Second Year Slump

It's been over two years of Eating to Live. I haven't blogged since a year ago. Much of the reason is that I hit a slump and didn't want to acknowledge it! My first year, I didn't 'taste' anything that wasn't purely Eat to Live. I wish I could say that for the second year. I also stopped exercising. Both those together caused me to gain 30 pounds! Yikes! My take-away from this slump year is that I need to be faithful to this lifestyle. I have soooo much energy if I'm faithful, and my mood is superior. I fall into a negative, depressed attitude if I 'taste' sugary desserts.

The other habit I had returned to, was FEAR. Fear of being hungry and not having food. (Goes back to childhood issues). So, I'd overeat on the good stuff, have a big chocolate (Eat to Live) smoothie AND a BIG bowl of (Eat to Live) oatmeal. Then I'd wait until I was hungry (most of the time) and eat too much again. That on top of my 'tasting' and not exercising is what caused me to pack on the pounds. My energy went way down and I was getting into negative self-talk because I felt like I was slipping down a horrible slope into my morbid obesity again. I couldn't fathom having to wake up each morning (again!!) with over a hundred pounds to lose! That's not to say that if you have 100 or more to lose, you should be depressed and down-trodden, NO, do the journey and learn from those of us that have goofed it up, and don't look back, work on your 'stuff', childhood issues, fears and feelings of failure, so that you can arrest the negative when it rears it's ugly head.

I'm so thankful that I caught it relatively early and I'm doing everything that I was doing in the first year. I signed up for a 10k to keep my running motivation high and I'm doing yoga at least twice a week. I'm making yummy recipes that I look forward to. My sweet friend has joined me on this journey and we are each making a soup or other food item and sharing with each other once a week. (Food not made by yourself tastes so good!) That keeps me accountable and excited to make yummy food. I'll have a list at the end of this post of some of the things I've been eating. The other thing I'm really working on, is having a good solid breakfast that sets me up right for the day, filling, and tasty. I make sure I listen to my body and stop before I'm super full. I don't drink during the meal, so I make sure that I haven't filled my stomach too much that I can't drink a good glass of water when I'm done.

My mood is unheard of good. My poop is great (TMI:)) and my energy is insane! I'm so thankful, because that is what is keeping me motivated to keep it up. I'm always amazed at how well life flows when I eat the way I'm designed to.

I'm super excited to be back to blogging and sharing in my journey, I sincerely hope that whoever reads this will feel the nudge to join me Eating to Live :)

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Recipe Links...
Lentil Soup (this is one my friend shared with me, sooo good)
Happy Herbivore Cookbook: Garden Chowder
Roasted Red Pepper Dressing
Red Beans and Rice
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