"So, what do you actually eat?"

I've been asked this question so many times now since I changed my eating habits. I usually just tell people I'm vegan (and then they roll their eyes), but that's not accurate. In all honesty, I'm still trying to figure out what I do eat.

I'm not opposed to eating meat, or eating animal products, so I'm not vegan in that sense. But, I am trying to go meat and dairy free.

I am also eliminating gluten from my diet. Combined with drinking cups upon cups of green tea, I have experienced very little bloating since I made the change.

In addition, I do not eat really processed foods, or ones that contain refined sugar. This is quite hard for someone who has a major sweet tooth and is part of a family with a pretty severe biscuit addiction, but I'm making it work.

But, I don't follow these strictly - if I want some meat, I'll have meat. If I want cheese, I'll have cheese. If I want Milka Oreo chocolate, I'll have some. Diets get such a bad rep because they're all about elimination, telling you what you can't eat: it's only human nature to want what you can't have, so diets are broken very easily, and very often. But, if you tell yourself you can have whatever you like, just don't go overboard, you're less likely to binge. I have recently found that, since eliminating gluten from my diet for months, it now makes me feel quite ill and super bloated. Like, a good 18 weeks pregnant kind of bloated.

I'll start uploading some recipes soon that will hopefully make my eating habits a bit easier to understand.

p.s. I will try and make blogging a regular occurrence, but I will only be uploading posts I am truly 100% happy with, so who knows when the recipes will start to appear.