I know “they” say it takes 21 days to break a habit but here I am on day 20 and I can honestly say my 8 pm dessert tooth is in check at the moment.  I no longer “need” it the way I used to.  Nice side benefit to this whole fix-my-gut protocol, I suppose.  Hopefully my gut is actually being healed though, because that would be exponentially more exciting.  In any event, I will hopefully continue to maintain a healthy relationship with chocolate following this 30 day diet. I baked this on the late night… Read more >

My body seems to have reset in more ways than my gut lining (if, in fact, my gut lining is reseting). I feel full more quickly and it seemingly lasts forever. I’m not sure if I like it.  I don’t like eating when I’m not hungry, so I am constantly waiting for my stomach to want food again, especially at dinner time, and often find myself eating even though I’m not totally there yet because everyone else is ready to eat. After a weekend off, I was happy to return to my decaf home-made coconut… Read more >

Double breakfast action because the heel slice of the zucchini bread with cashew butter wasn’t quite enough. The muffin was from a friend.  She did the whole30 thing last summer and totally gets food allergies/sensitivities, so when she gave me a baggy of paleo muffins after our playdate yesterday I knew I was going to have to sample them. She sweetened them with banana and “minimal” maple syrup so it did have a touch of sugar, but I only had one muffin.  They were so good! For lunch I made a huge tuna salad.  The… Read more >