What a great weekend. Its been BEAUTIFUL out side! Saturday woke up had a great breakfast with my love: Paleo Cereal (amazing!! nuts, blueberries, apricots, nectarines, raisins, flax seed, all in almond milk) and sausage and kale! We enjoyed good conversation over coffee!
I was able to go for my first bike ride of the season upon which I discovered my breaks were dead. Ya, almost ran a lady over. And that my tires were flat. So apparently bikes need tune ups. I went to the Library and got out the Paleo Diet book. Its been amazing so far and even more eye opening than what I already know. Read outside on the deck, did a quiet time with the Lord, and drank Blue Flower Earl Grey. God is good. I am so thankful for little things that I seemingly used to just pass over.
In fact I look at how my life has changed in the past year and I really am a different person. As some of you know I had a huge food struggle for most of my life. Overeating, and not able to stop. I am so freed from it and I have God and Bonfire Health to thank for it. Its amazing how much more satisfied I am to eat the things I am eating and how it is not hard to not overeat healthy things. A few things I have accomplished since changing my life style:
Running a 9 minute mile! (I even got up to 8 the other night I was running so fast! Take that Forest!)
Eating a salad with no dressing! (if someone told me I would be doing this I would of laughed! But I have come to love just the flavor of the veggies and shirmp/chicken/nuts or whatever is in it crazy I know)
Box Jumps/Burpee's -Had no clue what these were.
No sugar- agave nectar and dates are helping me out in this department
Going to bed early/getting up early- so much more energy!
Watching less TV- more time talking laughing doing life with Josh
No more allergies or sinus infections. I used to get them all winter and would miss work a ton. I haven't been sick at all this season. And the cat at work doesn't bother me anymore. As long as I am eating the right things and drinking water. AS SOON as I have bread/sugar/gluten/dairy ect my nose gets stuffy immediately. ITS CRAZY!
I am thankful for freedom from food! And the energy and health that have come along with this. Seriously I have been looking for freedom for a long time. And really its been amazing to see its not that expensive to eat this way! Honestly! We are in seminary and we have made it work. Plus we eat out way less. Trader Joe's & Market Basket are huge helps in this department. I think having a mom that is sick with MS motivates me as well. So many of the foods we eat are being linked to diseases like that. And I see her suffering and it breaks my heart. I wish I knew what I know now and was able to help her 10 years ago. Things might be a bit different. But I know I have one life to live the best I can and one body to do it in.....So glad for the changes. I may be called crazy but its working for me! Josh is so open to it too! He is so great and enjoys eating all the meals. Don't let me fool ya the man loves his sour patch kids, and pb sandwiches! But he supports me 100% and has seen the changes in me. And we are enjoying life together.
Thank you Lord. Life is Good......
