a moment to refocusonlife ~ grain free

On Sunday, May 4th, 2014, I began the next step in my lifestyle transition. I've become super focused on goals during all of the weigh loss and my lifestyle changes. For some reason, numbers and data drive me (nuts?). 

At the beginning of 2014, I set one of my New Year's Resolutions as getting my blood pressure numbers down. Thru the weightloss, I think my numbers improved, but I wasn't seeing the improvement that I wanted to see. With that goal in mind, I saw a functional medicine Doctor. My goal is to reduce my blood pressure enough to end prescription medication. That may mean that I take supplements, I exercise, I eat right...whatever...my goal is to fix the blood pressure without pharmaceutical intervention. 

I've learned so much from that woman! <3 her. 

Can it be done? Of course it can! I just have to find the right combo that works for me. With all of that said, I had the appointment with the functional medicine doctor a couple weeks ago (right around Easter). He gave me a plan. One of his goals for me was to have me go "grain free" for 30 days. What that means is no wheat, rice, bread, grains, and a plethora of other items. It was not a huge stretch from the lifestyle I had already been living, so I dove right in (after the Art of Chocolate of course...)

I'm now entering week two of the grain free lifestyle. The thing I've noticed the most is that I feel like I am less hungry. Last week, for the first time in a couple months, I came under my weekly caloric budget...by 1500 calories! I was very pleased. I haven't been under budget in quite some time, let alone 1500 calories under! And...I wasn't hungry! 

The moral of the story here, I think, is that I never stop learning. I never stop learning about myself. I never stop learning about healthier lifestyles. I never stop learning things that others already know about me. I think that anyone that has stopped learning about themselves needs to take a step back and look in the mirror. See that face staring back? There's a wealth of information that you just need to dig in to find! Are you willing? Are you afraid of what you might find? 

I was. But not any more! 

So, this week, take a moment to refocusonlife, learn something about yourself and give it a whirl! You never know what might happen!