Three months now since the start of the most dramatic experience of my own nutrition journey, I can honestly say I would do it again!
Why I Hate Tuesdays
Anger and sadness are not the same feeling, of this I am sure…but at some point I decided it’s okay to handle all negative emotions such as these in the exact same way: to breathe through them. As cliché as…
Re-Freakin-Introduction!: My Elimination Experience
Finally! The day(s) have come to reintroduce all those beloved favorites I’ve/we’ve missed so much…you know what I’m talking about: chocolate and bananas, of course – the straggler triggers we eliminated mid-process, plus all those other goodies: corn, ice cream,…
The Final Week – How Do You Spell Positivity?: My Elimination Experience
It’s been a while, and this post will be short. This weekend was not easy. We’re so close yet feel so far away. There was a lot of irritability floating around between myself and Brenen, and try as I might…
The Second Weekend: My Elimination Experience
This weekend was so easy! Even with mom and Taylor visiting, I was able to make it work and never felt pressured to lose control or sway off course. Okay, so the trip to Dō was a little unsettling –…
Day 9 – Bye, Bye, Bananas: My Elimination Experience
The theme of the diet has been making it my own, and listening to MY body. Unfortunately, even on Day 9 the headaches are still persisting. What I originally thought was solely due to cutting out caffeine cold turkey, I’ve…
Week 2 – Listen To Your Body: My Elimination Experience
I haven’t been sleeping poorly, but the sleep hasn’t been as good as it was the first few nights. Perhaps I’m eating too much sugar too late in the day. I know sugar is typically eliminated from the common elimination…
Day 1: My Elimination Experience
Day one and already I’ve been greeted with some pleasant (and some not-so-pleasant) surprises. As I mentioned, this was not an “on a whim” decision – a lot of planning and thought back this diet, so naturally it was a…
Crying in the Steamroom
Today didn’t feel like hump-day: making it to Wednesday is supposed to be a triumph. I finally made it to my first yoga class since my injury. The doctor told me i could go back to the gym on Monday,…