Yes, it is snowing today, and this storm will most likely be the most wintry thing that happens here in TX, so everyone makes a big deal out of it. Even if it’s only an inch or two and it’s gone within a matter of days, we can say, “Hey, winter is here! Look, it snowed! (Ooooh…. Ahhhh….. )

OK, so remember in my last post I said I felt like I had a food hangover? Well, turns out I am actually sick, hence no entry yesterday. I had no appetite and all I ate was oatmeal (which I can tolerate) and tea, and some of those blackeyed peas (skip the cornbread) for supper. I am, however, happy to report I had so ill effects from the beans! Yay!

Today, it’s pretty much more of the same. I don’t feel *ill* like yesterday, but the appetite is certainly not back to normal. So we will be cleaning up the Sopa de Albondigas (meatball soup in Spanish) that I made a few days back. That, a big cuppa chai, and my thick fleecy blanket on the couch — sounds like a great night for staying in. I’ll be back with meal prep tomorrow.

Hello from my little corner of the universe!

   In November of 2018, I made the decision to do whatever I could do eat better, feel better, and be a positive influence to those around me. I was going to the gym 5-6 day a week and I started the Whole30 protocol. And it was working… I could see and feel changes inside and out. I was making progress for the first time in a long time! Then the holidays hit… and I backslid. 

   So, here I am, human as can be, climbing back on that wagon. I will be journaling every day, every meal, every step, if for no other reason than to have some accountablity and perspective of seeing it all in black and white.

Thank you for joining me!

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

This is January 1, 2019. Last night I attended a NYE gathering with the intentions of staying on track and not eating the foods I’m not supposed to. for me that means NO dairy, NO grains (excluding rice and oats, which I have reintroduced successfully), NO legumes (peas, lentils, beans, or peanuts), NO refined or artificial sweeteners, and no processed foods. Well… I ate the foods. I ate ALL the foods.

It started with that little 2-bite red velvet cupcake. The little devil in my ear said, “It’s just a bite!” Mmm-hmmm. We all know how that goes. Then came the cheese, and the cookies, of course the Christmas candy that *had* to be eaten. I ate the GF crackers I had brought, but also the wheat crackers that I knew I shouldn’t (but they’re my favorite, whined my inner child). I finished off this night of gastroinetstinal debauchery with 2 glasses of wine, and of course, some more cheese. And crackers. And candy. Oy.

The hangover didn’t hit until about 1pm, but oh boy! Nausea, headache, GI upset… Now I’m not talking the brown bottle flu, here. This is the full-on, “I-knew-I-shouldn’t-have-eaten-that” blues. So I took a few swigs of that pink stuff and sipped on a cuppa chai, and frowned at the blackeyed peas and the flourless cornbread I made for today that I am now afraid to eat (I haven’t ruled out corn quite yet and legumes are supposed to be a no-no food too). I tell you, this is one heck of a way to climb back on the wagon… A head throbbing, tummy grumbling, bloated, whiny mess, saying “I messed up, and these are the consequences of my actions. Tomorrow I will do better because I know better, and this is not how I want to feel any more.”

So I will close with a toast from my (dairy free, raw honey-sweetened) mug of chai… Here’s to tomorrow, may we make better decisions so we have better days.