5 days reporting

Hi,

I've been on the anti-inflammatory diet for 5 days now, and so has my son. I spoke with one of his teachers last night at our basketball game, and she said she could see a difference in his behavior. He still gets hyper when the whole class is (that's normal), but he isn't his own "one man band" so to speak. That is encouraging!

He's still having potatoes, and so am I. They don't seem to be bothering? Right now we have eliminated wheat, milk (not any other dairy), tomatoes (and peppers.) I think the wheat and tomatoes are the biggest, but we'll know when we start adding things back in. I had intended to eliminate potatoes, and did so for a few days. My feet aren't throbbing... we'll see.

My results: My pain seems better, but that is hard to tell for sure. I can say I'm down lower than I've been since June -- I've lost 6# and have lost 2" off my waist (only thing I'm measuring.) I really don't feel like I'm sacrificing much for such a big payoff!

Today is going to be rough. We are having a cookout. We'll have to have some roasted marshmallows :)

Blessings,

Sharron

Lost 4.4 pounds overnight!

You may or may not remember, but before we left WA I was playing around with my sister's "diet secret." She's lost something like 35 pounds quite easily over the past 6 months simply by having beans at a meal each day. What I discovered is if I have flax, lettuce salad and beans (not together!!) at some point during the day, I always lose.

Yesterday was the first day since we got here that I was able to do my "magic formula." My body apparently appreciated it! I dropped 4.4#!

So, today I'm contemplating making some more of those flax cookies (recipe posted previously) and black bean brownies... (I'll post recipe if I'm successful at modifying it.)

Menu yesterday for those interested:

b- flax cereal (in my book)

l- navy bean soup made with carrots, onions and pork sausage (I can post recipe if you want)

sn- leftover chicken salad, some snack mix and a blonde brownie (real)

d- crunch tacos with beans/meat, chz and lettuce. Extra lettuce.

sn- kettle corn (in my book), a few chips & ranch dip, coconut macaroons (made w/organic sugar)

Now I just need to keep this trend going... It is hard when I'm not cooking for myself! That's why I'm going to make some snacks that include my "magic" foods :)

Blessings,

Sharron

Blood pressure, B-vitamins and less me!

Hi,

I've not taken my blood pressure for a while and since it has been an issue when I've not specifically been "doing something" for it, like apple cider vinegar, it has tended to be a bit high. I'm excited to report that I took it night before last and got a reading equal to my previous "lowest reading" I had posted in my blog -- 137/74. I was pleased! It's not "perfect," but is most definitely acceptable and not needing meds. Woo Hoo!! All I can attribute it to is this adrenal program I'm on, specifically thinking of the sublingual B-complex.

Also, I've not really lost any weight this month. It's been discouraging since I am on a "diet." I know the diet is not for the purpose of weight loss, rather to heal my adrenals, but I was hoping that would be a side effect! Last week I started wondering if things weren't maybe moving around, ie. inches lost. I nearly lost my pants at the store because of carrying things in my pockets. I had to give my stuff to my daughter. Then, I tried to wear a shirt yesterday that had previously fit, and it was too big. I weighed myself and have not lost anything significant since I started. I measured -- I've lost 2" pretty evenly distributed. That makes a total of almost 6" since starting, with no discernable weight lost! I've always said the scale was a cheat and a liar!

I'm going to do a "Three Day" diet with my friends hoping to straighten out their body clocks and help my own sleep pattern. We are going to only eat meat, green veggies, nuts, a little sour cream in the form of dip, pork rinds, salad dressing, butter or oil for the veggies and beans (dry legumes.) I'm also going to continue my "green drink" and my supplements. After the three days, then we will add some fruit and see how we feel. I'm hoping to get to where I do not need a nap at all, eventually.

Oh, and I've discovered that my Flax Cereal recipe (in my books) makes up quite nicely just by adding boiling water rather than putting it into the microwave. So easy!

Blessings,

Sharron

Continuing to feel better & losing it

Ha!  Did I get you?  No, I did not lose my temper or my sanity!  I've lost 5 pounds :)

Also, I'm feeling better.  I didn't sleep on the way to or from church this evening.  This is the first time in ages that I haven't done that.  

I'm still having sleep apnea issues.  I've been forgetting my mouth exercises.  Oops!  They won't help if I don't do them.

I am excited about my improved energy.

Blessings,

Sharron

Wow!

Hi,

We are home from our little trip to my sister's place. It was neat -- we got to see an old friend for the first time in several years! She and her son met us at a local park and the kids played while we got to visit. What a special treat!

On the scale -- mine still thinks I'm a ding-bat -- every time I step on it it says "BATT"!! My son says it just means the battery is low. I know otherwise! He he he... Anyway, I weighed at my sister's house. Even if her scale is 5# off, which we think it might be, I've lost between 12 and 17 pounds this week because of my change in supplements!! I'm a bit bloated right now because of what we ate yesterday (can you say white bread and potatoes?!), but I'm still way down. I'm so pumped! I am eager to get my scale to stop calling me batty and tell me my weight.

My sister was so excited about my changes that she started taking the apple cider vinegar while we were there. It had an immediate effect on her blood sugar -- it came down quite a bit when there was no reason for it to do so because of what she ate. She's hopeful it will help her lose weight, as well. Her husband said he used to take apple cider vinegar years ago and he lost weight with it, so they are both going to be giving it a go. I'm hopeful it will help her stiff joints, too. She's going to get some molasses and start that very slowly next week.

Blessings,
Sharron