Okay, so I don't mean literally sprinkle salt on your banana in the morning, but all the conflicting opinions about healthy eating habits on the internet has me looking at every piece of nutritional advice with a sideways glance.
It's honestly like the topic of what constitutes healthy eating habits are as controversial as whether or not god exists.
So, if you read my last post on Steemit you will know that I am on a mission to try and be as healthy as possible over the next few weeks, so that I can be as strong and as light as possible for Tough Mudder.
To help me maintain the motivation to strive to be healthy, I've started watching a lot of Youtube videos, TED talks and reading a lot of articles around nutrition. It started out as a great way for me to feel good about eating broccoli and fish day after day and then turned into this rabbit hole that I fell down with all these different people and their opposing opinions about what we should be eating.
The differences in opinion start on minor things like whether eating breakfast is important. With some people saying: "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, people who eat breakfast are x% less likely to be overweight" to other people saying "No, it's breakfast cereal companies that fund those studies and really you shouldn't eat a meal until 11am." Then the differences move on to bigger things like whether or not we should be eating meat...
Veganism is definitely something that I have been interested in/in awe of for a while, and I have major respect for anyone who is vegan. But it is so hard to decipher what is really healthy for your body when there are so many people out there saying "No, paleo is the best way to eat for your body", or "People who eat 2 portions of fish a week are x% less likely to get cancer."
With all the arguments, conflicting opinions, and debates that surround what you should actually be eating for a healthy future, I'm not surprised that some people just put their hands over their ears, say "fuck it!" and order a pizza instead.
Does anyone else feel this conflicted about what they really should be eating?
For the next 10 weeks until Tough Mudder, I will be sticking to the diet that my trainer wants me to eat. I will allow her to take the wheel to get my body where it needs to be on a short term basis. I am planning on sharing some of the meals I am eating at the moment as @princessmewmew asked...
...but girl, let me tell you... it is a pretty sad meal plan. No fruit. No sweet potato. No vegetables that aren't green. and a lot of meat. I am really over chopping up chicken breast, there is something so disgusting to me about that lifeless slab of pale cold meat.
After the 18th November (Tough Mudder), I do want to transition into a sustainable way of eating that is good for my body and my soul, so I guess I am searching for the right direction at the moment. My husband said yesterday that he would love to go Vegan and I have to admit, after watching a lot of Freelee's videos (she is one of my new Youtube obsessions) it is definitely an option I am considering. But it also seems so hard.
Whether I can even trust the (extremely opposing) opinions of girls I love to watch on Youtube is another matter altogether, especially when people like Freelee, and her Raw til 4 diet, are surrounded by so much controversy, or when Paleo-eating Sarah's Day admits to not having had a period in six months.
I'm beginning to think the comparison of the debate surrounding healthy food and the debate surrounding religion are strangely similar. Ultimately, can the right answer be proven? A vegan may never get cancer or be overweight, but was it the diet, or was it other factors like environment, mindset and genetics? In the same way you can boldly believe in JC, but no one will ever really know if that belief was "the right one."
I guess that, just like with religious beliefs, maybe it's not about finding the "right one" for humans. Maybe it's just about finding the right eating habits for you. Just as a vegan can feel content with their choices knowing they didn't stand for the killing of animals, a paleo can feel happy in eating eggs because they love eggs and believe that helps them achieve maximum performance in the sports they love.
What do you think the best diet for humans is? I would love to hear your opinions on what the healthiest eating habits are!
Hannah! If you want to go vegan that would be awesome. Conveniently for you, I wrote a post a couple of days ago with a bunch of links to help a sister out. 🍉 🍍 🍓
oh @choogirl! Amazing, that's handy timing! Let me go over and check that out now :)
Yeah its definitely something I would like to aim for in the not too distant future!
I eat whatever fufils me and makes me feel content! I would love to try Vegan too it is just such a hard transition to make going from eating so much chicken that its coming our your ears to eating (Vegetables as a protein source) it is all very difficult with exercise too and trying to sustain a healthy balance! But I would love to hear from you if you ever do go Vegan :)
Yeah absolutely! It does seem like a hard transition, I will definitely post about it on Steemit when I try and transition!!
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fantastic post @hannahlicious, yes it is important in our life that we have to choose healthy food, so eat whatever your mentor suggest you but do drink at least 2 to 3 liters water a day because it is also very important for maintain the health and it also helps to keep a person fit. thanks for sharing.
awesome post .We all need healthy food for life
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If you have access to water from a spring you should invest time in collecting it and drinking exclusively from it. Part of a healthy lifestyle is also drinking the right kind of water;)
It's gotta be sustainable for both you and the planet. It's all a learning curve as we gradually increase our repertoire of plant-based meals. Check out the
Happy Pear on You Tube - some great recipes but they do go a little overboard on the tamari. https://thehappypear.ie/ Loved @choogirl's post on going vegan - I'll definitely be checking out those useful links.