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Day 101: Wheat Belly



My friend Cindy has been following my blog and giving me wonderful words of encouragement.  It makes my heart smile that people are actually reading and supporting me! :) I sometimes feel that I am just writing to myself. But lately more and more friends have been telling me that they read my blog.

Which makes me feel more dedicated to sticking to my new lifestyle!

A few days ago, Cindy recommended a book called

Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, by William Davis M.D. 

 Just what I need!  I really feel that wheat has been one of the culprits in my eating disorder.  I reserved a copy at the library and had a sample of the book sent to my Kindle.  I will let you know what I find out! But, after briefly scanning the sample, he does recommend not eating any cereal, even whole grain.  Several times over the last week, I thought about cereal for breakfast. I really believed that the high fiber was low fat and healthy. But I am determined to try and keep away from all wheat and see the difference in my state of health. 

Dr. Davis has a blog called wheatbellyblog.com (http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/). I'm going to seriously start doing my research. Because today I have hardly any pain and my mind feels clear. Lots of energy WITHOUT caffeine! And my belly has gone down and is not in distress.

This morning I made cornmeal mush instead of cereal.  It was lovely! I gave me a feeling of nostalgia. I used to love when my mom made this for us. I especially liked the lumps! (I know, weird kid! LOL)

 

My daughter was making a white bean, chicken chili.  I finished the prep for her and threw it in the crockpot. For lunch, I had some of the chicken chili on top of the leftover polenta. Very nice!
 

I brought my premade meal for dinner on the road.

 

I did a quick mile this morning on the trail at 7:00 a.m. before it got too hot. But I was so tired. I think I only got about 4 solid hours of sleep last night. So when I got home, I lay down for a "nap", which turned out to be 3 more hours of sleep!  But a girl does need her sleep!

 

Tonight I will do some more yoga and put in a few hours of practice. Tomorrow I am rehearsing for my concert.

 I am typing this blog in the library. The library has the best A/C. I want to live in the library!  (I could live in a library surrounded by books. You would probably never hear from me again!)

 

Happy Tuesday! :) 

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