other symptoms that were just as scary.
This video is a life changing event for Aussie Joe Cross and his video journey across America discovering how poorly we eat and how he changes his life by drinking green micro nutrients. It is a wonderful video as he helps others every day during this journey. I was seeing myself in his video thinking, can I actually do this? There was not even a moment of hesitation to jump at this chance to dust off and use my Jack LaLane juicer. My inner voice kept telling me, "You can do this Denise, all the help you need is on the web site."
Joe Cross says," The way to change the world is to change yourself." This is my way of changing the world, one person at a time, starting with me.
I am including the link to the video, http://www.jointhereboot.com/ My journey to "Reboot my life" will begin on November 5, 2012. I invite you to join me in this next stage of healthy eating. I will be blogging about my experiences and putting pictures of myself, (God help me!) as I go through this evolution. It will certainly be an adventure!
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