NO Gluten NO Dairy NO Eggs NO Soy NO Corn NO Alcohol Why? Determine what possible irritant is causing my perpetual abdominal bloating. All the listed items being eliminated are possible common irritants. The Elimination Diet I will be following is one suggested by Dr. Susan Blum as part of my education at The Institute of Integrative Nutrition. How? After… Read more →
Feels like ages since I last wrote my last blog post. Seems pretty accurate since it has been a while. I can tell you that starting school, dealing with wasp invasion in my home for two weeks, volunteer commitments, plus school issues with the kids, and a hectic schedule was what kept me away. All of which are valid excuses,… Read more →
Over, done, kaput, the juice cleanse is done. I learned a lot. More than I expected. Some good, some bad, but overall I am glad I went through it. I know I complained off and on but it wasn’t a difficult as I expected it to be. Perhaps it is my previous experience being on an 800-1000 calorie diet for… Read more →
882 calories, all liquid, for three days. Final day is today. However, let me tell you about day two. Every scent, every picture, every time I go into the kitchen I get the sudden urge to eat. I haven’t touched any food this whole time. I am strong and I will survive. The urge to eat is still purely desire… Read more →
Survival was the only thing on my mind. How could I possibly drink juice for three days? I love food, for goodness sake I consider myself a foodie. I keep telling myself it is for a good cause. Clearing or resetting my body is what has to happen. I need to figure out what is causing my gastrointestinal issues. I… Read more →
* This post is personal and unrelated to tea. Please stop here if not interested. I am THRILLED today. I was OBSESSING and I mean super duper unhealthy obsessing over the last few pounds I needed lose to get to my arbitrary goal. Through the love and care of my friends and family (you know who you are) I was… Read more →
Rough start today. Son woke up kind of early and I was so tired from all the craziness from yesterday that I truly wanted to just stay in bed. Of course this is never an option for the mom on the go. So I get up against my own good judgement and soldier on. It helps that on the ride… Read more →
I’ll make this one quick. I plan on tomorrow’s post to be the final of the daily series. I will still continue the challenge for an entire month and will post once a week until the month is up. I would have continued daily but I’ll be honest it is a bit much for me plus I don’t think there… Read more →
“One of the most predictable thing about life is just how unpredictable it really is.” I am sure this quote originated somewhere more amazing then where I first heard it which was in the Disney movie Ratatouille. I said last week that this week was going to be business as usual and it has proven to be far from that.… Read more →
Wow! What a day. Yesterday I had a scheduling conflict and didn’t make it to the gym. Don’t worry I still had my can of Unsweetened Matcha Love from Ito En, did some planks, squats, and walked around my neighborhood. I am not going to make any judgements about I felt yesterday only because the challenge was for me to… Read more →
Day 2: Unexpected * I’ll make this quick and will start by saying I’m not a doctor and my results are my own. I exercise 5 days a week and follow a strict diet high in protein, low in calories, low in sugar, and moderate on carbs. I normally drank the Ito En Sencha Shot before my workout I am now trying… Read more →
*This post has nothing to do with tea. Stop here if you expected to read about tea. Don’t want to disappoint anyone. I had truly contemplated if I really wanted to post this and especially the picture above. Then I realized I needed to do it for me. Right now I don’t see what everyone keeps telling me they see.… Read more →