Health foods that have you fooled

I have never said it was easy.

I know…trust me…I know that navigating a new healthy eating regimen can be difficult.  For starters it takes making your mind up and follow through…also known as, DICIPLINE.

What I do know is this…once you wrap your mind If this isn’t already enough, then you are left to blindly feel your way around hunting for “healthy foods” unsure and lost of where to turn.

Most newbies/beginners get fired up, take the plunge and completely nose dive into deep waters that leave them treading water without any progress.  This is due to much bad industry information and ignorance.  The unfiltered constant bombardment of “health food” advertisements and supplements on social media is off the chain.

It’s no wonder your confused after all it’s just yogurt RIGHT?!?  You think you’re eating healthy food or is the not so healthy food, fooling you?

Now I’m not into wasting.  I don’t like to waste time, money, food, paper or water.  However…if your pantry or frig has any of the following items, trash them on the pronto.  That means a’ndale in Spanish.  Hurry up because these foods aren’t doing your waist line any favors.

Greek yogurt

Cottage cheese

Soy milk

Whole wheat bread

Goji berries

Stevia and other sugar sweeteners

Diet Sodas

Juices

Fake fat substitutes

Egg whites

FAT FREE crackers

Pre-packed deli meats

I’m not suggesting that these foods are terrible or bad but they aren’t the key to your total body transformation.  They are not going to kick-start your metabolism and punch you into fat burning status.  Fact is…most of these foods will delay the process leaving you frustrated and frozen.

In my opinion, greek yogurt is only useful when you have been experiencing intestinal gut issues.  In this case, yogurt with live cultured bacteria are beneficial to help line the bowels.  This can also be achieved and have a similar effect as taking a probiotic.

Folks…if you want to live a healthier more nutritious life you have to consume foods that produce energy and fuel the body.  Sugar substitutes and fruit juices only cause the opposite.  These calorie rich drinks cause a crash and burn not to mention empty calories leading to excessive weight gain. If you consume two or more alcoholic beverages day, week it’s even more important to give up all unnecessary sugar intake.  Drinking sodas and juice plus alcoholic beverages are a straight ticket to a chubby bloated muffin top. This is why I save my sugar caloric intake for the food stuff like a glass of sparkling rose’!  

This also goes for mocha frappe iced coffee! Pumpkin spice lattes with cream only aid and abet a big butt!

My motto is a hungry body is a healthy body.  Your body is a machine.  A fat burning machine is at your disposal and firing up your metabolism is the key to optimal health.  What you want to do is stick with earthy foods.  Foods that are natural and produced from mother earth.

Potatoes

Grains such as rice and corn

vegetables

berries

Water

Beans

Nuts

Acavados

Eggs including the yolk

Sparkling water

Protein (I manufactured) like Turkey off the bone, ground turkey, tuna, fish, chicken, or pork

Further more, cheese is not your friend.  Say goodbye to cheese if you are on a weight loss journey.  It’s ok…you won’t die.  Just forget about it…FITget about it and let it be!

Get acquainted with and celebrate the produce section of the store.  Create a shopping list and stick with it.  If your tempted to buy crap DONT GO DOWN THE JUNK FOOD ISLE!   Learn to create flavor with garlic and onions. Cook with coconut spray and coconut flour.  Learn to eat less gluten and watch your body flourish.

My uncle recently had a massive gall bladder attack.  He had just eaten a meal packed with grease, gravy, fried bacon and saturated fats out the wazoo.  It made his body sick.  Before he was healthy enough to remove his gall bladder, he was sent home to clean up his act. He was ordered a strict diet of soups and vegetables.  His primary diet for three weeks was gluten-free.  Guess what happened to his body?  He lost weight.  He feels better and his body didn’t try to reject or react to the healthy foods he was ingesting. 

BEWARE of Soy protein in high doses because it’s not a complete protein. It’s best to invest in high quality fat and grass-fed fat pasture raised protein

BEWARE and avoid low-fat sugar-free scams.  When in doubt think, MOTHER EARTH.

Love, eat clean and live lean

Angi