Introducing the "I'm going to eat fruit whenever I want" diet...

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So remember when I talked about trying out the 4 hour body diet here. Well... I lasted for 2 1/2 days. Pitiful I know. But it became a moral problem that I had with the diet. You see, it's a strict one, and I tend to not agree with most super strict diets. But on this one... absolutely no fruit! No FRUIT! He makes a statement that our ancestors were not eating Florida oranges when they were struggling through a long cold winter or something like that... so we don't need to either.

So I went my 2 1/2 days without any fruit and I thought a lot about it. I have to say it was almost a spiritual decision that I could no longer be a part of such an act. I almost felt like I was saying...

Dear God,

You know these perfectly portioned incredible things that you placed on the earth for us to enjoy... fruit? How much variety you gave us, each contained in their own perfectly created peel. That ripen and rot quickly as if to persuade me to eat them often. Every color of the rainbow imaginable fruit. Some sweet, some tangy, that crunch in my mouth and spark every taste bud that I have. That keep us full and are packed full of healthy fiber. That give me just enough sweetness that I don't go running for chocolate at 3 PM on the dot every.single.day...

Ya those... well... I'm not going to be eating them anymore, I'm trying to get skinny.

I still love you and your wonderful creations though... promise,
Meg

You see... it just didn't work!!! I felt like I was going against something that I fundamentally believed in with every bit of my soul.

So that was that.

I really do love fruit, I find it completely amazing. Have you ever peeled and orange or a grapefruit and looked at all the little membranes filled with their juicy fluid? Amazing! I made a salad for Christmas dinner last year that had pomegranate in it, and that was the first time I've ever peeled a pomegranate myself before. It was the coolest thing ever!! All those tiny little seeds, plump and full of goodness. Not to mention that they are HEALTHY!

I don't want to live in a world or life without miraculous, amazing, fruit. 

I've spent the last few weeks re-vamping my eating habits and figuring out what I want my "diet" to consist of and I've decided that I want to feed my body good nutritious food that makes me happy. I want to NOURISH my body. Fruit is at the top of the list. Along with beans, vegetables, peppermint tea, honey, fish, chicken, quinoa, nuts, salad, cheese (especially the bleu variety) and... the occasional girl scout cookie {maybe not so nourishing for the body... but for the soul}.

What's my favorite fruit? Right now it's grapefruit. I like to peel it and divide it in half. I take out all the middle goodness and throw all the pulp away. Then I eat one half and put the other half in the fridge for the next day. I love it!

What's your favorite fruit? And what's your favorite fruit to eat to nourish your body?