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My Word of the Year is Habit
I had heard of people picking a word of the year, but had never done it myself. What about you? Do you choose a word of the year? I had always been resentful about establishing habits, thinking it was boring or too controlling, not to mention it reminded me a… Read the rest -
Why I Finally Started Meditating and How It Helps
I avoided meditating or even the idea of meditating for a long, long time. Decades. Then in January one of my son’s mentors recommended that he implement meditation to help manage work-related stress. I encounter a great deal of stress in my job as well, and January and February were… Read the rest -
Health Update February 2016
So… it’s been awhile since I updated. I started to transition off GAPS in late 2014, but have remained gluten-free. It’s been a time of learning for me. Over the five years I stuck with GAPS, I had hoped I would be one of those people who could take or… Read the rest -
Are You A Fat Burner or a Sugar Burner?
I enjoyed reading this article at Mark’s Daily Apple: What Does it Mean to Be Fat Adapted? Mark goes into detail answering the question, and then he says to ask yourself a few basic questions: Can you go three hours without eating? Is skipping a meal an exercise in futility… Read the rest -
7 Reasons I Wish I’d Been Willing to Change
In the first two decades of my life I never worried about what I ate. I was lucky enough to be able to eat what I wanted, while easily maintaining a healthy weight. After I had my children I had a hard time getting down to my pre-pregnancy weight… Read the rest -
GAPS A Real Answer to Prayer
So far, GAPS has been a real answer to prayer for me. For many years when I was studying body acceptance, so many of the books said all you have to do is learn to eat only when you’re hungry. Don’t eat from mouth hunger. Learn to detect when you… Read the rest
