Sense Variety Not Slavery

I have spoken of variety before. There is no sense in eating a whole pizza when you can have just 1 slice instead of the whole and include a whole variety of whole foods along with the 1 slice and feel satisfied sooner. 

Don't be a sense slave!

 Or better yet lets take the variety thing a bit further and rather than over indulging in just one sense alone, use all 5 senses to the limit, all at once might not be possible but go for it ;)

• Over indulge in some oxygen by being out of breath smelling (variety of) flowers etc...
• Tune in to (a variety of) some uplifting, upbeat music that unavoidably puts a dance in your step or just focus on every sound inside and/or outside your front door etc....
• Gaze on (a variety of) nature, art, scenic views and human nature that surrounds you etc....
• Touch (a variety of) things, anything and just be aware of it's textures, let sand pour through your fingers, make a (healthy) dough, hold your hand out of a car window (of course avoiding any passing obstruction)....really feel it etc....
• ....and if you have time left, indulge you sense of taste, if what you eat is truly nourishing it will be satisfying from the beginning because there is no satisfaction in the shame of saturated fats and grease etc...

Focus....be aware

Constantly fill your senses with the constant stimuli that surrounds you instead of filling just one gluttonous sense to the brink and leaving the rest of your life empty and may be your stomach will be bit bit emptier rather than the wholeness of your well-being.

"Only a sense slave finds it torture to eat moderately.....The sense slave eats to satisfy his palate and ultimately finds himself the victim of disease. The soul urges man to discipline the palate; after a short period of demonstrations of outraged dignity, the palate gives no further trouble! Like a good servant, the sense of taste learns to be satisfied with the wholesome decisions of its master, the soul."
-Paramahansa Yogananda

worshippingthefire 

Nature designed us to be physically functionally not fat

Be natural not normal......

Sculpt Your Bod!

Don't Believe in Miracles, Rely On Them

We went out to eat last night and I was successful at not being full.

I ate half of my meal, which was fish curry (totally healthy), but honestly I expected to go back to it when I got a bit hungry again taking it in doses to avoid stretching out my stomach. 

I stopped eating because I was almost full and I walked away to go play pool. Our server asked if I wanted it boxed up for take away  and I said, no, thank you and that I as planning on finishing the fish before we leave. 

I am so not used to wasting food yet, so it was pretty disappointing that when I went back to our table it had been cleared and cleaned up.
This morning is a bit different as I woke up almost a bit bitter to not have any fish curry to supply my tiny hangover with some delicious protein!!! Just going through it in my mind again now is a bit irritating because it is making me crave the juicy fish....stave off the crave though, babe and don't be a sense slave!
Ultimately I should be happy that calories escaped my grasp, that is success right there.....but they were healthy calories and much needed protien, boohooo.....letting go of what could have been is hard in the beginning, so hard and irritating but it is a successful step and emotional resource to let go and just know that hopefully it didn't go to waist ;) 

I am so proud to say though that I have finally met October 1st's measuring goal....two weeks late but never the less it was met and at this rate November's goal will be met punctually! Dream big.....
Don't believe in miracles....rely on them, YES :)

Thinspiration

Don't Eat Yourself Old (looking and smelling)

Great visual thinspiration!!! One of my favorite "diet stories" / thinspiration is of the calorie restriction studies on the rhesus monkeys.

 If you know what I am talking about then these cute little guys will ring a bell:

Can you believe these monkey are the same age? Now you tell me which monkey looks "hotter"?  
That's what I thought, I agree, the monkey on the left totally looks hotter and younger than the monkey on the right.
As I said, this was a calorie restriction diet study (Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1989) and from what I see, just look at them, the proof is in the pudding or should I say in the healthy, low calorie, unprocessed alternative.
The National Institute of Aging sort of rebuked this study recently saying that the monkeys in their study showed no difference in longevity to the other 'control' monkeys.
But come on now, I think The National Institute of Looking Young and Hot would have to agree that who cares what makes you live longer, it's what makes you look good, young, hot and healthy that matters!
Albeit the CR diet also had the benefits of greatly reducing  the risk of getting heart disease, diabetes, cancer and other diseases of aging. The CR monkeys also were said to have "younger-seeming immune systems" and better metabolisms. They also did live 50% longer which shows it "slowed the aging process".
I don't know what the NIA is getting at but these findings show, just looking at the picture above, a very clear picture just what eating until you're full can do to you physically.




Longevity? Is that the debate? What about youth? Who cares how long you live if it's in this body>

Poor little fella!


Summary:
If you eat whatever, whenever and how much you like you will look older (even go grey faster!) and be fatter.
Restrict Calories at the very least by 10% daily and you will look younger and hotter.

Sugars, processed foods, saturated fats, GMO's, propylene glycol and especially deep fried foods will make you look 10 years older and a few inches wider at the least.
It is best when shopping at the grocery store to stay near the walls. Only shop in the produce, meat (unless you are vegan/veggie) and may be bakery (only for some fiber filled 100% whole wheat). If you must penetrate the isles of shame it better only be for some healthy almonds, walnuts and some soda water. 
.....and of course you are allowed to hit the liquor section but that will surely even out all your calorie restriction and may be not make you so young looking after all...at least the next morning right! 


So, here's to you calorie restricted, healthy, way younger looking (inside and out), skinny rhesis monkey on the left.
Thanks for proving that eating an unnecessary amount of food can have such an impact on not only your complete happiness with your reflection but on wellness and your well being too.
Thank you for the visual that I always keep in my mind of your cute little "before picture" that was never an "after picture" like the monkey on the right.

      

This is all I have to say to any ingredients that have preservatives, flavour added, colour added, to any sugar that does not come from a fruit or veggie, to anything processed, to GMO's, to propylene glycol and above all deep fried foods:

After or Before

Remember the door swings both ways.......

(The fridge door, hahaha) 

                                                After?           Before?