Week One: Done!

I am officially a week deep and to be honest it is going a lot better than I thought. I've never done anything this challenging before. Yet at the same time I'm feeling good. I'm not fighting my body if that makes sense? I'm not fighting cravings or even mood swings. I feel very steady...which for that to be so noticeable probably means I wasn't the steadfast rock that I thought myself to be. Haha haaaaa.

I have actually enjoyed my time in the kitchen trying a few things out this week. I often find myself pulling back from the internets and all the opinions that ensue, but in this instance I am so thankful for the people who think up crazy recipes and then put them on pinterest. Also so thankful for friends who are walking the same path and can pass their wisdoms onto me. A couple interesting things I've tried this week are 'faux'tmeal (fake oatmeal made from acorn squash, shredded coconut and coconut milk), and' no-mato' sauce (tomato free tomato sauce). I think I might like the names more than the actual foods but I'm enjoying the creativity and options that are out there.

On Wednesday I went to our local natural meats store and stocked up on some good meats, which naturally means bacon. So breakfasts have been a light in my life again. It's hard to not eat typical breakfast foods or breakfast. Or to have coffee. Have I mentioned that already?? I love having a cup of coffee in the morning.  I found the weekend to be tough for that. However, a dandy cup of dandy blend is not the worst thing.

Two things have stuck out to me so far. One is how many times in a day I will pop something into my mouth because it is in front of me. The amount of times I've almost done this is staggering. The second thing is hunger. We do not let ourselves feel it. The idea of this 'diet' is in no way to starve myself. But part of it is to eat in one sitting and not graze all day, as to let my digestion take a break at times. Plus, with less carbs in my diet i'm finding hunger hits sooner after a meal. It's an uncomfortable feeling that maybe I have been almost afraid of before. And one that I can see I'm unintentionally passing down to my kids. It's something to press into and think more about that's for sure.

On a different note, this past week I've been reading various people's food journey stories. I love hearing the stories of how people get to where they are and why. So I was thinking it might be fun to do a post on my food 'journey', AKA the reason i'm in this hot mess. Jk, not so dramatic, but it could be interesting to see what unfolds as I look back.

Time to slave over some plantains that I will undoubtedly eat in about 5 minutes. Stayed tuned for a post and pics on some of the goodness that I have been eating.