{"id":33554,"date":"2020-01-19T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.styletomes.com\/?p=33554"},"modified":"2020-01-04T11:32:27","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T16:32:27","slug":"the-zodiac-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styletomes.com\/nutrition\/the-zodiac-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Zodiac Diet? I Tried Eating Based On My Sign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You probably know by now that I\u2019m a trendaholic, trying anything<\/a> out of pure curiosity and adventure. I am also an Aries, meaning I was born between March 21st and April 19th. Based on my research<\/a>, it implies that astrologically speaking, I\u2019m spontaneous, edgy, unpredictable and ready to fight anyone for no good reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After further research, I decided to go on an adventure and take you all with me by testing how much the astrology folks know about my personality. I tried a 5-day zodiac diet to see how it stacks up and interacts with my personality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zodiac Diet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My fire sign (Aries) matches my personality. I am painfully loud and unpredictable, even to myself. Luckily, there was one thing that I was in control of most of my life. That one thing is my diet and basically what I put in my body in general. I decided to test my astrological traits by challenging the only sane and predictable thing in my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DAY 1: Aries can be short-tempered, and they aren\u2019t exactly good at hiding their anger.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First thing’s first, I needed to figure out a meal plan. Upon some extensive research, I found out that I was not allowed to eat meat, spicy foods, salt, and alcohol<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which, if you ask me, was not okay at all. First, the internet tells me that I\u2019m a human mess, and now they inform me that most of my favorite foods are a no-go. Someone, please tell me how to fight a recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They did, however, indicate that my meals should mostly contain: brown rice, bananas, fruit juices, olives, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, cauliflower, cucumbers, spinach, radishes, broccoli, beans, lentils, pumpkin, walnuts, figs, dried apricots, garlic, and mustard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mustard? Really?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So my first day went like this:
<\/strong>Fruit bowl + green tea for breakfast
Got angry
Veggie<\/a> Buddha bowl and a soda for lunch
Took an angry nap
Butternut squash soup for dinner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lunch was a bit tricky because I am usually impatient and full of energy, so taking the time to make a nice healthy meal felt like a punishment. But dinner took the longest, and I wanted to punch the recipe. Luckily, it all tasted terrific because I have the sleeping schedule AND taste buds of a baby now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disclaimer: If you came here expecting a full step by step journey with full recipes included, guess what, so was I. But by dinner, it turned into a rant post, and day 1 wasn’t even over yet!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 2: Aries is ultra-competitive and won\u2019t give up without one hell of a fight.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Day 2 is supposed to be good. I survived one day of eating healthy foods, so I can probably keep this up a little longer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to be more open-minded about this challenge and give it a little more effort. During my research, I found that the reason I need to avoid spicy foods is that Aries are prone to heartburn<\/a>, and we need foods that are cooling to support our liver and kidneys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had some oatmeal and blueberries for breakfast with some juice. While having the most important meal of the day, I was already planning my lunch. I chose to go with a chicken quesadilla and a salad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quesadilla was super cheesy and filling, and I never half-ass anything, so I sure as hell didn’t skimp on the cheese. As Ron Swanson once said, \u201cnever half-ass two things, whole-ass one thing,\u201d and that has never felt more appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to keep it light that night and had a lentil soup since it\u2019s winter, and I was craving winter foods. This diet slowly started to feel less evil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 3: Aries has a fiercely rebellious streak, and they like to do things their way.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

During my research, I also found out that Aries can\u2019t seem to stick to a routine when it comes to diet and exercise. They tend to get bored quickly, which makes sense for me because I keep trying new things almost every week for that exact reason. That means I had to eat something different and exciting every day to maintain this challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to look up some Aries inspired recipes and found some interesting ones like this amazing chorizo breakfast bowl<\/a>. For a snack, I chose delicious blue cheese potato chips<\/a> and a raspberry drink<\/a>. As for dinner, I went a more straightforward route and made mac and cheese<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, day 3 was a success, especially when you follow a simple recipe and not have to do all the planning yourself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 4: Aries hates dull and repetitive routines.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At this point of the week, I was deep into the zodiac zone. From reading articles to watching TikTok videos, I became obsessed with understanding the astrology world to get to know myself better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I truly enjoyed the day three Aries meal plan, so I decided to give it another go today and found some more recipes online that were easy to follow. Full of flavor and colors, just like an Aries would like supposedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I took the time to make a banana skillet flamb\u00e9<\/a>, which is a sweet treat that\u2019s served with a BANG of roaring flames to match my fire sign. I followed my culinary zodiac adventure with a simple Mediterranean pizza for lunch by Half Baked Harvest<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 For dinner, it was chicken fettuccine<\/a>. I went with chicken twice this week because I needed the protein, and they never said no chicken on the list, so it\u2019s a technicality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day 5: Aries can be short-tempered, and they aren\u2019t exactly good at hiding their anger.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Today I decided to treat myself to some chocolate chip cookies<\/a> despite being always told that sugar is bad. I still had some leftover pizza from yesterday, so after using up way too much of my time baking cookies from scratch, I felt like I should give myself a break and eat leftover pizza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I may have been angry at myself and others through this entire process, but I have to admit, for an Aries, this was the perfect way to know more about myself and work on my imperfections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was my last day on this diet. The holidays were coming up and I knew there was no way I could resist holiday food. I chose to roll with the small victory of surviving a five-day zodiac diet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As painful as it was at times, it turns out that the internet was right. Spicy has never been my thing, and my zodiac sign sure had a lot to say about me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But are zodiac signs really that accurate, or do we just want them to be? I guess no one can answer that for sure, but the one thing I learned about my body this week is that my physical health goes hand in hand with my mental health, and it’s key to take care of both. Plus, damn girl, I made a banana flamb\u00e9!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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