Reset Time! Eating Clean

I have come to realize that there are so many benefits to eating clean.  Is it always easy for me?  No!  I am someone who loves sweets.  It is my weakness.  If you put a cake with lots of icing in front of me it will be nearly impossible for me to resist it even though within minutes I could get a migraine from the sugar.  Isn't that crazy?!!  I can actually feel all the blood rise to my head after eating lots of sugar and the headache comes within minutes.  Yet.....I continue to do it because it TASTES so good.  And that is not the only side effect.  Since eating clean I notice that I will get acid reflux and heartburn when I eat things that are not clean.  The next day I will be moody, tired, sluggish.  And the next day I think "Why did I eat that? I feel terrible!"
It's a learning process.  I am getting better and better about it.  And that is what coaching and challenge groups are all about.  Will I be perfect?  Will my challengers be perfect?  No!   But we are learning.  We are learning how our bodies work and what helps them work to their best potential.  When I eat clean I start to CRAVE vegetables instead of sweets.  If I take a bite of one of those cheap kids snacks like teddy grahams, they don't taste good to me anymore.  They taste like cardboard.  BUT....when you have the sweets and the processed foods in your system it makes it very hard because your body is still experiencing those old cravings.  It takes time to get rid of all that from your body.
I say all this because for the past two months I have NOT been eating clean.  And as a result I have felt tired.  I have felt moody.  I have been CRAVING pizza, ice cream, cake, cookies.  All things that do not help my body to function in the way that it could be functioning.  So....I have started back on the Fix nutrition plan.  Clean eating for me.  I want to get rid of the junk in my system and get rid of those cravings.  I want my body to operate at the best that it can.  I want to feel happy and well, not moody!  So it is reset time.  On Sunday we went to the grocery store and prepped for the week ahead with this in mind.  YOU HAVE TO PLAN when you want to eat clean.  The minute you don't plan is the minute you will reach for something fast and not good for you.  Our first meal last night was 21 Day Fix Extreme Chicken Fajitas.  They were so yummy!  I have the recipe posted below.  Try it.  Tell me what you think.

Chicken Fajitas
Makes 4 servings, 2 fajitas each

1 tsp.  chili powder
1/2 tsp.  sea salt or Himalayan Salt
1/2 tsp.  ground cumin
1/2 tsp.  garlic powder
2 tsp.  olive oil, divided use
4 (5-6 oz) raw chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into 1/2 inch strips.
1 medium red (or green) bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 medium onion, thinly sliced
1 Tbsp.  FRESH lime juice
8  large romaine (or butter) lettuce leaves
1/2 medium avocado, thinly sliced
1 cup FRESH salsa

1.  Combine chili powder, salt, garlic powder, cumin and 1 tsp oil in large resealable plastic bag.
2.  Add chicken, bell pepper and onion; mix gently to coat.  Refrigerate for 15 minutes
3.  Heat REMAINING 1 tsp. olive oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
4.  Empty contents of bag into skillet; cook, stirring frequently, for 5-6 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
5.  Remove from heat.  Add lime juice
6.  Evenly top lettuce leaves with chicken mixture, avacado, and salsa
7.  Garnish with lime wedges if desired

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