It’s week 3! Week 3! Yes! The Whole30 book was right, week 1 was torture, week 2 was a little better, and now on to week 3, I’m honestly feeling GREAT! I have my moments, when it’s 11pm and I’m still up working and totally craving a brownie and some ice cream, that I wish this new way of eating wasn’t working out for us – so I, along with the hubs, could go and indulge. But, in those moments I’m reminded that I’m feeling so much better, really. I feel lighter (which I know I am – I have not 
weighed myself because the book makes you swear not to during your 30 days), but, my clothes are fitting looser, and my stomach is noticeably smaller (but to be honest, the only person who has noticed my smaller size is my husband – which in a way is a bummer – oh well). When I look in the mirror, my face looks thinner, which is probably my favorite thing so far!
One of the other great things that I’ve noticed personally is that I just feel better – I don’t have that awful feeling like you need to take a nap after you eat a meal because you just feel so full and can feel the sugar racing through your body. I don’t have any caffeine and sugar crashes first thing in the morning that I used to get from my coffee – although I will admit I still really miss my morning coffee (still unsure if I will give it up for good). I have replaced my morning coffee with an awesome, all natural, sugar free energy drink called AXIO – I love it actually and I NEVER have sugar crashes from it! Overall, I just feel so much better! Today I went for a 3 mile run and I did notice I’m running better – I just feel 
stronger – sweet! Still working on my feet and their issues, but overall, I’m just feeling a lot more alive!
My kids are also doing much better – as I told you before, my youngest son, Rylyn, has been the hardest to deal with. His whining over food has been never-ending, but this week has been ok. He just eats what he’s given which is always ton of veggies and fruit and now eats any type of meat I prepare. This is the same child that just 3 weeks ago would ONLY eat frozen Mickey Mouse or dinosaur shaped chicken nuggets. :) So he’s made a huge change – now he happily eats grilled, baked, any type of chicken and every other meat I prepare! It’s wonderful! We have had many picnics with friends and most of them are amazed at what he is eating – they too have known how picky he has been in the past! It’s been nice to see the change in him!
We spent a good portion of Sunday morning doing our new Sunday routine – washing 
vegetables and fruit. I try to make it an all-family affair – I can almost always count my 5yr old daughter in, she loves to cook and is a great sous chef! The boys on the other hand don’t always like to help out. Rylyn, my 3yr old was happy to pitch in once he saw all the dirt in the sink that came off the spinach and once he realized he got to gently throw grapes and strawberries into the water! We washed and prepped so much stuff that I almost lost count! But it was fun and it hopefully will tide us over through the week! Now that’s it’s Thursday, we are starting to run low on some stuff, but we are making it!
I’ve also been doing a lot of other research lately on not only my body and how food can hurt and heal it, but also I’ve been 
digging into a new medical discovery called Nrf2. Have you ever heard of it? I’ve found this amazing website that gives a lot more information about Nrf2 and the science behind it – if you want to read up more on it go to: www.Nrf2science.com – I’m loving everything that
I’m learning! It’s actually quite mind-blowing! I hope to share more about this in my next few blog posts – as it’s incredible!
Well, I need to get going on my dinner preparation – we are cooking dinner for the neighbors who are having some health issues – so time to get at it! Hugs to all!
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