Saturday, April 5, 2014

Saturday fitness post: The ideal diet

I got idea for today's post when I went for a morning walk. And today's post is about the ideal diet plan, the ideal diet for anyone. And the truth is, I believe there is no universal diet for everyone.

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Many people are slightly surprised when I tell them I am vegan: "But you don't push others to stop eating meat or publish pictures of animals suffering on your facebook wall ..." or whatever "typical vegans" do. No, I don't or I rarely do (I post what is worth publishing), because I believe that if you point out something, you give power towards it. I'd rather post about Japan banning whale hunting for example, because it's good news.

Anyways, my best advice for "ideal diet" is to listen to your body. I personally enjoy and benefit from vegan gluten-free diet, so that's the way I eat. I stopped eating other foods, because I didn't feel right after eating it, or I got intolerant or it made me feel heavy or it made me feel sick or caused stomach ache. Right now vegan feels right for me and I don't feel deprived at all.

You can study every diet on the planet and try to stick to certain kind of diet, but you don't feel OK and don't enjoy it or you feel deprived, body needs something else. Choosing the right diet for you is like a yoga practice - listen to your body, do whatever feels good for you, don't push it or force it, don't exaggerate ... The ideal diet is the one that benefits you and environment.

(I'm talking about real foods - processed foods don't count as real foods :)).

So, have you found your ideal diet yet? :)

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12 comments:

  1. Hmmm... my two biggest vices are vegetable oil and refined sugar... and no, I can't live without them!! :)

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  2. Meni se zdi, da jesti zdravo je idealna "dieta" :) Če me bo kdo vprašal, nisem bila verjetno nikdar na dieti, ker zdravega prehranjevanje ne dojemam kot diete, se pa popolnoma strinjam in tudi ugotovila sem, da najboljše poslušati in opazovati odzive telesa, to je najboljši recept :) Je pa res, da je določene želje telesa včasih treba ignorirat :P

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    1. No, saj z izrazom dieta sem mislila način prehranjevanja :)
      Meni prababica vedno reče, a si še vedno na dieti? :D Pa njenem mnenju jaz nič ne jem :)
      Predvsem je treba očistiti brbončice, ker sladkor (ne naraven sladkor iz sadje) in vsa umetno narejena sploh ni kar nam je mati narava dala. Tega ni bilo tisoč let nazaj. Tudi ljudje so lovili svoje meso, nabirali žita itd... danes je pač vse velka industrija in biznis. Predvsem je pa treba vedt, kdaj hraniš čustva in kdaj hraniš telo. Hrana je zdravilo, ne vzrok bolezni, če si tako želimo

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  3. There are so many things I need to cut out of my diet... I have a sweet tooth I need to kick :(

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    1. There's no such ting as sweet tooth, only sugar addiction ;) I suggest you read Suicide by sugar from dr. Nancy Appleton and G.N. Jacobs

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  4. To glede veganov je res, jaz sem že kdaj zgruntala da večina veganov teži drugim da kako mučijo živali itd, obratno drugi veganom pa da živijo od trave.

    Je pa res kar je Maja napisala, da zdrava hrana ti mora prit v navado, ne da to dojemaš kot neko dieto. Jaz raje jem zdravo in se prekršim, kot da bi 1 mesec se strogo držala, pol pa spet nažiranje in slaba hrana.

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    1. Ja, js jem samo kalčke pa oreščke bojda :P Meni drugi več vsiljujejo z argumentom, da ljudje že od nekdaj jemo meso. Ja, res je, ampak tudi od nekdaj so nekateri vegetarijnci (menda je bil Jezus vegetarijanec) in vegani, ljudje pa so si mogli meso ujeti sami. Ljudje tako rušimo naraven sistem (umetno oplojevanje živali, podiranje gozdov, zasedanje narvnega habitata živali, hranjenje živali z žitom, ki bi lahko dali lačnim ljudem), da tudi če bi vsi postali vegani oz. bi si meso mogli ujeti sami, ne bi bilo preveč živali na svetu, samo v harmonijo bi spet stopili.
      Jaz si samo zdrave sladice delam, ker moje telo (in brbončice) pretirano sladkih in procesiranih zadev ne prenese več. Drug dan mam mačka :)

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  5. Joooj res mi gredo na živce ljudje, ki ti hočejo vsiliti nek svoj način, ok.. Poslušam, pa tudi toleriram, ampak imam pa tudi svoje mnenje. :) Drugače pa se strinjam s tabo, najboljše se mi zdi, da najdeš nekaj kar tvojemu telesu najbolj ugaja, da ga poslušaš.. Pol pa nekako da slediš pravilu 80/20, ker tu pa tam pride kaka priložnost, ko se pač pregrešiš in takrat res ne rabiš imet slabe vesti :)

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    1. Ko rečeš, kako se prehranjuješ, vsi okoli tebe postanejo samooklicani nutricisti :)
      Lahko preštudiraš vse načine prehranjevanja - keto, paleo, prehranjevanje za krvne skupine, presnojedstvo ... in če ti pač ne utreza, naredi svojo "mašanico". So ljudje, ki jim presnojedstvo ful sede, so pa ljudje, ki so dobili alergije, akne itd.. Vsak (zdrav) način prehranjevanja (neprocesirana hrana, frišna, brez dodanih antibiotikov in naravno vzgojena, ravno tako, da ne onesnažuje) je dober. Vsak pa najde svojo magic kombinacijo :)

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    2. Točno tak ja :) Glavno, da najde vsak posameznik svojo magic kombinacijo :)

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  6. "But you don't push others to stop eating meat or publish pictures of animals suffering on your facebook wall"
    Lol! That's so true! But it's silly of people to think that there are certain stereotypes, just because you eat (or don't eat) certain food.
    Back on topic, you're absolutely right. There are no "certain diets". Every body is different and requires different foods. The best diet is the one your body reacts best to :)

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