It's been a couple weeks of clean eating now so I thought I'd give an update as to how it's going so far. Let me start by saying I feel AMAZING!! I've only had one questionable migraine...one of those where I couldn't decide if I should take my medicine or just go to bed and hope it was gone in the morning. Generally, I regret not taking my medicine so I did and felt fine in the morning.
The hardest part so for has been trying to kick my extreme sugar addiction. Wowsa, I was addicted to that junk! Every day is getting better though...as long as I don't see ice cream. :) My diet is about 95% clean, so nearly everything I eat is not processed or contain preservatives. Hopefully I can make it to 100%, but that would mean no more sneaking a sweet treat and there. My mindset is slowly starting to change about food so hopefully I can get there soon. I eat to refuel my body, not necessarily for pleasure. That's a hard habit to break!
I think the biggest surprise I've had so far was how fast my body reacted to the change in my diet. Within a week I felt like a totally different person. I have so much more energy and just feel better overall. I never realized that I didn't have energy before! I was starting to think that how good I felt was all in my head until Mother's Day weekend when I had some treats at my moms for dinner. Who can resist her fabulous cooking (and cupcakes)?! I felt so sluggish and my hands and feet were so swollen after the meal that I knew this isn't all in my head after all! Our bodies are so amazing and it's been really interesting to learn how food makes such a difference in how it works and how we feel. I'm still not sold that this lifestyle is the 'cure' for my headaches....I could just happen to be going through a smooth stretch right now. Time will tell if this is really working as well as it appears to be so far. I am convinced though that this is the lifestyle for me. I really do feel great!
