As I plod through my 60s, I am becoming more aware of how my body feels. The days of eat anything I want, do anything I want are fading into the distance. Weight loss is always on my radar but it seems no matter what I do, I gain one belt notch every year or so. Joints are stiff, my energy is fading and I seem to have lost my spark.
Diet gurus are as plentiful as stock market prophets and each one shouts the truth for everlasting health: high carb-low fat, low carb-high fat, keto, vegan-save the animals, wheat belly-no grains, intermittent fasting, juice diet, and the list goes on. It is a rat's nest of contradictions to unravel.
I just want to feel good, have a bit more energy and maybe lose a few pounds, not sign up for a strict zealous-go insane-try-to-convert-everyone-around-me-to-make-me-feel-self-righteous kind of diet.
So I have done my homework and I am slowly removing junky sweet foods and alcohol from my diet, introducing beans and lentils and eating less meat and more vegetables. And lo and behold, I am feeling better, I have more energy and I have even lost a couple of pounds. Will wonders never cease?
Diet gurus are as plentiful as stock market prophets and each one shouts the truth for everlasting health: high carb-low fat, low carb-high fat, keto, vegan-save the animals, wheat belly-no grains, intermittent fasting, juice diet, and the list goes on. It is a rat's nest of contradictions to unravel.
I just want to feel good, have a bit more energy and maybe lose a few pounds, not sign up for a strict zealous-go insane-try-to-convert-everyone-around-me-to-make-me-feel-self-righteous kind of diet.
So I have done my homework and I am slowly removing junky sweet foods and alcohol from my diet, introducing beans and lentils and eating less meat and more vegetables. And lo and behold, I am feeling better, I have more energy and I have even lost a couple of pounds. Will wonders never cease?