Your Sugar Intake May Affect Your Menstrual Cycle Length
At the end of my week 3 review two days ago I mentioned that I expected this final week to be the hardest because I thought I was about a week away from the start of my period. During this time I usually eat a ridiculous amount of dark chocolate. So imagine my surprise when my period starts
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Week 3 Review
This second week of no sugar and no caffeine my goal was to read God’s Word for at least 10 minutes each day. That again didn’t happen. I read my Bible 3 days this past week for about 10 minutes. I had determined that I would read my Bible after dropping my son off at
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Top 5 Primal and Paleo Resources
When I first decided to try eating primally to see if it would help with my digestion and constipation issues I found Mark’s Daily Apple and read tons of his blog posts and the success stories on his site. As the months went on and I felt so much better I realized much of what
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How to be Disciplined Every Day
I’ve been struggling with daily discipline a lot lately. In typical fashion I’ve been blaming myself for the areas where I fall short. I’m not reading my Bible enough, I’m not praying enough, I’m not meditating, the house is too messy, my son is going to bed too late again, I’m going to bed too
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Week 2 Review
This second week of no sugar and no caffeine my goal was to read God’s Word for at least 10 minutes each day regardless of whether I was experiencing any cravings or not. I did read my Bible more often but it definitely wasn’t 10 minutes every day. The main problem was that I set
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Come and Rest a While
Since I’m no longer consuming sugar and caffeine I’ve come to really appreciate a good night’s sleep. If I don’t get enough sleep at night, which happens often, I feel the effects differently now. Before this experiment I would get sleepy in the afternoon and I would eat something (like chocolate) or drink some tea
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Graciously Accepting and Declining Non-Primal Foods
A few weeks ago we took our son to a neighbor’s house for a playdate. It was our first time at their house and they very kindly made homemade pizza for us because they remembered my son telling them that he likes pizza. I hadn’t prepared for this possibility and didn’t handle the situation well.
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Learning to Be Content in All Circumstances
I’m on day 9 of my no sugar and no caffeine experiment and I’m starting to miss coffee. My body isn’t craving caffeine anymore and I actually feel less tired in the afternoons but I miss it. I found myself thinking about pumpkin lattes and how I could make one when I can drink coffee
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Week 1 Review
This first week of no sugar and no caffeine my goal was to read my Bible whenever I felt cravings so that I would learn to lean on Jesus rather than food. This turned out to be more difficult than I thought. For one I often can’t tell whether I’m actually hungry and should eat or
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Freedom from Moralism
Jesus' love is so surprising. When I see myself as "bad" I can be confident that Jesus loves me, no what matter what I've done. He came to this world to rescue us from our sins by dying in our place on the cross. When I see myself as "good" I discover that anything good
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