New places and creations oh and GMOs!

Have you heard of Ready Fit Go?  AH MA ZING!  It's a great alternative to fast food, on the go places to eat.  Go there on a Monday and get your lunches for the week.  Someone is brilliant!!

I have now started to do that for myself and another friend..seriously genious!

  On a different note, something that I forgot to emphasize in any of my posts so far...I think a large part of my healing is that I have mostly cut GMOs out.  I am not sure what your opinion out there is or if you know much about them, but they are not our friend!  They are the leading cause of gut disease and some cancers, that is from research, not just my opinion.   The fact that I physically feel better when I don't consume them and that I feel icky side effects when I do, is reason enough for me!  

Check out this link for some reading material on GMOs.  It is a constant and ongoing battle to get GMOs removed from our lives!

http://www.responsibletechnology.org/gmo-education

So what was the shift with what was going on?  Well I had started diving into essential oils more and more....if I am going to live a healthy, natural life, why not right?  So I joined doTERRA to get started, now side note, I started with the oils 100% for Kevin and I and it has spiraled into a lot of goodness.  Right out of the gate I did their 30 renewal...I thought "I have done every cleanse, detox, etc, out there, why not try this.  Sure it is a tad pricey but I am serious and what do I have to lose".  So I tried it and not that I immediately started to feel better or started shedding pounds right away, but it was the baby steps through the 30 days.  I won't even say after the 30 days I felt 100% better BUT I had noticed that my tummy wasn't as bloated, I had lost 9 pounds and to me...after 3 years of trying EVERYTHING, that was amazing.  I started seeing shape and tone in my muscles again, I felt like I could fit comfortably into a pair of pants again...there were/are days that I don't feel bloated at all.

In the midst of the renew, that is when I stopped eating eggs and grains (quinoa, millet, etc)...
Also went to 90% organic and non GMO, everything.  I get our meat from Whole Foods and do the local, organic, no GMO.  The rest of our food I get at Vitamin Cottage.  I know that is expensive and if you don't have the budget for it, I completely understand...simply do what you can.

Here is a link to info about the renew, it is another gals website but the best laid out info for it that I could find.
http://www.essentialoilsabc.com/cleansing-with-doterra-ndash-a-30-day-renewal.html

Here is my doTERRA site if you are wanting to learn more about oils in general, or just ask. :)
www.mydoterra.com/cheribrandon


About 3 weeks ago I decided to weigh myself again..I was down a total of 12 pounds. About 2.5 months ago I had went shopping because I needed some capris for summer, I was down to a 9/10 (from a 11/12)...THEN I went shopping the other day to get a couple more pairs and I am down to a 7/8...SERIOUSLY!!!  I am beside myself after going through the trials for 3 years!!!

Ok so anyways, I am overall feeling pretty good most days.  I still can't eat a lot of foods and if I do, I pay greatly for it.  I am figuring that hormones are still playing a huge role in my tummy and inability to feel unbloated all the time.  A week before my period starts that same bloat returns (as most women experience), it makes me panic briefly but then I am able to let it go.  I think that if I consume too much sugar (I still don't eat regular nasty sugar but sugar from fruit or cacao flavored stuff) that intensifies it.  So I am working on that.

I won't let my obsessions with all of this define me BUT I am a healthier person...wait, I do let this all define me.  It's who I am, it's what I love and what I am truly passionate about.  I want to continue to grow with my health, learn by trial n error and learn from others.  I also want to help educate on how to be healthy.

Please stay tuned for updates and I am always loving feedback on how or what I can post.
Blessings to you!!