New Starts

I'm excited. And happy. After trying to go to the gym in the mornings for the past couple of weeks, my schedule was out of whack and so I felt totally all over the place: skipping breakfast because I was running late, getting to work late, so then finishing late...and so the cycle went. This week I have rediscovered my morning runs, followed by a coffee and it just feels right. So good.

Its only Wednesday and I've already had a couple of 'new starts'. On the food front, I've started introducing Virgin Coconut Oil into my diet, I'm not expecting to see any impact for about a week, but I am optimistic after all the research I've been doing on the topic (will keep you posted). I'm starting slowly...only two teaspoons a day so far. I've read that for a woman of my age and weight, a recommended dosage would be three tablespoons. Baby steps to start with though.

I also bought my first 'loaf' of pumpernickel, after only having stared at it on the supermarket shelf for a couple of years now! It has about 2CP in every slice, so once the topping is on, it could be considered a whole meal, and despite its small size, its really quite filling. The first day I had it mid afternoon. This was a perfect time. It completely zapped the mid afternoon energy drop and is great before going for a walk or work out after work. Yesterday I had it for breakfast, which I think would have been fine, except I hadn't had time to exercise... So I ended up with a high mid morning blood sugar....Doh.

Another new start comes with the new Rotary year and my new role(s) as Bulletin Editor AND Publicity Director/Board Member of my club. I'm so excited and proud, rejuvenated and reinspired. My first meeting in this role is tonight. No doubt it will keep me busy but I find if there's passion, there's power to get it done.

Its also been a month today since Mum passed. So we've now moved closer to counting the time by months not weeks. It still gets to me, catches me off guard even, and never wont get to me, but there's so much love in my life right now, so much closeness, honesty and 'togetherness'. There's a sense of clarity and a dawning of what's really important and I am grateful for it all.

If any other Type 1's are using Coconut Oil in their diet or have any any experience with it, I'd love to hear from you. You can comment on here or email me.