Happy New Year

I decided today that I was going to be like every other person in the world today that is starting a diet. I am going to stuff myself full of all the foods that I am going to swear of eating tomorrow.

Ha.

Not quite. Almost though. I woke up today and immediately started drinking my water. Because I knew that it's going to be that one last night. That one last night where I am going to have cheese. That one last night where I am going to have pizza. And a root beer float for crying out loud. Because tomorrow is when I will be getting serious about getting rid of this yeast that seems to be in my body. And honestly, I haven't really pigged out today. I kinda feel like it because I haven't had cheese and bread in a couple of days, so by the time I had a late lunch (2 small bowls of velveeta dip with some tortilla chips and fritos) it was 2:30 and we ended up eating dinner super early at 4:30 today. So I wasn't quite hungry, but that pizza was hot. And dang it all if my sister wasn't being good and got the thin crust. So I figured if I got the water going early enough that I wouldn't feel so bloated later today or tomorrow. I mean it seems logical right?

I don't know how long I will be not eating dairy or gluten or yeast. It's really going to depend on how my body feels and if my feet start to clear up. If my feet show that they are clearing up then I will probably continue on the diet. I already know that I have an intolerance to gluten. I went off it for about 3 weeks earlier this year and I felt great after about the 1st week. I wasn't so bloated and gassy. It was great. So the sugar and the dairy are next.

It's going to be quite life-changing. I am going to have to learn to like new foods, since essentially this cuts out almost everything that I eat. I will be continuing to drink my latte in the morning with a little bit of milk. So I am not cutting milk out entirely, but pretty dang close. But if I have to stop that for a while I will do that too. I am here to get my body healthy.

So my goal is to blog every day that I am able in 2012. I know realistically there might be days when I am traveling and away from a computer. But for the most part, for my accountability, I want to blog every day.

Farewell 2011, Welcome 2012. It's going to be quite the year :)

Sugar Allergy?

My mom brought home a piece of paper the other day with some info on it that I found quite interesting. It was talking about a yeast overgrowth in your body, Candida, and after reading it and doing some research on-line, something clicked in me. This appears to be the cause of a lot of problems in my body. In essence its a giant yeast infection that is in your entire body. My main problem that I can see with it is that it has infected my toenails. My feet and nails have been horribly affected with Athlete's foot for almost 10 years now. No matter what I try, it continues to stay infected. So I have decided to try a Candida diet to eliminate this yeast in my body and try to restore it. :)

My only issue with this new lifestyle is that it involves cutting out almost every single food that I eat. No. For real. "Food allergies believed to be associated with candida include dairy products, wheat, yeast, corn, eggs, citrus fruits and sugar"--(from livestrong.com. Um hello? What am I supposed to eat? It's like a complete 360 turn on my food. I'm a little scared to try this and at the same time I know I have to. I want my feet to clear up! I want to be able to go and get a pedicure and not be afraid to have somebody work on my feet. I won't let anyone touch them right now. I don't need to be sticking my feet that look like this into someones hands just because I want a pedicure. Not going to happen. 


And I haven't quite figured out how long I need to do this before re-introducing food back in to see what I am actually allergic to. Yeah. It seems like every website is different on what they suggest that you do. Some foods are ok on some sites and not ok on others. So I don't quite know what I am supposed to believe. I just know I have to do something about it. 


This is what this blog is going to be about for a while. Figuring out this sugar allergy and talking about it every day. Seeing how I do without the sugar, and how it affects/changes my body. It's going to be a lot of work, but I believe the end results are going to be much better than what my life is like now :)

Wednesday Weigh In

So I got this idea from a blog that I read every day. She lost 125 pounds in 16 months. And a lot of it was due to her Wednesday weigh-ins. So I have decided to join her in this effort. Now I am just getting started on this blog and I will be making a ton of improvements on the way, but I knew that this was how I was going to start it out. :)

So my journey has been about starting things, and starting things, and starting things, yet I hardly ever seem to be able to finish them. Much like my weight loss journey. I have been overweight for as long as I can remember. Definitely before 6th grade. And I have lost, and I have gained, and I have lost, and I have gained. In 2007 I joined a website, www.sparkpeople.com which has helped me along my weight loss journey. I love it! And I am not leaving it, but I needed something that was going to challenge me a little bit more. So I decided to go a little more public. *gulp*


And in my cycle of life I have currently gained back all the weight that I had lost with SP. So this is me starting over. My goal in 2012 is to post every day on how I am doing, my successes and my failures, and my weigh in pictures. Of my ugly toes (more on that tomorrow, or later tonight if I get a chance)

The Beginning

I am finishing what I start...that is my new challenge. Especially for the year 2012. But this is the year. I have no more second chances. I will be finishing what I start. No matter what the cost.