Resolved

I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions so I didn’t make any again this year, but I have just been inspired to make a late resolution after all, thanks to an adorable young lady who makes raw food sound positively palatable. Plus, via her vlog on Freshtopia.net, Tanja shows you how to make this stuff. And it really does look do-able. She should be on Food Network, nose ring and all. I tried the apple chowder and was sold. I lovelovelove apples.

Don’t worry, I’m not turning into a raw foodist, but it really is time to get control of the diet. I didn’t go hog wild for the holidays like I usually do, but things got a little out of hand toward the end there. And now I’m stuck with my old sugar habit again, scarfing down candy bars just to avoid another week of sugar withdrawal hell. It’s pathetic. I feel awful anyway thanks to all my food sensitivities so I might as well bite the bullet, if you’ll pardon the pun, and go cold turkey — mixed metaphors be damned. At least I know I’ll feel a lot better in about a week. I’m tired of feeling like shit.

So then, be it resolved:

1. No more refined sugar. Here comes another headache — but only for a week.
2. No more gluten. Does this mean I can’t finish off the bread and crackers in the cupboard first? ‘Fraid so. The payoff in feeling better will only take a day or two. I know this from experience.
3. At least two servings of healthily prepared vegetables every day. I know it’s supposed to be five, including fruit. Baby steps.
4. At least one serving of raw food per day [besides apples, my fave snack.]
5. At least thirty minutes aerobic exercise [either on the rebounder or walking] daily, plus a bit of yoga and weight training. I’ve been working up to this so it won’t be much of a leap.
6. Oh yes, and keep a cleaner, more organized home. I’ll have the energy to do it if I just keep the preceding resolutions. Plus it will make keeping those resolutions much easier. Ah, the circle of life!