{"id":950,"date":"2016-03-26T00:15:57","date_gmt":"2016-03-26T07:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/?p=950"},"modified":"2016-07-13T15:24:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T22:24:51","slug":"my-diet-starts-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/my-diet-starts-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"my diet starts on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This semester I&#8217;ve been learning all about food, nutrition, and its effects on the environment. \u00a0I&#8217;ll admit, I have gone through a few kicks: juice-cleansing, clean-eating, paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free all within the last few months. \u00a0 {Mostly because I haven&#8217;t been feeling well and have been suffering of digestive discomfort.\u00a0I finally went to the doctor and all she recommended were taking a few vitamins and natural supplements, and let me tell you &#8211; I have never felt better. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been eating dairy and gluten and I&#8217;m perfectly fine! }<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clean-eating.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-954\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-954 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clean-eating-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"clean eating\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clean-eating-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/clean-eating.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After reading (or listening to) an entire book and taking 2 classes\u00a0about the effects of agriculture on our society, the evils of processed foods, and the mistreatment of animals, as terrible as it is&#8230; I WAS JUST CRAVING A BURGER THE ENTIRE TIME. \u00a0I guess just hearing all about how much work it actually takes to make a burger for an entire book just really got to me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-951\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-951 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2707\" width=\"858\" height=\"644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_2707-e1458862683240.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And let me tell you, after all of the paleo and gluten free kicks I was on for a few months&#8230; that burger never tasted so good. Also, I feel like the above picture just perfectly shows Dallin and I&#8217;s feelings about food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dont-remember-eating-sexy-beast.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-953\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-953\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dont-remember-eating-sexy-beast-300x217.png\" alt=\"dont-remember-eating-sexy-beast\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dont-remember-eating-sexy-beast-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dont-remember-eating-sexy-beast.png 415w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There were a few things I learned from my classes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processed food is bad for you.<\/li>\n<li>The Paleo diet is\u00a0not really a caveman diet. (Cavemen couldn&#8217;t have actually eaten that way&#8230;And our bodies have evolved to digest foods. We aren&#8217;t hunters and gatherers any more guys. \u00a0No need to live like one.)<\/li>\n<li>Processing meat does more to harm the environment than pretty much everything.<\/li>\n<li>CORN IS IN EVERYTHING WE EAT. IT IS EVERYWHERE.<\/li>\n<li>Extreme diets may work for a little bit of time, but a well-balanced diet and constant exercise is the only thing that will actually be effective.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pinning-exercise-images-funny.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-957\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-957\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pinning-exercise-images-funny-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"pinning-exercise-images-funny\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pinning-exercise-images-funny-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/pinning-exercise-images-funny.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GMO&#8217;s probably don&#8217;t actually affect our health as much as we might think, but they are affecting biodiversity on the planet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After all of these things, I&#8217;ve opened up my mind to care a lot more about the environment now, but I also understand how much actually is behind what I am\u00a0eating. \u00a0Most importantly, I&#8217;ve learned to listen to my body more. \u00a0I am a lot more motivated to be healthy because it makes me feel so much better. \u00a0I sleep better, my tummy doesn&#8217;t hurt as much, and I am so much happier. \u00a0If I stay more focused on keeping my body healthy and less on body image, I will have a much happier life in the long run. I have a LONG WAY TO GO ON THIS.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Starting-my-diet-on-monday-ecard.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-960\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Starting-my-diet-on-monday-ecard-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Starting-my-diet-on-monday---ecard\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Starting-my-diet-on-monday-ecard-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Starting-my-diet-on-monday-ecard.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>OK LET&#8217;S BE HONEST.\u00a0I&#8217;m going to eat the burger if I want to because that brings me a lot of joy too. Like, food makes me so happy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/healthy-frosting.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-956\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-956\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/healthy-frosting.jpeg\" alt=\"healthy frosting\" width=\"268\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, Dallin keeps me grounded since I have constant sugar cravings every other hour, and on the other hours I&#8217;m having salt cravings&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/slap-unhealthy-foods-out-of-my-hand.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-958\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-958\" src=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/slap-unhealthy-foods-out-of-my-hand-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"slap-unhealthy-foods-out-of-my-hand\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/slap-unhealthy-foods-out-of-my-hand-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/slap-unhealthy-foods-out-of-my-hand.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But come on, give me some credit, I at least have good intentions. \u00a0I mean.. come on, I&#8217;ll start my diet on Monday \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This semester I&#8217;ve been learning all about food, nutrition, and its effects on the environment. \u00a0I&#8217;ll admit, I have gone through a few kicks: juice-cleansing, clean-eating, paleo, gluten-free, and dairy-free all within the last few months. \u00a0 {Mostly because I haven&#8217;t been feeling well and have been suffering of digestive discomfort.\u00a0I finally went to the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":951,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=950"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":961,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/950\/revisions\/961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=950"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/emmaletters.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}