Body Essentials - Overeating...Guilty as charged

Ever saw something that looked so good you had to have more of it?  Well, yesterday we had lentil stew and rice for lunch (nothing super unhealthy, an actual great source of proteins in the black lentils) But, i ate until I felt like the food was coming back up...I couldn't even swallow anymore. It was awful...I felt awful, I was wobbling around uncomfortably. SMH, just awful.

But good news! I have still been taking my women's centrum under 50 vitamin with my first meal, so that's good. Kuddos to me! and I still need to fit exercise in more. Between practices and laziness I haven't made it in, honestly. I have been eating healthier foods, prob too much of it, but everything is a process. I'm working on it. :-)

Anyhoo, enjoy the weekend. I got so much things to do, including learn the words to these songs I need to sing. :-/ Yikes!

Stay cool in the game until then. lol. Got that from a coworker, he cracks me up.

Live on Purpose. MuAh & CiAo!

Body Essentials - Raw Food Dieting?

Check-in: 3 Days in a row that I have taken my vitamin (60-day challenge)
Water Intake was over 2 liters for 2days (don't know how much water you should drink?) 33ounces n counting for day 3.

I found this to calculate the daily amount you should take using this short quiz:
http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm (simple and can be taken daily)
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So, let's begin with Raw Food Dieting. What is Raw Food Dieting?

For those who don't know, Raw Food Dieting is eating foods in it's original state or rather vegan food that has not been heated over 115 degrees Fahrenheit. No, canned foods do not count.

Now that we have the definition, let's identify some foods that can fit into a raw diet:

1. Vegetables (eg. Zucchini, Squash, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Seaweeds, Rooted Vegetables, etc.)
2. Fruits ( Apple, Banana, Orange, Tomato, Lemon, other fruits)
3. Raw spices & herbs
4. Nuts & Seeds

I can think of many yummy things I eat that fall into these categories. Many of which I snack on. Mmmm.
What goes on here is that these same foods when cooked lose many of the nutrients and enzymes, which takes away from their nutritional value.

Am I interested in raw food dieting? Not necessarily. I wouldn't mind doing it for a few weeks or so, but I'd rather have 50% raw food eating, than 100%. Different strokes for different folks. I enjoy food that is heated above 115 degrees...I'm sorry like grill chicken. *shrug* lol... and I manage my eating very well so that I am healthy and within my BMI. 

However, there are persons that can lose weight, have skin become clearer, get more energy, improve overall health and digestion through a raw food diet. I may need more energy and having improved health is always a plus, but my skin is clear and if i lose any more weight, i will be blown further into the street with a gust of wind and i have little to no issues with digestion. I am also very careful about what I eat and have sadly lowered my cheese intake, cut out gluten from my diet and am always eager to learn more and cut out unhealthy snacks. I love snickers. so what, sue me! lol.

More information to come on Raw food next week. I hope to speak about preparation of meals (Ital and more!) and even some places to go for raw food eating. Stay tuned! Until then, Live Naturally on Purpose. MuAh & CiAo!

Body Essentials - Vitamins & Water

So, if you follow my blog posts, you would know that me and pills aren’t friends. We may be amicable from time to time, but that’s about it. I don’t take my vitamins as I should, but there are other options. I’m seeing that after I finish this Women’s Centrum, I’m going to have to try alternatives to get all the Vitamins I need in my system, plus the adequate amount of water. So, I’m working on this. 2 days and counting where I have had the adequate amount of water and my daily vitamin.

Here are some other options to vitamins. From chewable to liquid to softgel, it’s all here. Find what best suits you, I’ll definitely need to figure out what I need to do when these vitamins are finished.

http://www.mynaturalmarket.com/Peter-Gillham-Natural-Vitality-Organic-Life-Liquid-Vitamins-manufacturers_id-1.html#supTop

http://www.nutritiongeeks.com/details2.asp?Prod=liquid-multi-orange-16&Prodgp=liquid-multi&utm_source=GooglePLA&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=15463&zmam=54972818&zmas=1&zmac=15&zmap=15463&gclid=CNfplPXrvLMCFcXb4Aodv0oAOg

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=320256&catid=183227&aid=338666&aparam=320256

http://www.amazon.com/Centrum-Chewable-Multivitamin-Flavored-Tablets/dp/B000RKVS5E

Perhaps, the Chewable Centrum would work. I’m a fan of Centrum. But always do what works best for you. There are also pill crushers so that you don’t have to get rid of the pills you have thus wasting money.

http://www.cvs.com/search/_/N-0?searchTerm=pill+crusher&pt=global (Pill Crusher at CVS)

You can also order them online through Amazon and Walgreens have pill crushers as well. It’s about $8. Better to spend $8 than to throw your entire bottle of expensive vitamins away.

Well, this was some good information, even for myself.

Live on purpose! MuAh & CiAo!