Are you a resolution maker? The older I get, the fewer resolutions I make. This may be partly due to the fact that I rarely keep them longer than a month or two. I am, after all, the Queen of Inconsistency.
This year I have one resolution, which I may be able to keep since it will only be 30 days long. I am giving the Whole30 a try. For the uninitiated masses, Whole30 is an eating plan that focuses on removing potentially unhealthy foods from the diet, particularly grains, sugars, dairy, alcohol, legumes, and pretty much all processed foods. I'm not a die-hard proponent of Paleo eating, though I believe it has its benefits, and this eating plan is VERY Paleo. But my goal with this experiment is to see if it really helps to improve my chronic muscle pain, which is my only significant health issue (not bad for 61!)
Mark and I ended our year with another Caribbean cruise. It was delightful! It was warm. The food was terrible! Tasty, but terrible. There are times when I think I could cruise for literally weeks on end. But, the truth is I am incapable of resisting the bad food. If you've ever been on a cruise, you know what I mean-- the morning pastries, the endless dessert buffet, and the frozen margaritas! Not to mention, who knows what kind of ingredients they use to feed three thousand people - without a doubt it's not remotely organic. Unfortunately, they won't let you cook in your room.
So, at the end of the week, my ankles and legs were swollen -- a sure sign of toxicity -- and I had gained eight pounds. Besides which I managed to bring home some kind of bug and have been struggling to get well for the past three days. I'm ringing in the new year this evening with a box of tissues and a bottle of elderberry syrup.
But on the whole, it was a very good year. I hope it was for you as well.
Tomorrow, I will do my traditional New Year's Day activity - laundry. And I will hunt for some nice Whole30 recipes to get me started in my January plan. Perhaps by February I will be a new person. (Wouldn't that be nice?) If not, I can tell you right now that the dark chocolate is coming right back out of the pantry with no regrets.
I thought you might be interested to know that the all-time most read post on Food For Thought is The "Healthy Fat" Debate. It looks like many of you are also interested in discovering the truth about fat!
Have a safe and healthy 2015, and may God richly bless!
