Sludge-Free Zone

Happy Monday morning! I hope your day is off to a great start!

I woke up yesterday morning with a cold, and it appears to have unpacked its bags and is ready for an extended stay - at least that's what my sinuses and sore throat are telling me. However, even though I am feeling less than 100%, there will be no eating of sludge to make myself feel better!

I know that tanking up on sludge won't help me get over this cold, plus there is simply no sludge in the house! Because I know what my triggers are, and because I don't trust me well enough to have it around and not eat it, I have declared my house a sludge-free zone :-). Because I'm feeling crummy, and because it's cold outside and snow is predicted, I'm not about to get in my car and go to the store to buy a bunch of stuff. As a result, even if I WANTED to eat sludge today (and I don't), I couldn't.

If you're struggling to stay on plan right now (and even if you're not), I'd encourage you to purge your house of anything that could be a trigger for you. Make your house a safe place to be, food-wise (and in every other way, too!).

You may be a mom with young children, but honestly, do your kids really need to be eating chips and cookies? If it's not healthy for mom, it's really not healthy for the kids, either :-). A recently-published study showed an alarming increase in the number of children with kidney stones, and it's believed that the kidney stones are linked directly to poor diets that are high in sodium and not enough water. This is a wonderful time to establish healthy eating habits for your entire family!

Plan for success today - get rid of anything in your house that could potentially get between you and your goal. Throwing it out won't be wasting food. Throwing out sludge is another step towards optimal health, so go for it!

Blessings!
Cheryl