My Diet And Why I Ditched It
Well, maybe "ditched" is a strong word, but whatever you call it, I'm officially done with my 3-month trial.
I began the summer on a new regimen for me: eating as naturally and organically as possible, with nothing artificial, no refined sugar or flour, and vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. It was a wonderful time of year to be on such a diet, with gardens in full swing and produce in abundance. My goal was to see if eating all-natural foods as close to the way God made them as possible would help me with my Issues.
While I will say I think I felt better than before (especially noticed when I would eat something "forbidden" and then feel horrible as a result), I did not notice any improvement in my Issues. It's possible that we didn't give it enough time--ideally I probably should have given it 6 months or a year. But the reason we didn't is that, we noticed a substantial increase in our grocery spending. "Increase" is putting it mildly.
I do think it's great to eat naturally, and wish I could do it all the time. I think for us, though, a good compromise would be to eat more vegetables and fruits, and try to avoid sugar and refined products as much as possible.
That's my plan for now.
I began the summer on a new regimen for me: eating as naturally and organically as possible, with nothing artificial, no refined sugar or flour, and vegetables, vegetables, vegetables. It was a wonderful time of year to be on such a diet, with gardens in full swing and produce in abundance. My goal was to see if eating all-natural foods as close to the way God made them as possible would help me with my Issues.
While I will say I think I felt better than before (especially noticed when I would eat something "forbidden" and then feel horrible as a result), I did not notice any improvement in my Issues. It's possible that we didn't give it enough time--ideally I probably should have given it 6 months or a year. But the reason we didn't is that, we noticed a substantial increase in our grocery spending. "Increase" is putting it mildly.
I do think it's great to eat naturally, and wish I could do it all the time. I think for us, though, a good compromise would be to eat more vegetables and fruits, and try to avoid sugar and refined products as much as possible.
That's my plan for now.
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