I lost another 3 lbs this week! Yippee! I'm sure my stint with food poisoning contributed a bit - but I'll take it any way I can! So now I'm up to 23 lbs lost!
The last several weeks I have been focusing more on permanent eating changes as opposed to sticking strictly to the diet.
Some of these changes are:
* Sweetening with honey (and occasionally raw sugar) instead of using sugar. I've been getting way less headaches and I think staying away from sugar has contributed. Plus, I've fond lots of really yummy desserts sweetened this way, so I haven't really missed the white sugar.
* Eating whole grains instead of refined. I do miss the soft white stuff occasionally, but for the most part wheat and multi-grain stuff tastes good too. Plus I have an awesome nutrimill wheat grinder that grinds my wheat super fine. So, my homemade wheat bread is pretty close to the consistency of white bread.
* Staying away from processed foods and eating and cooking with fresh foods instead. Aubrey was having major tummy trouble a few months ago. Since, I stopped cooking out of boxes and the freezer her tummy trouble has entirely gone away.
* I have discovered that I am lactose intolerant - thanks to the lack of dairy at the beginning of the diet. So, I've been drinking soy milk and taking a lactaise pill whenever I eat dairy. My stomach has never felt better! Although I really do not like the taste of soy milk. I think I'll try Almond Milk next.
* Eating natural nut butters. We certainly don't need the extra oils and salt in the processed ones. Plus, the natural ones taste just as good to me.
Vanilla Almond Milk is SO good. Rice milk is ok too, just thinner.
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