We are finishing up our third week of Paleo-ish living. How are we doing?
Dwayne: He's still on board. I sent him to the grocery store and told him not to come home with regular milk. Organic only, please. I think he got caught up in the health food section and didn't venture anywhere else. He got lots of non-paleo snack foods, but, bless his heart, they were more "wholesome" than what I'd been feeding my kiddos before this change. Gotta give him some credit. He wanted a salad last night and came home with all kinds of crap (fake bacon bits, nasty salad dressing, etc.), but he'll eat it. I'll avoid it.
Me: I've lost 5 lbs and my stomach doesn't hurt like it did. I'm still not in the normal category of stomach issues, but I'm so much better than I was. Meal planning has been hard, but I haven't put much thought into it, either. I spent about 30 minutes today planning for the week and feel good about what I've planned. I'm eager to see what this week brings as far as weight loss and healthy feeling.
Meryt and Luke: Meryt's coming around. She begged for something other than larabars for breakfast, so I'm trying to venture out a little and find other things to offer the kids for breakfast. They've quit asking for cereal (YES!!!) and didn't ask for a bun for their hamburgers at dinner last night. We ate at our friends' farm yesterday (hot dogs and chips) and they ate their hot dogs, but left the buns and didn't finish the chips. Meryt still has a major sweet tooth and barely eats her meals before she's asking for a snack or a dessert. We're working on cutting back on that. She has been asking for water to drink, another major win. Luke stomach eczema is looking better. He still has a few splotches of eczema and the open sore on the back of his knee, but overall he looks a lot better. The EO's are working for his allergies. We got them under control with the prescription meds and seem to be able to maintain with the oils. Both kids ask for a little lavender at bed time. It's sweet to rub them down and send them off to the land of nod smelling scrumptious.
One of the changes we made this week was to begin "no poo." That's not something I'll discuss much on here, because, honestly, it's a bit of a stretch for me and I don't want to seem "too out there." We're definitely in the transition phase, but I'm eager to see how our hair adjusts and if it seems healthier. (Dwayne is not doing this...that's going too far for him.)
Another thing I noticed is what you see when you open our fridge. It's almost entirely produce. We are snacking on fruit and crunching veggies with our dinner. I'm a little more confident in the kitchen and have taught myself to roast a chicken in the oven. This week I'm going to try it in the crock pot and make my own chicken broth.
I LOVE my homemade cleaner. It smells divine and cleans like a charm. We fostered a puppy this week and he had accidents in the kitchen. I'd soak it up, spray the area with cleaner and feel good knowing that the kitchen floor was clean without using any chemicals at all...plus it smelled great!
I am eager to make a batch of laundry detergent. I loved the recipe I used before and plan on making a batch when I finish up the detergent I bought in the moving process.
The kids and I eagerly wait for Wednesdays to arrive so we can visit the market. We love meeting the farmers (and plan on visiting them very soon) and knowing where our food comes from. We've had grass fed beef a few times and it was delicious. We love our sweet little milk man and the ladies who make homemade cat/dog treats. Meryt and I even won something from them for filling out a card.
I don't feel too granola yet, but when I think about some of the changes we're making, I know there is less fluff and more crunch in our lifestyle. What I love is that I know I can maintain the changes we've made. Nothing has been so drastic that we can't continue to live this way.
You go girl!
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