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GAPS day 19-22, confessions, Easter and bronchitis

I’ve been off blogging for a few days while hubby was on a four day vacation for Easter. I love those.

This will be a somewhat quick update. I am trying to rest as much as possible. Though with an almost three year old at home, it’s not easy. I caught Katie’s cold last week and didn’t take care of it well. I now have a touch of bronchitis and am slowing down to tend to it. Lots of lemon juice, elderberry syrup, raw apple cider vinegar, raw honey, ginger tea, probiotics, and garlic. I tried chicken broth but my body’s not really fond of animal products right now. Super bummer.

Food has been on track for Katie. I even brought soup for all of us for a trip to IKEA, since we’d be there awhile. I love that IKEA is an event instead of just a shopping trip. It’s so much more fun that way. It was the first time we used hubby’s new Thermos that I’d bought him to haul soups to work and to double as travel food for us. Katie cannot have food that I don’t make with her food allergies even without GAPS. It rocks by the way. Me, on the other hand, have had infractions. They weren’t as bad as they usually would be while sick, but being sick really triggers an emotional eating response in me. I’ve decided to work through my emotional issues with food being a comfort or reward as we go through GAPS, so I will be progressing slower than I’d like. I am comfortable with full GAPS but I know there will be backslides on occasion. After pizza and breadsticks, dessert on Easter, caffe latte with sugar, and swedish meatballs over a four day period, symptoms have resurfaced that were disappearing. Mottled complexion, joint stiffness, back pain while lying for long periods or sleeping, foot discomfort and tightness, irritability, and itchiness from yeast. I have been following the diet otherwise sans broth which is mighty impressive. No infractions since Monday and it’s not as hard as it usually is or as I’d imagined. I normally have to sugar binge until I’m sick before I can cut it back out. Sugar addictions are lovely.

Enough for now. Time to rest and entertain Her Highness. I hope everyone has a lovely day.

Welcome! I'm Jennifer, the owner & founder of Healing Redefined Holistic Wellness Center, holistic practitioner, and head nutrition nerd here at Healing Redefined.

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