Things Will Taste Better

In Dr. Furhman's book Eat to Live, he mentions that after getting off the processed food diet, full of salt, certain foods will begin to taste better, and you'll begin to notice new flavors. I was pretty skeptical of this, but after about 2 months, I noticed I'm starting to enjoy things like almonds and nuts. As a kid I hated peanut butter. Recently, while at a friend's house I was offered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, which I happened to enjoy very much. I'm not recommending the jelly part of the equation, but I'm just commenting on how I believe my taste buds have actually been re-sensitized now that I'm not sucking in hundreds or thousands of milligrams of salt per day. After I realized I enjoyed the sandwich, I've started putting walnuts and pecans on my salads. This is discussion for a whole different post, but I've found throwing quality foods into salad is a good way just to get the nutrients, that your body thrives on, down the pipes.

As an aside, my high-to-low weight range of this whole process has been 226 - 192 since January. No, I didn't start this thing as a new year's resolution. I started it due to a blood pressure reading of 176/106, and a diagnosis of pre-diabetes, despite nobody in my family having either. 34 pounds of unintentional weight loss, without working out, is just a testament to how much crap I got out of my body after 27 years of neglectful eating. I wouldn't be surprised if I could have dropped more, but to be honest with you, I've been eating a ton. The difference is 90-95% of it is fruits, vegetables, and unprocessed grains.