I haven’t officially told you guys (my few faithful readers, I adore you) about the other blog I keep. My good friend Kim and I have started a blog to document our culinary, baking, and geeky adventures. Go visit, and you can learn more about the muffins in the photograph. You can also meet my dear Kim and enjoy my other blog. Yay! –>Megadata Café!
This book is amazing! With this book, I was able to go on a healthy, manageable Candida diet. It’s been almost a week now, and it’s not fun. But I am thinking about the results. Three weeks into Stage I and I get to check my progress and see how far I’ve come. How exciting is that?!
It’s kind of crazy starting this diet while I’m still trying to get adjusted to my workout schedule. Finding something to eat for breakfast that I don’t have to cook has been quite a challenge and I’m still not satisfied. But I can persevere! Isn’t it exciting?! :)
A friend of mine told me that if you can do something (or not do something) for 21 days straight, it will form a habit, and you will continue doing (or not doing) whatever it is. I’m not sure if this is fact, but I still like the idea of it, and decided to try it out for myself. On December 1st I stopped drinking sodas. I did this for a variety of reasons. I was drinking way too many of them, they were ruining my teeth, etc. I figured if I could keep to this until Christmas, I would be good to go.
I’m happy to say that it didn’t take me but about a week to get used to it. I was drinking lemonade and juice instead, so I could still have some sweetness and flavor in my beverages, but I have since stopped drinking that stuff too, for the most part. I will drink sodas when I am at a restaurant, because their water always sucks, and their lemonade is bad, and I don’t like tea. But I don’t over indulge on them, and I don’t want to go home and drink more. I’m pretty proud of myself. There was a time when I didn’t think I would ever be able to give them up.
So, since then a lot has happened aside from that. However, I have also lost a considerable amount of weight. The jeans I normally wear are a size too big, but now they are so loose on me that when I actually looked at myself in the mirror, I looked kind of ridiculous. I won’t be long until I can fit into my old pants that I haven’t worn in like 2 years (I tried them on the other day and they were barely too tight!). I can also see a significant difference in my face and body. Needless to say, this has given me quite a bit of encouragement.
It’s funny how something as small as losing a few pounds can be such a big motivator. I guess I just feel a little more confident now. So I have started taking better care of myself. I actually blow-dried my hair the other day. It has been years since I did that (I usually let it air dry). It’s amazing what a difference it made, though, in taming my wild mane — it has been so long that I forgot, I guess. I should do it more often!
I have not been sleeping as much either. Going to bed later and waking up earlier and not really missing the sleep. I have actually woken up so early this past week that I have been going in to work an hour early! In light of this new development, I have decided to join a gym. Since doing yoga in my living room is not really an option right now, this is going to be better. I can wake up early and hit the gym before work. I am looking forward to this for a few reasons. Obviously because working out is a good idea, but it also makes me feel great afterward. Plus, it will give me some alone time, which I very much need.
All of the crazy things going on in my life right now have made me realize that I need to take care of myself, first and foremost. Six years ago I made a big change in my life because I realized that I could not please everyone, and I needed to do what was right for myself. And then I went and got myself right back into the whole "doing everything for everyone except me" routine. This time I am not going to make that mistake again. This time I am older, and wiser, and I am going to take care of myself. It’s like I need to reintroduce me to myself all over again. Hi Kelley, I’m Kelley, remember me? Yeah, I think so. It’s been while. I missed you.