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Thursday 16 January 2014

Food Diary Day 16: New Year New You




Breakfast:

2 egg white/ 1 yolk omelette with cottage cheese, spinach and avocado

Glutamine
Wheatgrass
Cod liver Fish oils

Snack:

Greek yoghurt, blueberries, raspberries and almonds

Green tea



Lunch:

Left over salmon fish cakes served with spinach, red pepper and avocado



Snack:

celery stick and hummus

Dinner:

You know when your reaching the end of the week and there is nothing left in your cupboard. I had eggs, so made a quiche using 3 eggs, coconut flour, cottage cheese, spinach, broccoli and feta cheese! Throw it together in a bowl and mix put in oven for 10 mins!Made some for my lunch tomorrow too!



Exercise:

Legs day:

TRX workout- 10 reps x 3 rounds
1. TRX Lunge (jump)
2. TRX Leg Extension
3. TRX one leg squat

10 reps x 3 rounds

1. TRX Curtsy jump
2. TRX Switch Lunge

Followed by 60 barbell squats (sumo, ski, and normal)

Evening:

30/10 x 5 rounds (20 mins)

1. Skipping
2. Hip Bridge (in and outs)
3. Squat jumps
4. Cross straight leg extensions
5. Hurdle jumps- equaliser
6. Table holder leg kicks

30/30 x 6 exercises

1. Sprint on spot
2. Jumping Jacks
3. Equaliser mountain climbers
4. In and out jump abs
5. Lateral jumps
6. Mummy kicks

Gluten Free Diet:

TheAlternativeDaily.com has an interesting article called “Is Modern Wheat Making You Fat and Sick?” Some interesting points from the article:
 
It is estimated that up to 10% of the population has a sensitivity to the protein in wheat known as gluten. Some estimate that it may be higher, closer to 30%. The article explains that the other 90% of people who consume wheat really should not be eating it either.

Why?

Modern Wheat Destroys Blood Sugar

Two slice of whole wheat bread raise sugar higher than 6 teaspoons of table sugar!!!! Wheat for breakfast (cereals), wheat for lunch (bread) and wheat for snacks (granola bars) results in visceral fat that encircles the intestines, heart, liver and kidneys. This results in what Dr Davis calls a “wheat belly”.

Inflammation

People who eat wheat  usually have inflammation such as joint inflammation, bowel inflammation, acid reflux, inflammation of the brain, inflammation of the airways etc.

Impact of a Wheat-Free Diet

Dr. Davis tells us that taking wheat out of the diet will result in the following:

  •     Improved weight loss
  •     Reduced appetite
  •     Lowered blood sugar
  •     Reduced joint pain
  •     Reduced inflammation
  •     Improvement in cognitive function
  •     Reduced anxiety
  •     Reduced food obsessions
  •     Reduced blood pressure
  •     Reduced triglycerides
  •     Increased energy
  •     Improved sleep

Warning: If you choose to be gluten free, avoid the commercial gluten free products, at least until you educate yourself on the differences between the various gluten free products on the market.


What Can I Eat?
Eat real, single ingredient non-grain foods as much as possible. You can focus most of your diet on nuts, healthy fats, organic fruits/vegetables, grass-fed beef, organic chicken and turkey, wild caught salmon, cheese, organic eggs, coconuts, avocados, seeds, olive and hemp oils as well as a variety of other foods that are in their natural state. The more processed and refined a food is, the more likely it contains wheat and other by products of the refinement process that are just too dangerous to your health.