Why the World Needs Health Coaches
23 June 2013
Mosquito Cafe, Galveston Texas
This week in health coach training I have been experimenting with my eating. Now, I do this a lot anyway, but this time it was for more of a purpose. The whole "You are what you eat" mantra is really coming into focus...
I took the above photo before enjoying a lovely caesar salad at Mosquito Cafe in Galveston Texas. It ended up being the last meal for a bonding I've had on my front tooth for the past 20+ years. I'm not saying the salad caused the tooth to break...it was just a coincidence. The salad was super lovely and an antidote to all the (delicious) fried southern goodness I'd been indulging in for days.
If we take the time to listen, our bodies know what they need to thrive and if we know the healthy alternatives to our cravings, even better.
I've been trying to listen to what my body wants a lot more these days.
The results have been interesting. Some days I even ignore it. Some days I really DO want that burger.
It's all about balance.
This week we were exploring raw food. Now...I found a lot of the ideas very interesting, actually and although I am not going to go all raw, I do want to add some more raw food into my diet. There are a lot of benefits. As a rule, our plates should contain at least 80% vegetables and a palm size portion of meat is more than enough (I don't want to give up meat!)
In class we listened to David Wolfe speak and I was introduced to the concept of not eating proteins and starches together.
SO...I had a salad with my Muffuletta instead of fries.
We do what we can.
XO