It’s Day One of the best of my life
I’m marching on to the beat of a brand new drum
Yeah, here I come
The future has begun
Day One
--Matthew West
We made it! We made it through the first day of the 30 days to healthy living and we are all still alive. I mean, I wasn’t anticipating any casualties, but you never know with my crew. Unfortunately, Micah is sick - I am thinking the flu, so he did not follow the program completely.
The first hurdle was breakfast. We had gotten sample vanilla protein powder a week ago for the boys to see how they liked it. Micah was so excited to try it and went straight to blending it with rice milk. He took a few sips. Hands went to his throat and he dramatically cried out, “I think I’m allergic! I can feel my throat closing up!” I looked at the ingredients. “Micah, you are not allergic to anything on this list.” For 10-20 minutes he went on and on - wailing and moaning. We ignored him. The rest of us liked the vanilla shake and had no adverse reaction to drinking it. Neither did he. One of our biggest victories as parents will be getting Micah to overcome his psychosomatic issues with food.
The good news is that we made it through breakfast unscathed. Micah drank an entire chocolate shake!!! It took A LOOOOTTT of encouragement. He has decided he likes the chocolate favor better, it hurt his throat to swallow. I had a vanilla shake with frozen berries and it was delish! Although, if given a choice, this choco-holic prefers the chocolate one as well.
I worked from my home office today, which can sometimes spell disaster for me and food. The kitchen, with all the food, is just too close to my desk. I think it helped that we purged the cabinets and fridge of all of the things on the 30 day elimination list on Sunday. Regardless, I was proud of myself for sticking to the plan. I had my morning snack of almonds, my chocolate shake at lunch, and my afternoon snack which was a green apple. I drank a ton of water (infused with lemon) which kept me from mindlessly eating. I don’t wear a FitBit (#giftidea), but if I did, I would have totally gotten all of my steps in - just by going back and forth to the bathroom!
DISCLAIMER: If you are not ok with TMI (too much information) or bathroom talk that is usually reserved for elementary school boys - you may want to skip this next paragraph.
I have worried about the function of my kidneys for awhile now because my urine has been so dark (and tends to smell like Starbucks coffee). That can’t be healthy, right? I know I don't always drink enough water, but I feel like I do better than the average American. Apparently not! Today my toilet bowl was the picture of a perfect specimen. My doctor would be so proud! Folks, our bodies are trying to talk to us - and we need to pay attention!
I knew I would be on a conference call when Noah arrived home from school so I pinned a note on the front door with snack options. And, even though he saw the note, he still came into my office; talking to me in sign language about his day and his snack options. He was as eager to tell me about his day as I was to hear about it. Come back at quittin’ time kiddo!
One of my biggest concerns with the boys doing the 30 days was lunch time at school. I didn’t know how they would feel about making a shake while everyone else was eating school lunch or bologna sandwiches and chips from home. I worried about the temptation of “normal” kid food and how that might sway them. Noah reported that he made his chocolate shake with no problem and he ate his raspberries. He told me that his friend, Alac, had tried to give him some gummies. “I said: No, Alac, I can’t have those. I’m detoxing!” I told him I was proud of him, but also reminded him that even after the detox he is not to have gummies because of his braces.
For dinner, I made a zuchinni mexican skillet with brown rice and a spring mix salad. It was beyond tasty and everyone agreed that it was a “do again” recipe.
Day one of the rest of our lives, the best of our lives is in the books. I am claiming today and all the days ahead - SUCCESS!!
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