Discovering the affects of Bread

About a month ago I decided that for the first time in my life...I was going to give up bread along with anything white processed flour.

I turn 40 in a few days and although I have been a fitness instructor for 20 years, my metabolism has finally stalled. For the past couple of years the weight has slowly been creeping on. In Spite of me exercising almost daily and eating healthy, I could not get rid of this extra weight! As many mature women know, this is very frustrating, especially when you work in the fitness industry.

So I decided once and for all to give up all things flour! No bread, tortillas, pancakes, etc. I also made the decision to crank up my intake of meat. (Which I've never liked) After 30 days I did see a few numbers drop on the scale, but no real change on my naked reflection in the mirror. As a Health Coach, I know that it's going to take more than a month to see real results in the mirror.

But here's the interesting thing...yesterday my daughter asked for pancakes. Being that I had completed my 30 days of no flour, I went ahead and made, and ate some pancakes. I ate 2 for breakfast. There were a bunch leftover, and because I didn't want to cook dinner, we all ate more pancakes for dinner. (It's a mom thing...we get sick of being in the kitchen all day dang it!)

Last night before going to bed I felt bloated and achy all over. My digestion was resenting the flour I ingested big time. Interestingly enough, as someone who has never been a big fan of meat, I never felt any digestive discomfort from it. It actually helped me feel satiated and satisfied.

As an aspiring yogi and ayurveda educator, I'm not really supposed to eat meat. I did feel a little guilty every time I ate a dead animal, but for the sake of seeing how it would affect my metabolism, I did it.

Now I don't think that I'll ever be a big meat eater. I will continue to for go the flour and opt for more animal protiens, adopting more of a keto diet.

As always, much love and namaste friends.

Sabrina White