Today, Monday has been a fabulous day!
I was of course up early since the cat wanted me up and feeding her right away. I decided to get my steps in for the day and went out on a long walk around Birmingham. For a Monday it was so quiet and beautiful. I made my way around the downtown, hitting some spots that I usually go to. Booth Park and it's quiet, rustic trail.
Can you believe this is the city?!
The up the hill where I am always reminded of London. I want to say Regents Street, but it's been so long. Every time I come up this hill to this view I am taken back to London. Anyone else see it or is it just me?
I went down a few streets that I have never been and one even stated that it was under security screening - with the camera on top of the sign. I figured once I saw that I should just turn around and go back the way I came. I certainly didn't want to be yelled at for being down a street that wasn't even labelled as private.
The morning seemed like Sunday and not too many people where on the road. I am assuming most were off today - taking advantage of the long holiday weekend like I was. I hit Dunkin' Donuts a quarter mile from home so I could get Derek his iced coffee with cream and butter pecan (his new favorite), along with a double chocolate donut for him and a sour cream donut for the animals to share.
Instead of heading to Starbucks as I do on the weekend, I thought I would just make a pot of coffee at home and refrigerate the rest for iced coffee during the week. I made my smoothie bowl with avocado and topped it with cocoa nibs and coconut butter. The avocado just make it so much more filling than with any other combination I have tried.
Derek stisllwasn't up so I did 30 minutes of yoga with my new Down Dog app. Have you tried it yet?! I love it. No sure why I would want to spend money on the paid version at this point since what I have done has been great! I also want to try Adaptiv, but want to wait until I go to Traverse City and only have the hotel gym.
I did a few errands - including one that puppy went on with me. He loves car rides and just going anywhere with his momma.
I did some painting and ate some bbq. Yesterday, I didn't time my food properly and was starving and had a headache when we were out. So, I figured I should eat sooner than waiting until I was grumpy. I feel so incredibly full now! I feel more bloated, so I am going to chalk it up to the candida since I typically feel more bloated in the afternoon once I eat a second meal..
Speaking of candida, I did get my new supplement, GI-Synergy, today of which I will begin tomorrow. I take it 3x a day. I've had odd mouth reactions in the past to walnut, which this has black walnut in it. I will be interested to see if I have any reaction. My allergy tests have zero intolerance to walnuts so I am willing to try! So I have that switch as well as being off from Armour Thyroid. Per Dr. Allen I am switching to a natural thyroid supplement and take 1 capsule 2x daily. I started that on Saturday morning and pretty sure I haven't had any issues. I will try to keep a careful watch if I notice any minor changes. So, I removed a few things as I stated I was going to do and noticed my face is getting more clear. YAY! So, I know I am on the right path! I will post on what is happening later on this week as I am more into the new supplements.
Thursday is pancake night of course. I need to make a new pancake recipe. If all goes well I will post that up Thursday night. One without eggs!
What recipes need to be tweaked for AIP compliance or even to lower the sugars? What should I do?
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