Infinitely Seeking Health

  Oh my goodness, I made it ninety days!!! This is so crazy to me, because, in the beginning, I wasn't sure that I'd last thirty. I'm proud of myself for the first time in a long time. Yay me!!! So what's next? Well, a month ago, I would've told you that I was immediately adding back eggs, nuts and chocolate into my diet. Haha!! No, seriously!!! Today, I'll tell you that while my body has made huge strides towards healing and that I know I'm on the right track, I know that I need to continue to be vigilant. I'm just not 100% there yet. I know my adrenals are taxed. I know that my gut needs to be healed. I also know that my body is not where it needs to be. So, I'm continuing to follow the elimination phase of the autoimmune protocol.  Here's the thing; I feel so much better, but I'm still struggling. I struggle with my moods, with exhaustion, and with chronic pain. This is not a quick fix, by any means, but I know that ...

The theme for this week is going to be use what I've got. Haha! My daughter had another dance competition this past weekend and they wear me the heck out. Not only do we get very little sleep on comp weekends, but this weekend I didn't pack food. I still ate clean, but I was forced to eat things that I wasn't sure of the seasonings and oils that were used to cook them. I'm not sure if I'm reacting to seasoning, oil or just the physical toll comp weekends place on my body, but I'm puffy and feeling yucky today. It might also be allergies. I'm just not sure.  What I do know is that I have to have a plan to stay on-track this week. I also know that I don't have the energy to go on a huge shopping trip (we live about an hour away from grocery stores that carry much of the stuff we use), so this week I'm cleaning out our freezer and we are going to make do with what we have. I'll stop by our local store for fresh veggies.  Last night I m...

Last week wasn't my best week. I stayed on track with eating, but on Monday I reacted to an ingredient in coconut milk, which threw me off ( read about here ). It left me feeling fatigued, swollen and just not great. I know it seems strange that a glass of coconut milk could do that, but food has much more power over how we feel than we think, especially if our body's sensitive to that food. My daughter also had an out-of-town dance competition yesterday, which is always draining. Monday sort of snuck up on me, so my meal plan this week is quick and easy, but I need to type out my plan for the week, just to stay on track. Monday: Roasted chicken and veggies (I had some leftovers from this weekend) Tuesday: Lemon garlic herb salmon  with cauliflower rice and veggies  Wednesday: Deconstructed egg roll bowls ( recipe )  Thursday: prawn mango avocado salad with lemon-lime dressing  (omit the red pepper flakes and pepper if followi...