30 Days Sugar Free

What started out as just a two week test has lasted thirty days.  As I mentioned in the previous blog, right away I noticed being able to focus.  This has continued as has a noticeable increase in energy. I have only taken two or three naps after work this month.  Much better than the daily nap that I was needing.  I am not sure if it is the lack of sugar and carbs or the reduction of my naps but I am sleeping better at night and I am no longer hitting the snooze button twenty times before actually getting up in the morning. I feel productive, many nights I have been getting chores done around the house that I would put off till the weekend.  And, I have noticed my mood is better.  I feel positive about things, maybe that is because I am productive and not just wasting my evenings away.  My exercise routine has fallen by the wayside in the last two and a half weeks but when you are getting over 12000 steps in a day, it is hard to get motivated to exercise. This month I experienced just 6 migraines, the last six months I have had a monthly average of nine.  I am curious if my migraines will decline further. After the first two weeks as suggested in Dr. Maffetone’s book, In Fitness and in Health, I started adding back fruit and brown rice.  I am not a fan of the brown rice but the fruit has been a wonderful addition.  I am eating more fresh vegetables and trying to find new recipes to try being more aware of ingredients in the products I buy.  I eat more now than I did before starting this challenge and I lost the ten pounds I put on in December.  While I don’t know how long I will continue with this eating plan, for now it is a positive change in my life.  Feel free to post any questions in the comments.