Journey 1: Peleo diet. Today, Dec 11, is day 11 of my journey into peleo eating. Since joining CrossFit St Pete, I've been reading about Peleo, researching and even prepping my pantry. I decided on 1 Dec as a good start date since it was after the family's big Thanksgiving feast. The good part, too, is that since Darwyn killed and packaged 6 or 7 deer during this year's season, we have a freezer practically overflowing with venison! Yum! Turning to a peleo diet means fewer carbs and more protein and, of course, more fresh fruits and veggies. The high protein aspect I figured would be pretty easy, but by cutting out so much sugar/starches, you really have to keep up with plenty of fresh fruits and veggies!! I'm excited about a cookbook I found on Amazon: Gluten-free, Almond flour cookbook. It's great! I can make muffins, pancakes, even cookies and cakes, all without a hint of wheat flour! It's awesome! Levi and Darwyn both enjoyed our gluten-free pancakes this morning!
So, by day 11, I'm getting more accustomed to the diet and what to eat/not eat. I'm feeling better. It's best, of course, to keep the "bad" foods OUT of the house altoghether, but while I didn't want to simply throw away all that stuff in the pantry, Darwyn and Levi are still eating noodles, etc. Another service that has come to be VERY handy is Amy's Fresh (amysfresh.com) produce delivery service. It saves me the hastle of going to the market or grocery and is delivered to my door every Monday! Love it! Otherwise, without having to go searching all over St Pete, I've been able to find pretty much everything else (almond flour, coconut oil, coconut flakes, arrowroot powder, agave nectar, etc.) on Amazon.com! I love Amazon Prime and their free 2-day shipping!
Journey 2: Pregnancy #4. This part is hard to talk about. I want to be really, really excited at the idea of a new baby, but... well, let's just say that until we get past the weeks when we lost the other two (weeks 10 and 11), I won't allow myself to get too excited... or even too attached just yet. It sounds horrible, I know, but after suffering two losses, well, I guess I don't want to get too attached until we know that this one "sticks." Of course I'm already attached. You don't get a positive home pregnancy test and not feel some attachment to that new life growing inside you. Even if you were planning an abortion, almost all mothers feel some attachment to their unborn.
For me, the peleo goes hand-in-hand with this pregnancy. Even before I got pregnant, I was prepping the pantry and researching system cleanses, and so on. I was looking at all sorts of ways to be healthier. It just so happened that the time to start was NOW! I figure whatever I cut out of my diet certainly won't do me or the baby any harm, it can only be beneficial. So if I get healthier and feel better by not eating wheat/grains, then it can be only that much more beneficial to me and the baby. I'm not really missing out on anything. I'm still debating whether to go completely non-dairy or if I want to try to somehow incorporate raw dairy into my family's diet, but that will come.
I suppose I could add a third Journey to this list, and call it my non-running journey! LOL! For someone who has identified herself as a runner for the past two years, the idea of NOT running does feel rather strange. I just have to say that after my last half marathon experience on 6 November, I simply didn't feel like running. Part of the reason was being at my mom's house in IL. They live in the country and to run, I have to drive a few miles; but it seemed I was much more motivated to drive to the crossfit gym to get a workout rather than go drudging along all alone. So right now my running is in limbo. I know that I basically enjoy running, but I've accepted the fact that maybe I just need to take a break. Maybe this pregnancy is telling me to take it easy, and since running is kinda hard on the body, it's just better for me to take a break.
So here I am, not running, feeling very pregnant already (the queasiness just won't go away and my pants are already getting tighter!), but feeling pretty good about my eating especially since I've lost almost 2 pounds from my weigh-in at the doc's office last Tuesday!
These Journies are well underway!! :)
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