100 days of real food

So yesterday I was sitting on the floor in the game room

skyping with Tom and making headbands...

this is the norm for us...

Seeee...

Anywayyssss, so Tom leaves to go eat his supper

and I'm left there to find something to occupy my time

until he comes back to skypeland...

Soooo I turn the tv on and i'm like oh hey Dr. Oz

you're looking mighty doctory today, what's going on in Dr. Oz land??

So the first words I hear from him are how

to cut out your sugar cravings in 14 days.

I took this as a sign that I needed to tune into this segment

because i have a very serious sugar problem...I love sugar!!!

Anyways I watched that and learned that I need to

put a pinch of salt on some apples twice a day

and that will help my sugar craving..

Uhhhhhh ok, you're the Doctor soooo I'll give it a go..

Next up was a segment about the 100 days of real food challenge.

I was intrigued so I decided to watch that bit too.

I've been thinking about ways to get healthier amidst

all of these scary diseases that are going around.

I also just want to be healthy.

It's a big goal for me but

i'm VERY easily swayed by junk food.

I tell myself NOT to go get those sonic tots

but they're just so freaking good.

Dang you tots, dang you!!!

I have thought a few times how interesting it would be

to only buy from the "real food" sections at the grocery store.

I mean if you did that it would be very difficult to

not get healthy unless of course you like over indulge on

potatoes or something like that...

So when this part of the show came up

I watched it and really felt like it was very doable.

Here's the rules that are posted on their website.

The list of what you can eat was longer than

what you can't eat which made me feel pretty good.

Here's the what you cannot eat

and while it looks challenging I really

am excited to cut out these unhealthy habits.

What you CANNOT eat:

1. No refined grains such as white flour or white rice (items containing wheat must say WHOLE wheat…not just “wheat”)
2. No refined sweeteners such as sugar, any form of corn syrup, cane juice, or the artificial stuff like Splenda
3. Nothing out of a box, can, bag, bottle or package that has more than 5 ingredientslisted on the label
4. No deep fried foods
5. No “fast foods”

This little quote from their website is by far my favorite

because it's so so true!!

"Michael Pollan says to “eat all the junk food you want as long as you cook it yourself.” If you had to peel, chop and deep fry potatoes every time you wanted French fries then you might not eat them very often. Only eating “junk food” such as cakes, sweets, and fried foods as often as you are willing to make them yourself will automatically ensure the frequency is appropriate."

Genius!!

I'm not sure whether I'll last 100 days

or maybe i'll even go longer.

I just think it's a great concept and

I'm really excited to see what happens

when I jump into this challenge.

So do you think I'm crazy?

Would you ever do something like this?

Do you already only eat real food?

Do you have a junk food problem?

Are we junk food soul sisters?

Let me know your thoughts :)

Hope you're all having a great day!!