Week 1 is over

Okay so here is the update on the food restrictions. I haven't cheated which really is the easy part. Although the food I'm eating is bland and is getting old real fast, I try not to let myself think about the foods I'm missing out on. I just think about the foods I can have. Some days I am so tired of the same food that I would rather be hungry than eat but I know that's not a good idea. My stomach has been growling for a week now, none of the food I eat seems to satisfy the hunger. I could eat more, but eating organically is incredibly expensive and so I have to conserve. My SIL Sandra asked why I could have Granny Smith apples and not other kinds. To be honest I'm not sure but I was excited to be able to have fruit so I didn't really care. I had one on one of the first few days and it was divine. I had one yesterday and I have been paying for it for 24 hours. So I think if I have anymore I will limit it to a slice and it will only be when I feel my blood sugar is low.

The first few days I thought this was going to be cake (Mmmm, cake), I didn't have any real side effects besides being hungry and incredibly grouchy. But the program said I would get worse before I got better and it has hit. Just the last couple days my symptoms have been magnified and I've been really weak. So I'm trying to push through this. Having the symptoms be worse makes me wonder if this is going to work but I am going to get through this.

On another note, my incredibly supportive, patient and loving husband made me dinner. It was the tastiest thing I've had all week.
It was gorgeous and so good. I got some pasta from the health food store that is gluten free and he mixed in some roasted vegetables and some grilled chicken with it. He is the best!

Adios sugar, dairy and flour (and anything that tastes good)!

So I have chosen to give up sugar, dairy, flour, and all processed foods for 6 weeks. You may think this is for a weight loss purpose but it's actually for a health reason, (although the weight loss is a secondary reason). I've been having some symptoms for the last 8 months and have been to 4 specialists, and 1 regular doctor. I've had numerous blood tests, an MRI, 3 rounds of anti-biotics, and 5 rounds of another medication and I have gotten many different answers from the doctors about what is wrong with me. None of the things they say I have are serious but nothing they have done has helped and I'm miserable 90% of the time. So I have decided to take matters into my own hands and with the help of my sister-in-law I'm gonna rid this bugger the natural way. I honestly think that all of my symptoms are a result of a poor diet filled with junk and hormone ridden meat.

This is going to be the biggest challenge of my life, but I feel that I have more motivation to do it knowing that I will feel better after it's done. I have been off of sugar since the 1st, and today is my first day without dairy or flour. It has been a struggle so far. I can feel the withdrawals coming on and I'm sure I won't be pleasant to live with for the next week while this stuff is getting out of my system. So what can I eat you may ask? I can have meat (must be organic), vegtables (limited on the potatoes), almonds, cashews, lemons, limes, extra virgin olive oil, tofu (not sure if I will get to that point), soy or rice milk, Granny Smith apples, and there are some breads that I can have but you can only get them at a health food store and they are pretty pricey. Along with that I have to take certain vitamins and herbs to cleanse out my organs. So wish me luck people and I'll let you know how it turns off. If nothing else I will be healthier! Here's to a happy and healthy 2010!

Christmas time!

Christmastime was great for us this year, (besides a stupid head cold). We were able to go up to SLC the weekend before Christmas. We had a family party with Scott's family. We went with some of my family to Temple Square and we had a family dinner with them.

I haven't been to Temple Square to see the Christmas lights in years. They have the most amazing nativity scene there.
My dad took this picture so he wasn't in it. It's my mom, me, Scott, Addison, Nick and Sydney. We had so much fun with them!
Scott and Addison. Grandpa and the girls while we were waiting for Trax.
Scott built a snowman while I was at work on Christmas. We had our Christmas! I had to work until 2:30 that day so I came home, got back in my jammies and we opened presents.
Cosmo got 3 toys and he loves all of them.
This is what we got. Yes I asked and hinted for a snuggie. I am always cold so I'm excited to use it!

The best present that we got for Christmas was this little guy. Cosmo is living with us now for good. He will sit down on the floor staring at us and he just wants to cuddle, so he will fall asleep on Scott's lap. This is the 2 of them sleeping. SO CUTE!

It is so fun to have him here. He is now 4 and 1/2 and he hasn't lived with us since we were married over 2 years ago. When we lived in West Jordan, I could at least see him when I wanted and he could come and visit with me. But when we moved to Price it was really hard on me. I couldn't leave my parent's house without crying. I had that pain where it felt like my heart was breaking each time we had to leave him. We have had "visitation" for the last few months to help wean him from my parents. They love him a lot and have been so great to care for him while I couldn't. It will be a big adjustment for them to not have him there but we are excited to have him be a part of our little family. I'm sure there will many adventures to share in the future!

Tis the season for... glitter

I am afraid of spiders and I hate them to my very core. I have found that Scott feels the same way about glitter that I do about spiders. We got a Christmas card in the mail (from our neighbors next door, how funny is that!) and it was covered with glitter. They even know how much he despises glitter and they still sent it. So I opened it and he stood about 3 feet away from me and asked me to hold it open so that he could read it. I put it away but I still had glitter on my hands, so I chased him for a while threatening to wipe my hands on him. I know I'm not a very nice wife. I would be pretty upset if he did that to me with a spider. But it still cracks me up. Our poor daughters won't ever have a chance to experience glitter. Aw well!