My laptop passed out…. so no laptop for a month !
So for a few weeks, i had no tv, no internet, no laptop… just my phone…. Technology diet ! But i actually enjoyed it ! It helps me to focus more about my real life, and myself =) But I’m glad I have my laptop back in my life (and I bought a TV too :p )
I’ve been really busy and I really really love my life right now ! My job is really interesting, my team is so fun and nice !
I also made some “dietary changes”. I’m a former vegetarian (then almost vegan then vegetarian) but in fall i started eating fish again because I had huge cravings for salmon ! And it was awesome, I felt so good, no guilty, healthy….
Then in december I started eating chicken again because I had some cravings…. but then I started to eat more meat than I was actually craving because I went back to a “lower carb/high protein” mentality … I dont know why, but sometimes I just start thinking “i need to cut my carbs and eat more chicken to look better” even if I was really healthy…. and I stopped my intuitive eating, started feeling guilty about the chicken (former vegetarian for ethics)… and started to indulge too much (more than I actually wanted), gained weight, overeat, restrict (“i need to eat just chicken+veggies because I ate way too much yesterday…)…. No good at all !
But my “technology diet” really helped me go through it ! I took some time to think about my past eating habits … When did i feel healthy ? when did I loose/gain weight ? when and what food I was eating when I had a lot of energy and was happy ? how did i do ? how i felt ?
And then I realized than i wasn’t paying attention to my body anymore, and I was listening to some rules (“no carbs at night”, “meat and veggies”, “no saturated fat”…AND IT ‘S NOT RIGHT ! When I used the ‘intuitive eating ” mentality, my body never ever betrayed me. If I wanted some butter, I’d have it (and my body doesnt crave huge amount of it). If I really want some oatmeal with mealted dark chocolate as my dinner, why not ? Its better than eating my fish and veggies and then binge on cereals !
I don’t eat any meat lately (just fish because I truly love it 
) but I won’t call myself a pescetarian (I don’t need this title to define myself =) ). If one day I crave it, I’ll eat it ! I crave fish/seafood several times a week but no everyday…
Intuitive eating, and mindfullness are so important in my life ! I feel so much better and relaxed (Thanks Carbs ! )
I’ve been reading an awesome book ! “The gifts of imperfection” by Brene Brown … such an amazing book. It’s about being yourself. The best book I’ve ever read. I have no words to describe it, but it’s really helpful =)
Have you ever read this book ?
Food rules or intuitive eating ?
a month without technology sounds awesome!
i am still trying to work on the intuitive eating thing. it has gotten WAY better than it used to be but i still have those obsessive thoughts every once in awhile. that books sounds awesome! i’ll need to get my hands on a copy
It’s really hard to fight our obsessive thoughts and to trust ourselves
. I saw your race pictures and loved it !!
Girl it sounds like you are in a really good place. I am so SO happy that you decided to follow your cravings as far as proteins and fats goes. That is awesome, and I am sure your body truly needed what it was telling you it wanted. And yay for being busy, happy, and enjoying your job!
Thank you. It’s hard to find the right balance sometimes but your blog actually helped me a lot ! I do need carbs (Idk why I’m always trying low/no carbs !!) but not a lot, just one serving at every meal (and more PWO). So carbs, protein and fat at every meal (I eat more chicken, fish and eggs, as I said because your blog inspired me ! and my body loves it !)