What do I eat?

So this has been the hot topic... everyone wants to know what I eat? Well, I eat..... food!  I eat very clean food. But what does that mean CLEAN? It means I eat food that has not been processed. If it comes out of the ground and looks like it came out of the ground, I eat it. Let me give you an easy example; Corn, when corn comes out of the ground it's usually a nice yellow color and it comes on a cob. It does not come out of the ground in a box with the work CHEX written on it or in a bag that says Tostitos. Does this mean I NEVER eat those things or that I will NEVER eat those things? Probably not, because now when I look at those foods or if I try to eat those foods, I notice how it affects my body. More than likely I will have a headache the next day and feel generally tired or I may feel really bloated.  It may or may not affect YOU this way, but you won't be able to figure this out until you have FULLY eliminated it from your diet for 3 months! After that..... reintroduce things and pay attention to how you feel in the next 24 hours.
When I first started this journey I ate different than I do now. And I want to make it clear that you need to eat different ways to get different results. For me I first needed to clean my system out! My trainer and nutrition expert Jay Altman advised me to go dairy free, gluten free and sugar free (including fruit) for 3 months! Okay quit screaming now, I know I thought he was nuts! I thought I would GO NUTS! No bread or chips or crackers for 3 months!!! And NO dairy, no yogurt? What in the heck am I going to eat? Honestly the hardest part for me was the sugar. Sugar is as addictive as heroin and cocaine, not kidding! look it up if you think I am :) After 2 weeks I thought I was going to go crazy and my poor husband and kids, let's just say I'm happy they are still with me. Besides feeling terrible, I couldn't THINK of anything but food and sugar and what I wanted to eat. This is where you HAVE to have a support system. My advice, if you go this route and eliminate everything at once, completely clean out your cupboards, do not give yourself ANY excuse to even temp you.
After that I re-introduced things slowly. First it was blueberries and strawberries. I watched what my blood sugar did. If I spiked above 100 I new I couldnt have it or at least that much of it. Then I did dairy, for me yogurt was fine as long as it's a good greek yogurt, plain and then add your own fruit. The sugar content in the standard yogurts are too high. I now rarely have dairy... it does not help me lose weight. Lastly I added bread and found out it makes me feel yucky! very bloated so to me not worth it. My diet is basically protein from eggs and meat. Vegetables, which is funny cuz I HATED vegetables, that was until I learned how to cook and season them. I eat different when I am maintaining weight, I eat different when I am trying to take weight off. So I could spend an hour talking about what I eat! Haha which leads me to: A CLASS!
YES, I am going to offer a class!  It's going to be very informal held at my mom's house in Burnsville. I will talk about what I have done over the last year, but EVEN BETTER my trainer Jay Altman is going to come and speak for an hour about much of what he has taught me and answer your questions. Let me just tell you what an incredible opportunity this is for you.  Jay is not only a certified personal trainer, but also a metabolic typing advisor and functional medicine practitioner. He has helped hundreds of people for the last 18 years. He has a bachelors in Kinesiology, he is a certified lifestyle coach and nutrition consultant. He was the head strength coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves and he has trained many top level college and olympic athletes.  YOU get him for 90 minutes and you get to do this for only $20.00. I know crazy right? I had a lot of people email and message me that they REALLY want to get healthy, loose weight and get fit and how do I start? And more importantly how do I do it on a budget? Well my friends, that is why I came up with this class.... You are inspiring ME! I really wanted to make this so affordable especially with the holidays because I totally know how it is.
For $20.00 this is what you get: 2 hours with Jay and I  to discuss nutrition, health and exercise. A take home packet with the outline of our talk, a grocery list and recipes to help you get started. An exercise routine that uses just your body weight, no equipment or gym needed!  PLUS I will have some yummy healthy food, and to top it off.... I am going to do a door prize of a free photography sitting to use next summer/fall to show off your great new body!!!!!
By clicking on  "Jen's class" you will be re-directed to sign up for my class right now!
 If your serious about getting healthy in 2013 then click  HERE.  DON'T wait to see if your friend wants to do it with you, sign up and then send your friend a link and tell them "I just signed up will you please come with me?" Don't wait to check your schedule... If there is one thing I learned this year and I learned this from Jay is "If you want it bad enough, make it happen!" this means you will push this button, sign up, and commit to coming January 4th at 6:30 regardless of your work schedule, regardless of your childcare situation, regardless of ANY other plans you may have that night. If you have that kind of determination YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL! And I will be committed to helping you get there. PUSH this button and you will receive an email in the next 24hours with all the information you need. Can't wait to see all of you!!!