This Momma is a Skinny Bitch!

Between the bouts of colic and sleepless nights, my husband and I let our health slip. A lot. It started with a nasty M&M addiction and grew into all sorts of instant foods. Frozen pizzas? Great! Cereal for lunch? Sure. As long as it was quick and didn’t require any thinking, we’ll eat it.

By mid-March we looked like a couple ready for rehab. Partially because of the lack of sleep. Mostly because of the crap we put in our bodies. Our skin was rough, eyes dark and puffy, and we had zits like a teenager. It was time for a detox.

As fate has it, our new nanny (we went through four, that’s another story) asked if I read “Skinny Bitch”. I got a copy from the library and breezed through it in a couple days, throwing food out of our house as I read. Just two weeks later, my health and looks have never been better. This is the first photo I’ve taken in years that didn’t require a bit of Photoshop.

Tiger and Me

Compare that to this untouched photo taken last summer. Mind you, it kills me to put this horrible picture on the Internet. The only reason I’m sharing this mordifying shot is because I want you to wake up to the toxins in your diet.

Skinny but very toxic me.

Before our “winter/baby survival” binge, I thought we ate healthy. A few years ago we knocked off a lot of weight using the South Beach Diet theory. Then we just stayed clear of carbs and sugars. “Fat Free” and “Sugar Fee” were our friends. We might have been thinner, but we still looked awful because we were eating crap.

How I Skinny Bitched Me

I won’t go through everything in “Skinny Bitch”. Instead, I recommend you get a copy and read it. But I will highlight a few things that I’m doing different that I know are working.

• Drink at least 64 ounces of water a day. My son has about half this in formula. So it’s a nice way to keep up.
• Take Hydraplenish supplements. I’ve been dehydrated all my life. Time to catch up.
• Eat less meat. It’s disgusting how they slaughter and package animals. If you have to have a fix, go for a free range critter that’s been butchered humanely.
• Eat as much organic as I can. Thank heavens for Pomegranate¬†market – the new organic grocer in town. Please shop there so they stay in business!
• Eat only ingredients I can pronounce. I always knew I should be doing this, but didn’t for sake of¬†my friends “fat free” and “sugar free”.
• Eat anything I want. If it’s wholesome and good for me, why not? I know my stomach is about the size of Starbucks Trenta, so why stretch it. That’s gross.
• Ignore the food pyramid. It’s made up by people in suites who are more interested in money than your health.
• GAVE UP¬†ALCOHOL! It’s almost socially expected of us to drink so it’s hard to think that it could be harmful. Give it a week and you’ll see a difference. If you can’t, perhaps that’s saying something.

Still not convinced?

Then watch this video and learn how the American food products are messed up. Stop feeding yourself and your family¬†poison. Your health will suffer, you mentality will be killed and your spirit won’t shine nearly as bright as it could.