A Food Journal is a great tool to track what I’m eating.
When asked I say, “I know exactly what I’m eating.” But if I’m 100% honest and
write down every single thing that goes in my mouth, there are times when I
surprise myself by seeing that I’m conveniently forgetting that I have a couple
handfuls of chips throughout the day. I don’t beat myself up for straying off
the path but by journaling I’m much more aware of the foods I choose.
Those of you that know me, know that I struggle with nasty
headaches. The kind that make it hard to function-where my head literally feels
like the pressure could not possible get any worse, and then it does. I’ve
tried various avenues to try to relieve them and to this point in life, I
haven’t found the magic answer. Currently I’m seeing a Dr that is having me
keep a food journal, which I think is always a good idea. It’s nothing time
consuming, nothing fancy. I took a simple spiral notebook and each day I write
the time of day and what I ate. I’m also making little notes for myself about
how I’m feeling. If I had a headache that day, if I was tired, etc etc. I don’t
know if I’m going to find the science of these darn headaches but I will learn
a lot more about my personal eating habits.
I have a very strong set of beliefs; which aren’t necessarily
in line with everyone else’s, but I stand firm in what I believe and I am
convinced that what I eat has a direct effect on how I feel. Does that handful
of chips have an effect on my headaches or my overall health? ?? It has to have some effect because my
body is using that food as nutrition.
I’m just not sure to what degree it affects me. To tell myself to ‘eat
healthier’ sounds like such a simple task but it can become such a gray area
with difficult sections to sort through. “Eat more fruits and vegetables” is a
phrase I always hear. This is an area that I feel I do well in. As I sit here
at the computer and look around the kitchen I can see apples, peaches, bananas,
cherries, cantaloupe and tomatoes; not to mention the watermelon, carrots and
celery in the fridge. The gray area comes when no one mentions all the
insecticides and fertilizers producers use to get those fruits and vegetables
to the stores in record time before they spoil. So am I doing as much good as I
think I am when eating these? Does it help to peel the fruits before eating
them? Does it help to wash them first? Does washing them really get all the
pesticides off the skins? How do you scrub a strawberry without turning it to
mush? Gray areas leave too much to chance. They make you think and rethink
every decision you make. I’d like to have it black and white.** Food A= good
for you ** Food B=eat at your own risk If only it were that simple.
*Thought for the day*
You don't have to be perfect to be better
I just love you! Thanks for always touching the "hungry" places in my heart! You always speak like my heart feels~ if that makes sense!
ReplyDeleteThanks for being transparent here... and in all the other places where I lives intersect!
Love you!
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