Day 3

Until about mid afternoon yesterday, I thought yesterday was the 3rd. Nope, that would be today!


So here I am embarking on the 3rd day of this plan to a better me. I started by eliminating sugars and so far barely into day 3, it has been going well. I continue to enjoy my daily cup of joe and only yesterday I had a second caffeinated beverage of chai tea. I am putting creamer in it.


Last weekend I went camping and I bought some chocolate flavored mini rice cakes. Here I am 6 days later and I still have several left. I was munching on those on Tuesday (day 1). They sit on my desk at work. I looked at the carb count in them, and surprisingly they have less carbs in them then the gluten free spinach wrap that I've been eating! I am ok with this. But yesterday instead of indulging in these light crispy treats, I had a nice slice of pumpkin bread. It was heavenly. It made my look up recipes for pumpkin crepes and pumpkin cheesecake. The crepes I may be able to get away with, but the cheesecake will have to wait. I want to detox and rid of my body from relying on the daily doses of sugar it has become so accustomed to.


My idea of French fries for dinner never happened. Instead the coolest God thing happened.


I went to the chiropractors office for a tour. While there, they were saying that they offer dinners at the restaurant across the street. These dinners are informative, and FREE. While I didn't really have plans to be out last night, God is always one step ahead of me.


My friend and I went to this dinner and learned about the reasons why cutting out sugars is healthy. They discussed the importance of healthy fats and why we should avoid anything that was not made by God.


Dinner was paid for by the doctor, and I ordered a salad with vinaigrette dressing, as well as bruschetta chicken with rosemary seasons red potatoes and asparagus. It was amazing. I even avoided the 99% of the bread and olive oil in the middle of the table. I did break off a tiny bite near the end of dinner just to try it. I usually try to limit my gluten intake due to the unbearable gu bloating that I get from it.


I know I said I wanted to avoid the scale this go, but once again I jumped on the scale this am. When I took a health class at the first of the year, they were talking about trigger foods and how we each have our own. One way of finding what those are, is by weighing every day. Something I ate yesterday cause a 2 pound spike in weight. The culprit was either the pumpkin bread, or something along the lines of chicken, potatoes, asparagus, or tomatoes.


My meals today will consist of a half of a gluten free spinach wrap with turkey and kale and ranch dressing. Soup will most likely be on the lunch menu. And I am thinking about getting some chicken tenders from the church café tonight. But I am trying to remember how my body responded to those the last time I had them 2 months ago ... So dinner is still very much up in the air.


While at the dinner last night, I signed up for an initial evaluation with the chiropractor. I will be getting tests done on my spine and hopefully I can get all of this pain resolved.


At this time I cannot change up my work environment a whole lot, but I can work at the root of things. I can see what's up with my spine and work on correcting that.


Ideas are just that ... ideas. They mean nothing except to those that are going to take them and use the information and turn it into something. Last night was highly informative and I am going to use it to apply it to my life and start healing me from the inside out.


Once again this journey will be far more healing then I envisioned. God is good and He continually opens doors right in front of me. I follow the peace that surpasses all understanding. There was no hesitation about going for an office tour yesterday. There were no reservations about going to dinner. There was relief as I handed over my payment to reserve my spot today for an initial wellness evaluation.


I am so excited for what the next 30 days bring. I can't even imagine everything that God has in store for me to learn!


My life is surrendered. My life is in God's hands. He goes before me as He proves over and over and over again.


Please come on this journey with me, and experience with me the joy of the Lord as He manifests His goodness and presence.