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New Program and a New Start

 I forgot I had this blog.  Perfect place for this.

I was at a get-together with my siblings last weekend, and I spent a lot of time talking to Cara, my sister-in-law.  What a sweetie she is--I really love her.  She is such a perfect mate for David.

I was asking her questions about her seeing a doctor of functional medicine and what it involved.  We have a lot of the same issues with eating:  a habit of being all or nothing, a Diet Coke addiction, a history of similar health problems, being a night owl, etc.  I felt very safe talking with her about my issues since she's been there and understands.  

She gave me a lot of details about changes she made and emphasized taking baby steps.  She also stressed that it wasn't necessarily about being 100% on a program but taking steps toward being healthy.  My biggest problem is with getting overwhelmed and either not starting at all or stopping when it gets hard.  She suggested I just take one or two things to start with and add others as I feel ready.  I can do that!

Here are some of the things we talked about:

1.  Going barefoot and strengthening my arches.  

2.  Rebounding.

3.  Slowly moving my sleep hours to be asleep between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m.

4.  Getting off of Nutrasweet and MSG, along with eating a healthy diet.

5.  Eating tons of vegetables.  

6.  Movement of some type, 30 minutes, 5 days a week.

7.  Deep hydration using an electrolyte drink called Ultima Replenisher.

8.  Quit eating 2-3 hours before going to sleep.  

9.  Journaling my progress to help recognize what helps most and struggles I am having.

That's basically the program.  I'll end here and begin a day-by-day account.


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