it's the start of something new

i paid my credit card off today.

i am going to start eating 100% clean.

that means, fruits & vegetables, whole grains, lean protein & water. i will also add in organic yogurt & milk from a local farm where i know how the farmer treats the cows (no hormones & give those cows grain please!). i have been inspired to do this not only because i have been doing P90X for around 60 days now, but because my convictions about food continue to grow. it is important to put money back into the local economy to stimulate my town, but also to build a relationship with the people that grow my food is amazing. i believe eating clean will also give me more energy while i am not relying on processed foods and sugars and crashing in between meals. it is much healthier for your body & hopefully it will be fun too!

okay, so i'm not all that excited about cutting out all sugar and i may even eat a cookie once in a while but i think this will be an important step into becoming the healthiest i have ever been and it will also allow/force me to not hold onto my love of sweet things --- aka cookies, ice cream, etc. it is not that those things are bad for you, but when you are trying to get "into the best shape of your life" (thanks Tony Horton!) they probably are not the best choice.

so there you have it. i am officially on my way to eating 100% clean. i don't really have a plan. i think i'll just wing it. goodbye icecream i bought yesterday, you are going down the drain.

today:
breakfast
3 egg whites + 1 whole egg; canola oil
1 piece of whole wheat toast with butter & honey
3/4 cup of organic yogurt with 5 raspberries & homemade granola (honey, almonds, oats, coconut, wheat germ, whole wheat flour, canola oil, vanilla, H2O)

snack
24g protein shake + 8 oz skim milk + mango & flax seeds

lunch
 1/2 cup of oatmeal
1 plum

snack
1/2 avocado
12 almonds
28g protein shake + H2O

62oz of H2O today; will achieve 1 gallon daily

wow. this feels good!

farewell for now,
KC