Something curious I am trying to learn... I am trying to re-learn how to eat. I always had a fantastic body when I was younger and now I have a harder time to keep my weight stable, lose weight, and eat healthy.
I was on WeightWatchers, but that wasn't helping me, not only because I only did it online but I was breaking the limit levels of it's rules. Since then I have found an old book that my grandmother read and followed while she was trying to keep and maintain her weight and also get below the radar on her borderline disabetes.
The book's name is Fit For Life. I've read about seven chapters in it and it seems to make sense. It also makes me wonder about how I can keep my bipolar episodes down through food instead of medication. So I might be looking into a blog of a friend of mine's "Bipolar Gourmet"
She has really great recipes for losing weight.
As I am also going through this book I am mindful of what I was taught as a child.
That as long as you have the three staples to a healthy life you will never have torrentious problems to overcome. 1. being the mental part of your life, keep your mind active and you will be better adjusted to not only deal with problems in life but per chance the activities you choose in life. 2. Social part of life, as always they say to a bipolar that having a good support system is the way to a healthy recovery from the episodes when they bounce over you,
and 3. Eat a balanced diet. So you should have a triangle for life, never letting one aspect get over used than any other. I have mental down pat, social, well I've developed a habit to be more introverted but I have a good support system online. As well as my boyfriend, and Grandmother I think I have all social needs met. The one that is grossly over taken my life at this time is food.
I have fooled myself into thinking that I love my body the way it is, and that I shouldn't deny myself any food type pleasure to gain the "Vegas" type body. Well I definitely believe that any pleasure in life is good, gluttony of anything can be bad. Moderation is needed to maintain the balance.
So what have I learned from this book? So far, I've learned that we must balance our meals.
1. if eating a "concentrated" food, which they can be bad for our system in over indulgence; we must put a high concentrated food of water with it- mainly fresh fruits and vegetables
Well fruit should be eaten on an empty stomach cuz they need no ability to digest.
If we eat chicken, we should have a side of vegetables or salad with it.
2. We should be mindful of the bodies natural consumption, assimilation, and reduction times.
Consumption happens during the day, assimilation happens while we sleep, and usually, if our bodies are healthy our time to reduce what is in our bodies, the time to get rid of the bad elements our bodies couldn't digest is in the morning.
I have put all their "rules" down in to two easy steps. While it's taken seven chapters to read it all. Good thing I am a fast reader.
I don't know if this book will make me get on the wagon to lose weight but it certainly does teach better eating principles then say Weight Watchers does which only promotes eating for losing weight. This book propagates eating for healthier living and weight loss will HAPPEN.
Interesting policies anyways.... right?
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Food is very important when you are bipolar. Keep in mind that certain foods can change your mood. Omega-3 fatty acids, found in foods such as fatty fish and flax seed are predecessors to serotonin and can dramatically increase your mood. I also noticed almonds to have a positive effect.
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