Be careful what you pray for my friends.
The end of last year I was feeling completely wrung out....physically, emotionally, spiritually.
Gak.
I knew in my heart of hearts what was wrong.
Too much processed food.
Too much sugar.
Too much wheat.
For some people this isn't a problem, but every naturopath I've ever gone to has told me "Girlfriend, you can't eat sugar or wheat."
So I'd get fired up, eliminate them from my menu and then once I felt better (in about three weeks), like a person with mental health issues who feels they're better and goes off their medication, I would re-introduce sugar and wheat.
First in tiny amounts. A little bit here, a little bit there but before long I'd be chowing down on toasted banana bread four times a week and treating myself with peanut butter and honey sandwiches at 4pm. So the cycle would go on.....
Anyroadup, I prayed at the end of last year for divine intervention {because let's face it, God Himself would be the only one who could come between me & a Reese's Peanut Butter cup} to control what I put in my mouth. Too funny... I got the worst case of gastro almost immediately. I was seriously not in a good way for about a week.
I was so sick, the last thing I could think of was food. This never happens. Up until now I have never had a situation that I couldn't eat my way through. You know those people who say "Oh I'm much too upset to eat"? I've never understood that. Even with the flu, I look upon it as a great opportunity to try out a new chicken soup recipe.
So here I am, two months sugar-free, wheat-free and feeling better.
One phrase has helped me more than any other:
"You crave what you eat"
I read that in this book.
It was a true blue epiphany. Much as I hate the word "epiphany".
This book is all about the way we fill the void. It is so, so good. Highly recommend it.
Giving up sugar and/or wheat was not hard once a got over that initial stage. I just ate as much as I wanted, as long as it was sugar-free and wheat-free. Although I have stayed clear of stodgy carbs like rice and potatoes also as they convert to sugar as quickly as you look at them.
Welcome to my favourite new kitchen implement:
The julienne peeler.
This is how I now make spaghetti from zucchini and little bit of carrot.
I also have zucchini spaghetti sauteed with bacon for breakfast. Yummy.
Just yesterday I bought this book which is so beautifully presented and inviting:
You can buy it from KMart for $25 which I think is a pretty ok price for a book jam-packed full of nutritional information and recipes based on Australian seasonal ingredients.
Can't wait to read more and experiment.
You can not believe how virtuous I am feeling. Me, the person with the backbone of an amoeba, has actually fought an addiction! Woo-hoo.
Of course, it can only be divine intervention. I'm far too easily swayed by the smell of toasted banana bread to accomplish this under my own strength.
I've lost a bit of weight, not as much as I originally hoped, but apparently if your body has been in a metabolic slumber for as long as mine, it's going to take a bit of time to fully wake it up. That's ok. It's not a diet, it's just how I eat now so my guess is that I'm only going to get better and better.
Now, if only I can conquer that exercise thingie that everyone keeps banging on about....
Love you more than my lavender room spray,
Meredy xo
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