A New Pyramid :)

                                                     

So we've all seen the 'healthy food pyramid' right?

I think the current trend when anyone goes on a 'diet' nowadays is they try to swap the 'breads, cereal , rice and pasta' group at the bottom, with the 'meat, poultry' bit.

You know that whole more protein less carbs things, like the Atkins Diet.

So after my doco watching fest yesterday (lol), I have decided that I'm going to look more into the benefits and risks of 'fasting' (drinking only juice for a specified period of time).  A lot of people who have stuck to it boast weight loss but more importantly they 'feel healthier'.  They claim to have more energy after a few days ....that can't be a bad thing can it?


So of course there is a new pyramid to look at, one I quite like as I LOVE fruit n' veg :)

I've been eating very well for the past couple of weeks now and it's recommended that anyone looking at 'fasting' should spend at least a week reducing the amount of meat and junk that you'd normally eat.  I'm not a huge meat eater, the one thing I do love is my coffee so I'll try to reduce that a little more - or I know I'll be in agony with withdrawals from that!

I've decided that I'll do the '5 Day Reboot' of course, anyone who is following this blog will know that my #1 obstacle was that I have no juicer lol, that will hopefully be rectified tomorrow.  I've done some research and I've whittled it down to a chose between 2 models.

The one on the left is a Breville Juice Fountain $99.

The one on the right is the Breville Juice Fountain Plus $149.

Both have very good reviews, so I think it's going to come down to how easy they are to pull apart/put together and how easy they are to clean.  If any readers have experience with either machine, you're input here would be GREAT!

So I'm not sure how successful my shopping trip will be tomorrow, living out in the sticks can certainly have its drawbacks when it comes to trying to have a bit of choice really!  It may come down to the fact that I'll either have to settle for what is on offer OR I put the whole thing on hold until I can really get what I want!

Any Hoo thats about it for now folks :)

Interesting......................very, very interesting :)

So I watched this documentary thing last night, I'd seen a few people raving about it, at first I was like "yeah, yeah whatever people chill out!" .........but holy moly, it was a huge eye opener, well ok, I guess I knew some of the stuff and of course I know how important 'food' is to being healthy and fit.......but it was kind of like being poked with a big stick to say "YES LOOK AT WHAT THESE FOODS ARE DOING TO YOU....WAKE UP!!"

The documentary was called 'Hungry for Change', I would certainly recommend anyone to watch this, fat or skinny!   I found it quite inspiring and very educational!  There was a guy in it called Joe Cross, an aussie guy who I just instantly liked.  Now ok, I haven't been living under a rock, I'd heard his name mentioned a few times here and there but had never really looked to see who he was or anything.  Well he too has a doco called 'Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead'.  I just watched that this morning.....and WOW!

The Amazing Joe Cross

I did have tears in my eyes at one point and was trying very hard to swallow a huge lump in my throat!  He's a juicing guru lol!  I've always thought people were a bit mad to think that 'juicing' was the way to go, the thought of not 'eating food' but drinking it was just too silly and unnatural to even contemplate.......I think I might have been wrong!

So do I think I could drink juice only for 30 days ......erm....I honestly don't think so.....do I think I could do it for 10 days ....maybe.....3 days ...yeah probably!  Obstacle #1 I have no juicer lol

I am thinking of giving it a go though....I might see if anyone I know has a juicer I can 'borrow', it seems to be an electrical appliance that if you have one you either use it all the time or it sits gathering dust in the back of the cupboard!

Watch this space............. :)