Halfway There

Hi Yogi,

Already we are halfway through the 40 days of Lent.  I was hoping to feel better, sleep deeper and be lighter at this point. Isn't that funny? A lifetime of bad eating habits and nutrition misinformation should be wiped out in three weeks. Riiiiiiiiiiiiight. But I'm determined to stick this out and MAKE IT WORK.

It's late Saturday and I'm tired. Heavenly Hands, our signing choir at Bethany Baptist, spent all day at the Robinson Mall Sign-A-Thon. We manned a table highlighting the services our church provides to the deaf community. We also signed several songs, made new friends and reconnected with some longtime old friends.

This was my first time participating in this annual event, but I knew it would be a long day. I prepared a proper Paleo breakfast of bacon, eggs, kimchi and sweet potatoes. Feeling well nourished,
I was off to a day of service and learning. Shared a snack of fruit and nuts with my BFF Lorraine and later we lunched at the dreaded food court.

Surely I thought, there will be "legal" eats there, but it was tough to find. One place had salads, but they were covered in cheese. So I tried Subway's chopped salad.  All the veggies, turkey, no cheese or bread of any kind. Ain't I good? Yes, until the salad dressing dilemma. No industrial seed oils are permitted on this nutrition plan. I was told their salad oil is a combo of olive and canola!

Gang, I've decided to stay off the sugar, dairy, beans and grains. That's enough. Avoiding corn, canola, vegetable, soy and sesame oils is more than I can do.  I'll limit them as much as possible, and won't have it in my pantry, but simply have to eat out on occasion.  And the sources of cooking oils at most restaurants will always be dubious.

I finally finished Chris Kresser's book, "Your Personal Paleo Code"  and am checking out the bonus chapters on line. There are several and they tend to be targeted to different physical problems, like GERD, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and so on.  There's also a chapter on supplements that I'm very interested in.  Richard and I both take a handful daily, a good solid multi-vitamin, ubiquinol, fish oil, vitamin C.  I also take an iron pill to stave off borderline anemia. 

Also, I'm gently suggesting to people with chronic inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, to look into anti-inflammatory diets.  We can do so much harm or good, with what we put in our mouths. 

Yogi, thank God for the new week that's about to begin.  May you all be blessed, and thank you for your support.

Peace, love and good eats...

myrna