A brand new day!

Mark and I have been taking an extremely interesting health course that examines all components that affect our health and well-being and how they impact us ie: nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep, digestion etc. Based on the things we have learned in the course and on reading the book on which the course is based, we have overhauled our diets. Mark especially. We are eating organic as much as possible, eating out less, reducing the grains we eat (like bread), and cutting out sugar as much as possible.

I'm leaving out the important "why" for some of these choices. But let if suffice to say that we both feel really good these days; healthy, energized, happy. And food has become exciting again! We're trying out lots of new recipes, particularly fish like haddock, orange ruffy, tilapia, and sushi-grade tuna (which we had tonight - so good!). And food even tastes better - I mean, free range eggs taste far superior to regular eggs, and they're bigger too.

My baking hobby is taking a serious hit with this overhaul since baking is filled with butter, fat, sugar, etc etc. However, I've found a few recipes that use nut flour instead of grain flour, no sugar and little fat. But those two recipes are gonna get old fast.

I also find that instead of craving jujubes and cookies, I am now developing a dependence upon honey and fruits like pineapple and mango (which can't be good! the cravings, I mean). Cutting out bread was a good thing for me, as I actually don't feel that good when I eat bread. Sometimes I miss my morning toast, but overall, I actually don't miss it that much! When I pass bread in the grocery store, I glance at it fondly, nostalgically, like an old friend that is still dear to me but that I've had to say goodbye to for awhile, but will revisit briefly, fleetingly, again down the road (say, when I go to an Indian restaurant & have naan).

My biggest obstacle is trying to get adequate sleep. According to the author of the book, we should be in bed, relaxed, before 10:30pm. This is a challenge for me, but a challenge that is well worth the undertaking, as I have been sleep deprived since, probably, the age of 18. I swear lack of sleep has aged me well beyond my 28 years....that's probably why I have the memory retention of an 80 year old (no offence meant to anyone). And ironically, I'm staying up way too late writing this blog.

On that note, I'm off to bed.