Last week I woke up feeling despondent, depressed (yes, me, depressed!) and just dragging myself out of bed and trying to get going with my day. (I am usually quite peppy every morning so this was highly unusual!)
I thought, hmm, maybe it is the eclipse effect…..some people get very emotional or flooded with energy or zapped…but not me.
Maybe it is the shorter mornings with less sunlight….SAD starting already 🙁
Maybe it was the energy processing from The Embody The Wholeness group energy session….but I was wired afterwards!
Hmm, none of those intuitively felt like the answer although I did take out my Happy Light trying to get my morning sun rays! I also dowsed myself with Citrus Bliss invigorating essential oil blend as that usually helps ‘wake me up’. But not so much this time. I just wanted to do nothing (again, totally not me!)
What was my problem? What did I eat yesterday?? What exercise did I do?
These are always my first questions I ask myself.
What was my problem? What did I eat yesterday?? What exercise did I do?
These are always my first questions I ask myself.
Then while I was out riding my bike (I forced myself to do one of my favorite activities) I realized….it was none of the eclipse, SAD or energy processing… It was the darned half a container of ice cream I ate!
Yes, half a container of ice cream! In ONE sitting! I think I need my own nutrition coaching!
Maybe I need to do some emotional healing work with The Path To Heal energy work so I stop soothing the emotional pain with food? Or maybe I need to balance and manage my blood sugar better with my Metabolic plan? Then I wouldn’t eat so much cause I was hungry! Maybe I need both?
Maybe I need to do some emotional healing work with The Path To Heal energy work so I stop soothing the emotional pain with food? Or maybe I need to balance and manage my blood sugar better with my Metabolic plan? Then I wouldn’t eat so much cause I was hungry! Maybe I need both?
It was really good – Galanti black raspberry with chocolate bits. You would like it 🙂
Yes, I admit, I ate ice cream and more in one sitting than I have in about a week! (see I do things like my clients do!)
And did I realize that sugar in large quantities is NOT good for me or my brain the following day 🙁
The large amount of consumed sugar is like a depressant….although it was probably a nice high when I ate it! ha Now I get it!
Now I made the connection! Sugar is inflammatory to the brain – no wonder I was not myself and depressed the next day!
And the symptoms can come hours and hours afterwards. I also didn’t sleep well. Not surprised now.
Now I made the connection! Sugar is inflammatory to the brain – no wonder I was not myself and depressed the next day!
And the symptoms can come hours and hours afterwards. I also didn’t sleep well. Not surprised now.
This is how I work with clients, too. It is not about saying -“Don’t do that again! It is bad for you!”
It is more about helping you learn how your body works or doesn’t work well with the foods you consume.
You get to learn where the balance point is and how much your body can handle without getting sick or feel pain or depressed.
It is more about helping you learn how your body works or doesn’t work well with the foods you consume.
You get to learn where the balance point is and how much your body can handle without getting sick or feel pain or depressed.
Will I stop eating ice cream? Nope.
But I will be sure to limit my intake to 1/4 cup which is my usual per sitting. Ice cream is depressing if you have to avoid it or if you eat too much of it! It is all about finding balance.
But I will be sure to limit my intake to 1/4 cup which is my usual per sitting. Ice cream is depressing if you have to avoid it or if you eat too much of it! It is all about finding balance.
When you make a connection between the symptoms and the food, you make a change in the way you choose your foods. Without this connection, why would you ever change anything ??
Empower yourself to make better choices for yourself by getting connected.
If you wonder if some of your symptoms are related to the foods you eat, set up a 15 minute chat with the link below, and we can discuss your situation, symptoms and see what the next steps are – a Nutrition Response Testing session? a Nutrition package? a Path to Heal energy session? The Wholeness series?
Are you ready to make the connection between your fatigue, despondency, stiffness, pain, GI distress, etc and your food?? Is ice cream depressing to you as well?