Week 2 of The Slow Down Diet: Quality

“Elevate the quality of your food.” -Marc David

With week one The Slow Down Diet done, I am ready to move forward with week two.  This week’s focus in on Quality.  This should be a piece of cake broccoli.

Notes from Week One

I focused on breathing and relaxing my belly while eating.  Slowing down.  And not eating in front of my computer.  It was much harder than I thought it would be.

Some surprises

• Who knew that breathing and relaxing could be so hard while eating??  I sure didn’t, but I found that it makes a huge difference in my digestion.  What do I mean by that?  I didn’t get heart burn at all when I slowed down and breathed.

• It was difficult to not take my lunch to the computer.  Typically, every lunch is at my desk.  This week, I ate at the table 75% of the time.  I did notice that I ate more on the days when I was eating and working on the computer.  Paying attention DOES make a difference.  Go figure.

Eating more slowly and breathing is a great practice and I will continue to focus on both.  Which is the whole point, but maybe I would have hated it and chucked it.

Now, onto Week Two– Quality.

This is actually one of my peeves about food in America.  Typical food quality is atrocious.  We have completely sapped our soil and most vegetables taste like cardboard, unless you spend a fortune at Whole Foods or grow your own.  Ugh. I am a devoted Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, CSA, and Farmer’s Market shopper when in the States.  I am obsessive about eating quality food.

My big downfalls are sugar and white flour products.  Like all the yummy pastas and fresh breads we buy here.  Focaccia, calzone, pane, pizza — let’s not get started on the list of sweets, shall we?  Let’s just say, I’m on a first name basis with the owners of the best gelaterias in our neighborhood.

So, the goal of week two is eating the highest quality food available and minimizing anti-nutritive foods (like sugar, unhealthy fats, white flour products, etc.)

Our diet is quality.  I knew that my problem was going to be eliminating anti-nutritive foods.  So, I joined a gentle, whole foods cleanse, with nutritionist Simla Turk of Delicious Health, Inc.  Not because I don’t know what to eat, but because I want support when it comes to seriously minimizing the foods that make my tastebuds go wild with joy…  and honestly, I need some accountability for this.

Clara and I went to the market this morning and packed up two big bags full of yummies from our favorite vendor stalls.  Fresh fruits and veggies, fresh meats, some goat cheese for her, different types of olives….

We are ready for lots of relaxed meals, deep breathing and quality, nutrition-packed foods this week.

The Scariest Thought Ever

I’ve also upped my workouts this week.  I really feel so good.  I love the way I feel.

But.

The scale?

Not. One. Pound.

Not even one.

My big scary thought is, “What if I do all of this and I don’t lose any weight?”

Good question.

So what if?

First, it’s only been one week.  Talk about impatience.  I have no idea what’s going to happen over the next 7 weeks.  But thinking about my big, scary thought, I am very clear one one thing.

I will do nothing that doesn’t increase my energy and make me feel fabulous.

That way, whether I lose weight or not, I win.

Want the back story?  Want to know more about week 1?

Me and the Slow Down Diet

Week 1 of The Slow Down Diet: Breathe

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