On pause

You may have noticed my blog came to a standstill a few weeks back. I did get a little stuck on Azerbaijan. But the real reason is I have been reading the book Eat to Live.
My best friend was recently diagnosed w celiac disease and I have been reading more about wheat and flours. She asked me to go to Granger and Mishawaka with her to health food stores and bookstores one day and we were talking to the owner of Apple Valley in Granger about wheat and he recommended this book to us. He told us he lost over 20 pounds in 6 weeks because of it which got my attention. I have gained a considerable amount of weight after my hysterectomy a few years ago and it has stuck. My husband is diabetic and we already eat low sodium and being in my mid 40's now my health is becoming more into focus. I am lucky so far I don't have diabetes or high blood pressure or even cholesterol, but if I stay this way those are all risks. Risks I don't want to take.
This book is changing my life. We also watched Forks Over Knives. Very eye opening. Everything I thought I knew about eating well is wrong. My husband and I have decided to do the 6 weeks and we are already planning to make this our way of life. I won't be consuming any animal products for the next 6 weeks. We have both already lost about 5 pounds each just eating a more plant based diet so I am excited. I am going to make a new blog to make myself accountable every day. I will post a link here. If you want to hear me whine over lack of cheeseburgers come visit me. Or better yet join me.