Emily, week 5

Saturday - nothing
Sunday - nothing
Monday - No OM yoga dvd (30 minutes)
Tuesday - nothing
Wednesday - nothing
Thursday - No OM yoga dvd (15 minutes)
Friday - nothing


I'm not thrilled with the way this week went. We had car repairs to deal with (boy, do those ever mess up the daily plans!) and I've also been feeling really sick for the past 10 days or so. Nothing new; the familiar fatigue and headaches have just gotten a lot worse. As of Thursday I'm following my doctor's suggestion to remove gluten from my diet. She says that if I do that for 30 days, it should become very obvious if that is the problem or not. I can't decide if I hope it IS the problem (at least then I'd know what is wrong) or if it ISN'T (at least then I wouldn't have to completely change the way I eat).

I hope you don't mind if I include a little nutrition in my posts, since this is kind of all part of getting healthy for me right now. And honestly, I'm very discouraged and could use some prayer and accountability for both exercise AND nutrition right about now.

excitement

The inexpensive Farmer's Market 1/2 mile from my house just reopened!! I am not organized enough to keep up with the amount of produce I was getting at one time from a bimonthly delivery service, nor to get to the regular grocery store frequently enough to get produce. But this is a 10-minute walk that I can do with Naomi in the stroller and just pick up what I need for that day. Yay!

Green smoothies

Christa, GS stands for Green Smoothie. Part of my challenge this month was to add a green smoothie to my eating habits each day. I love it. It makes it so easy to get plenty of fruits and vegetables each day, and in such a yummy fashion! So far my favorite is frozen cherries, frozen bananas, spinach, and a splash of milk. Tastes like ice cream. :) Strawberry is also great, and I really enjoy orange/banana/spinach as well. Apple/cabbage isn't my favorite because the texture is a little funny, although it does taste good.

The kids usually have some too, and the green color doesn't bother them at all. :)