Week 1 of the challenge is done!! I have been doing pretty good with my goals! NO WHEAT all week and no wheat CRAVINGS! This is the big part! OK...I did smell buttered toast and it smelled amazing! But I didn't feel that I must or even wanted to eat it!

I am approaching this attempt to cut wheat with the attitude "I can have it but I don't want it". It has changed the way I look at these products! It really is helping with my attitude and control with infamous bread products! The challenge continues....

Nothing super new with recipes this week. I am lacking inspiration in the kitchen and didn't try anything new this week. Which is ok. Though next week will have to be shaken up a bit. I did make some raw brownies over the weekend and I have a pizza planned for Friday. The dough will be a raw recipe that I will make on Thursday. I will post info on it when I try it out. I hope it works. It calls for a dehydrator and we don't have that so a really low oven will have to suffice and hopefully it will!
I am constantly noticing my waist shrinking! Last night I looked in the mirror and almost recognized myself from the many years in my pre-baby body. It is exciting! I still have work but I think I will be in my favorite jeans by the end of this challenge! This summer I will wear a bikini and feel comfortable again :)

I came across an AWESOME site and challenge a family did last year. They attempted to do a 30 day whole food challenge on a $500 budget and they did it! A family of 3, shopped at Whole Foods exclusively and spent under $500 for the whole month! Here is the link to what they did, in detail!

http://truefoodmovement.com/30-day-whole-foods-thrifty-challenge

This is really inspiring! I am going to be looking at the details of what she spent and ate and figure out if I can cut some off of our grocery bill too.

Check it out!

AND Check out Hungry for Change on Netflix or at http://www.hungryforchange.tv.

A lot of info here that can help with understanding why whole foods is SO vital!

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