I truly want to take great pleasure in creating a healthy life for my family.  I do not want it to be a burden.  Yes, sometimes I will not take pleasure in it, and other times, I will make poor choices, but I see the journey helping me discern the good from the bad.  I am learning to listen to what my body really wants to eat in order to thrive, eating less of what is just plain bad for it, and more of the whole, God given, nourishing food.   It has been a great blessing to me as I have taken the time to slow down and savour my food, putting my fork down between bites, eating at the table, and listening to my stomach.

I’ve discovered that I need this slowing down to truly hear what my body is saying, and to stay in balance.  When I rush through my day, and forget to take this time, usually my food choices run on the poor side.

I also love the idea of indulging in things that I truly love, and learning to discern the real indulgences, instead of the imitation fillers.  Quality is becoming more and more important to me.

I encourge anyone to slow down as they eat.  Sit down.  Put your fork down.  Eat with your family, and talk.  Listen to your body as you eat.  It is amazing what it tells you.

I realize the relasp has happened mostly due to doing too much at one time.  Not being able to have dairy has really thrown a wrench into things.  That is a huge change for me, something I am feeling very proud of myself for sticking to.  I love dairy, and this is a hard change for me.  New habbits take time, and I need to allow my body to get used to the changes I’m making.  I think I would be a crazy lady if I tried starving off all the bad yeast in my body all at once.  I don’t know if it works very well trying to do it slowly, but that is what I am going to do for now.

This weekend and next week are going to be intensely busy, and food shopping is in the works, and I just want to be prepared with good nourishing food.  I have not been proud of my food choices this week… it started well with a few days of The Maker’s Diet, but I was not getting enough calories, and began snacking (on healthy foods), and somewhere lost my momentum.

I read the book French Women Don’t Get Fat this week, and I really, really enjoyed it.  Improve some of her nutritional advice, and use her “French” way of thinking about food, and I think we have a great set up.

I hope everyone is doing well, and less busy than I am right now!

Now, results so far: Shockingly the thrush on my nipples is finally beginning to go away. I never expected this. I thought for sure it would take a least a month of taking these, and consistently eating well (mostly avoiding my sugar addiction) in order to see any improvement. I had been topically using grapefruit seed extract a few times a day, and I haven’t needed to for two days. I am convinced that restoring our bodies beneficial flora is so important, and probably not as hard to do as we think.

On another note. Although I have been very careful to prepare pretty healthy food for my family, yesterday we went out for pizza, and then I bought some Easter candy (on sale) for the kids. My husband is out of town, and I tend to get a little lax on things when he is gone. I need to have a plan in hand for when I want to “not cook”.