Today's blog post is about something that involves my health and my body's needs. I have recently started up a the 28 Day Reset challenge by Blogilates and here I will tell you about my experience with it so far.
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There are 5 demanding, yet quite basic rules to the 28 Day Reset:
1. No dairy
2. No gluten
3. No added sugar
3. No processed food
5. No alcohol
The reset also requires you to workout 6 times a week. However, I have not been doing this as I just wanted to test the benefits of the diet and I like to change thing up to the way that they suit me.
So the rules seem pretty basic... Not too surprising. However, when you reread through them you realise that you may have ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA WHAT YOU COULD POSSIBLY EAT!!!
Do not worry guys, I thought the same thing and then realised there is actually quite a few things you can eat. If you want I am more than happy to post a food blog post next on my everyday necessities. Also, Blogilates has a whole PDF about the foods you can eat which helps a bunch when you are out shopping so I would definitely recommend checking that out.
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| I do realise this looks like baby sick - I promise it was actually good! |
Well, it was actually alright!
I must admit I have constant cravings for chocolate, cakes, sweets (as you can see I have a very sweet tooth), I even have cravings for foods that I would never crave before but all of a sudden, I feel like they are a necessity! My diet is definitely different to the diet of my family members in the house, so it takes a bit of getting used to as I would be usually cooking up something very different from what they are eating. This will also conclude in even more cravings as their food just seems great, and it's the food I've grown to know and love.
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| I have literally become obsessed with sweet potato chips - A definate must! |
The eating bit out of the way, let's talk about the money spends. As I mentioned, I do not live alone and have found myself buying foods that are much different from the rest of my family. This also means that my mum does not pay for my whole food shop so using my own money makes this a tad more difficult. I also find that fruits and vegetables add up in price SO QUICKLY and also have a very short shelf life, meaning that I have to go shopping more often and spend more each time I go... THIS SUCKS! I have to admit, the spending element of this is defiantly not fun.
On to my actual well-being: as with everything there are positives and negatives and this might go a bit TMI, I'm sorry but I know some of you will want to know the not so pretty details so here goes! This week I had my period, I was scared that it will completely freak out due to the dietary changes my body was experiencing. Luckily, it didn't: my period was just the usual, not heavier, not lighter, not shorter nor longer, just the same usual self. However, the usual side affects that come with the period were different, but in a good way. My usual cramps and bloating were pretty much non existent, and that felt great because the period was no setback. Clearly, I must have been eating something before that my time of the month was not too fond off.. OOPS! I've also felt more energised and like I can do things to my best ability (I am someone that need naps like 24/7 so this was a pleasant awakening). My appetite confuses me slightly.. I usually eat A LOT, hence always overfilling myself (bad, I know), this time I've been eating smaller portions and of different foods, foods that don't have that "I'm full" kick, if you know what I mean. These foods, I found, still make me fill a bit empty after eating, like I should have a chocolate bar or something to finish off. Saying that, I do not feel the need to eat for a lot longer between my meals as the energy is released slowly throughout the day. And now on to the real gross stuff, I used to be constipated quite a lot, and now I seem to have more diarrhoea (something that I would experience about once a year). Obviously, it's not great. Though my theory on this is the change in overall diet which means my body is in a bit of a shocked stage and the increase in fibre which was very sudden, so even though fibre can help loose stools, it can also cause them if it's amount is massively changed.
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| And since I have forgotten to take pictures of the final meal, here is a picture of it in my takeaway box - Also, it wasn't that greasy in person! |
I hope this blog post helped and that some of you will join me on this journey (as it is never too late). If you are doing this reset or are doing another New Year diet/health regime, tell me how it's going below.
Have a wonderful day,
Anna.xo
