Day 1...

On paper this all sounds simple and motivating. Then when you actually commit to it and do it... that's where it gets tricky. Day one went ok. I mean the food we ate was "by the book" it was healthy, homemade, and for the most part tasty. But for some reason I couldn't kick the feeling of being nauseated when I thought about what I ate. I know that sounds so weird and bizarre. It's weird to me too. I can't really explain it. So, that's the tricky part, getting past that feeling and enjoying the food. It's good food!

The other tricky part is the constant, overbearing thought of food. I think about it all the time... what do we eat tomorrow? What can we even eat? Will I even want to eat? Does that have added sugar? The questions can go on and on. I woke up this morning feeling very overwhelmed. Just thinking about breakfast made me anxious. This all probably sounds silly too, but an average day for me is a bowl of cereal and then whatever I can find in the house for lunch, that's quick, since Ella's eating too and she needs food. So to have to think through every single meal can be daunting. But, like my last post, I need to listen to the words in Proverbs and rise early, prepare food, be organized about it all... it just takes discipline. And much, much prayer.

I found myself crying out to God for peace, strength, wisdom, and overall guidance in all of this. When you feel overwhelmed and anxious and hungry it's hard to think straight. And, the wonderful thing about God is He gave me peace, He always gives me peace, because He is faithful. He reminded me of that so many times just this morning, through emails, conversations, and His Word... in Matthew 6:25-26
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 

I am valued by God, my Creator, I am loved, protected, and cared for, even when it comes to food. I have nothing to worry about for God will provide, He always provides. So I rest in His goodness and trust in who He is.

So, here we go... the run-down of what we ate yesterday. As a quick guide to this diet, in the first phase, you can eat meat, poultry, fish, goat's milk cheese, vegetables (no starchy ones), almonds, lemons, limes, and berries, and honey... no grains what-so-ever. There are other things too but those are the main ones.

Breakfast: Almond flour biscuits and scrambled eggs- this was very filling, when baking with almond flour things turn out pretty dense. It's hard for me to stomach sometimes... hence the nauseated feeling.

Lunch: Salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, and shredded chicken and a homemade dressing

Snack: Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries

Dinner: Grilled chicken with broccoli and zucchini sauted in thyme and a little balsamic vinegar

Snack: Blueberry muffins... made with coconut flour

Like I said before, for some reason I was feeling queasy just thinking about the food I ate... so weird I know. But then I look at the cutest baby in the world in a summer outfit, capris and all (my new favorite thing on babies) and everything is all better. :)

I promised a post with pictures, no one said they had to be all food ones! I can't get enough of her and her personality, and I could stare at those blue eyes all day... well I pretty much do.