Quote:I have been wanting to try this dietary change but am having to get all the no-go foods out of the house first as I'm not throwing it away. We're almost there.


How long have you been doing this? Do you feel better overall?


I have only an ounce of red wine at night, keep to low carb veggies, try to eat my protein, fat, and carbs by macros with lower carbs and higher fat percentages. I only add sugar in the raw to my coffee. Actually it's almost the only thing I eat or drink that has added sugar. I do like my siggi's skyr, an Icelandic yogurt, and they do add a little sugar, but it's the only yogurt I will eat. I hate giving up quinoa and probably will still have it once a month in a recipe I have and enjoy. My one cheat other than my wine is one ounce of blue corn tortilla chips. I love those things!

 

First couple days were a little rough. You really have to properly prepare foods. I'm getting my carbs off potatoes basically but have increased my greens substantially. I'm a habitual convenience eater, and on it, I had to spend 30 minutes in Whole Foods trying to find something that I could eat for lunch. So that's a nice part of it, is it really makes you pay attention to what you are eating. 

 

On the flip side, since I cook well, and enjoy it, I'm spending time making super good meals. Tonight for example, I had braised crispy pork belly, In the braising liquid with the pork belly I had shallots and brussel sprouts in it. First time making it, but it was the bomb. Just need to get the skin side a liiiitle crispier. 

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