Life in the Boonies

Well, so much for the previous post about my lifestyle change with healthy eating. Give me some gluten, Baby!!! Call me a rebel (some people do) but I'd rather do my own thing rather than have someone tell me what I CAN'T have or do! Besides, healthy eating made me FAT!

Mom is cancer free!!!!!!!! Thank God for that!

Let me just add a few recent photos I took to this little "update".

It's so wonderful to have some wheat for our cattle to graze this year! There really isn't much of it to go around here. It's been a dry season! Sometimes living in God's Country, Texas, you get blessings you probably really don't deserve!








I would like to thank my wonderful ex-husband (weird kind of oxy-moronish, yeah I know....very long story) and his smashingly, beautiful wife for allowing me to take their family pictures!

I think this looks very album-coverish.

Seeing as I can't add another picture to this post (???) I am going to end it. See next post for the sequel.

Well, so it's been a while since I have posted, I mean Really posted much on here. It's been a crazy past year or so.

My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in December. Since then I have gone on a health crusade of sorts. I decided it was time to get healthy. After several visits to doctors and tests I found out I have chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgea along with suffering from migraines for years. Each time it was the same; meds were prescribed to cover the pain and to make me sleep at night. I took them for a couple of weeks, suffering the side effects and decided I had to do something else.

After lots of research, I decided to see a Traditional Naturopath. She changed my life by changing my diet. I am now gluten free, sugar free, and mostly dairy free. I do not eat pork, and only organic beef, chicken and fish. Guess what else I am free of? I am migraine free!! Also my fibromyalgea and chronic fatigue symptoms are much less severe. I have also found I have fewer problems with stiff and swollen joints since I have cut out sugar.

I know to get the total health package I would need to be exercising. It's just not a priority but I try on occasion. I borrowed my Dad's bike and road it through our pasture yesterday. I thought my lungs were going to explode and that my legs were going to fall right off. I really wish I had some motivation in the exercise department. I need a partner! A coach! A plan!

The Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free way of life is a real challenge. Finding something to eat is a real pain. I have just about had all the salads I can stand! I have tried baking using recipes from my Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free cookbook but so far, NOTHING I have tried has turned out! I'm frustrated to say the least and sometimes I just cheat a little...but never too bad. It's not worth it at all!

I am so thankful for my new-found health!