13/11/2024
🎯 Our family also gets asked this a lot. Do we feel restricted? No. A common misconception is that all we have left to eat is carrot sticks and lettuce leaves! 🥕🥗. Haha...far from it! 😆. We enjoy our food and so do those we cater for 😋. We also enjoy not being restricted by the health issues, which eating 'normally' once bought with it 😉💪😊.
I get asked this question often. It’s a fair question. But it blows me away that our society has such a perception of deprivation when it comes to foods (and what is called “food” that isn’t).
Is my food lifestyle (high protein, low-carb veggies, a small amount of fruit, and minimal unprocessed carbs) restrictive?! I’m definitely not stopping at the nearest drive through when I’m running errands. I’m not getting a bun with my burger at a restaurant and I pack food before I leave the house most of the time.
But tell me what’s restrictive. I’m 45 years old and have better health and more energy than when I was in my 20’s, even after having six kids.
I can rollerskate for hours and feel great.
I don’t have to drag myself around or deal with health issues that come from a less-restrictive diet.
My hormones and menstrual cycle don’t interfere with my daily living.
I can do tough chores working with my animals and carrying heavy feed bags around.
Physically I am not restricted like most people my age (and even younger).
So is it restrictive the way I eat? Sure. But we choose which way we’ll be restricted. Either we’re restrictive with what we eat or we’re restricted in life physically (and mentally). I’ll take the first one. How about you?
