This month it is two years since the beginning of my big diet adventure. How I eat and what I eat are so completely different from before. I have lost 30 pounds (which makes it way more fun to shop for clothes), and my overall health and energy are so much better. It has been a rather expensive process, as well, but not more so than trying to manage the issues with medications.
To make sure I keep my various foods in balance, I have a pretty strict diet rotation. What I lose in flexibility, I make up for with ease of planning. Here is my current food list:
Proteins: Beef, chicken, eggs, and goat's milk kefir
Starches: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and acorn squash
Greens: Chard, kale, spinach, romaine, and bibb lettuce
Veggies: Broccoli, asparagus, green beans, carrots, onions, and bell pepper
Fruits: Apple, pears, nectarines (summer), canned peaches (winter), plums (summer), frozen blueberries (being tested), and golden raisins
Sugars: Maple syrup and honey
Misc.: Coconut milk, canola oil, sea salt (non-iodized), most herbs and spices, vanilla (homemade), arrowroot starch, cocoa powder, and unsweetened baking chocolate
Snacks: Pumpkin custard and chocolate pudding
While it is limited, there is still enough variety that my meals aren't boring. There are things I miss, but only now and then. Though I still hope to be able to add foods back over time, if that is not the case, I am content with things as they are. It is really a small price to pay to feel so much better.
Things I am so thankful to have had in this journey: the internet; my local farmer's market; the local ranch where I get my beef; Sprouts, Whole Foods, and my local grocery store; and most of all, my dear husband for his encouragement and patience in the ups and downs of this process.
This journey has also led me into the world of the organic. At this point, I am now evaluating where buying organic is worth the money to me and where it is not, but more on that thought in the next post.
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