Ok so when I first read about this diet, I thought it would have something to do with running or walking 100 miles. Turns out, my lazy butt is safe for another day with this one.
The 100 Mile Diet is a diet based on sustainability. I'd never heard of it before, so I thought I would explain it to you all, as well. Especially since I'm going to be trying my hardest to follow it.
In a nutshell, it just asks that you don't eat anything that has traveled over 100 miles to get on your plate. This goes hand in hand with the less-processed-foods-more-raw-foods approach I want to take with healthy eating.
In the words of my guru, Jillian Michaels, "If you can't harvest it or kill it, don't eat it." Another nutritionist, whose name is lost to me at the moment, put it this way: "Don't eat anything your Great Grandparents wouldn't have eaten growing up."
Now, this doesn't mean you should be eating EVERYTHING they ate (I mean, lard? Ew!). But pop tarts and gogurt and fruit rollups? So not in style in the early 1900s. I guess I need to stop hanging out with kids...
Back to the 100 M.D. I want to eat locally and leave a sustainable footprint on this planet, so I'm IN. I'll check my produce to make sure it is local, and if not - I'm not eating it!
Apparently, this makes me a "locavore." Heh heh. I like terminology. It's like how I'm a vegetarian except for meat.
Lastly, I just read an article on Twitter about five diet changes you can make. They go along pretty well with Bob Harper's The Skinny Rules, which I am currently reading, so I will divulge them here. (You can check out the whole article on my FB page).
1. Eat fruit for breakfast. Seasonal during the summer, and then frozen defrosted overnight during the winter.
2. Replace lunchtime sandwiches with lettuce wraps. Simply eliminating those two slices of bread a day can lead to a weight loss of 16 pounds a year alone!
3. Swap your afternoon refined carbs (a.k.a. chips or cookies) with spicy nuts and seeds. Not only do you get the benefits of the two, but the spice helps you beat afternoon sleepiness, and the combo keeps you full until dinner.
4. Make dinner a meat and vegetables affair. Lean meats are great in moderation, and the protein helps you stay full and satisfied. Just stay away from potatoes - the family fraud of vegetables.
5. Eat fish or fish oils for the omega-3 fatty acids. Good for your heart, these acids also help you burn more fat throughout the day. Bonus: omega-3s help to nourish dry skin, hair, and nails. They are found in most prenatal vitamins for this reason.
Oh, and my own #6:
Eat mindfully. This goes hand-in-hand with eating healthy and meditating for me. I recently read an article on how people who rush through meals are likely emotional eaters and I can say 100% that that includes me. I even realize I'm full sometimes but don't want to waste the food.
As my guru once said, "The food is going to waste regardless. Whether it is on your hips or in the trash."
To combat the "clean plate syndrome," try this nifty tip: serve your meals as if you were serving a child. And make sure you are eating where you can't see the remaining food. This way, you get portion control and you won't be reaching for more simply because it's there.
What's that quote about theories? Oh yes... It's all good in them.
The 100 Mile Diet is a diet based on sustainability. I'd never heard of it before, so I thought I would explain it to you all, as well. Especially since I'm going to be trying my hardest to follow it.
In a nutshell, it just asks that you don't eat anything that has traveled over 100 miles to get on your plate. This goes hand in hand with the less-processed-foods-more-raw-foods approach I want to take with healthy eating.
In the words of my guru, Jillian Michaels, "If you can't harvest it or kill it, don't eat it." Another nutritionist, whose name is lost to me at the moment, put it this way: "Don't eat anything your Great Grandparents wouldn't have eaten growing up."
Now, this doesn't mean you should be eating EVERYTHING they ate (I mean, lard? Ew!). But pop tarts and gogurt and fruit rollups? So not in style in the early 1900s. I guess I need to stop hanging out with kids...
Back to the 100 M.D. I want to eat locally and leave a sustainable footprint on this planet, so I'm IN. I'll check my produce to make sure it is local, and if not - I'm not eating it!
Apparently, this makes me a "locavore." Heh heh. I like terminology. It's like how I'm a vegetarian except for meat.
Lastly, I just read an article on Twitter about five diet changes you can make. They go along pretty well with Bob Harper's The Skinny Rules, which I am currently reading, so I will divulge them here. (You can check out the whole article on my FB page).
1. Eat fruit for breakfast. Seasonal during the summer, and then frozen defrosted overnight during the winter.
2. Replace lunchtime sandwiches with lettuce wraps. Simply eliminating those two slices of bread a day can lead to a weight loss of 16 pounds a year alone!
3. Swap your afternoon refined carbs (a.k.a. chips or cookies) with spicy nuts and seeds. Not only do you get the benefits of the two, but the spice helps you beat afternoon sleepiness, and the combo keeps you full until dinner.
4. Make dinner a meat and vegetables affair. Lean meats are great in moderation, and the protein helps you stay full and satisfied. Just stay away from potatoes - the family fraud of vegetables.
5. Eat fish or fish oils for the omega-3 fatty acids. Good for your heart, these acids also help you burn more fat throughout the day. Bonus: omega-3s help to nourish dry skin, hair, and nails. They are found in most prenatal vitamins for this reason.
Oh, and my own #6:
Eat mindfully. This goes hand-in-hand with eating healthy and meditating for me. I recently read an article on how people who rush through meals are likely emotional eaters and I can say 100% that that includes me. I even realize I'm full sometimes but don't want to waste the food.
As my guru once said, "The food is going to waste regardless. Whether it is on your hips or in the trash."
To combat the "clean plate syndrome," try this nifty tip: serve your meals as if you were serving a child. And make sure you are eating where you can't see the remaining food. This way, you get portion control and you won't be reaching for more simply because it's there.
What's that quote about theories? Oh yes... It's all good in them.
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