Sunday, January 22, 2012

No wheat, No white, No meat!  That is my new mantra for 2012.  I have been reading lots of diet and health books over the past few weeks of this new year.  I am studying Eat Right for your Type by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo and Natural Cures by Kevin Trudeau.  At first I thought I had blood type "O" because I have thyroid problems and some of the other "symptoms" of the type O profile.  But then I actually did a blood test and found out that I have type "A" instead.  So I had to adjust my thinking and eating accordingly.  I actually started feeling better when I was eating like a type "O" but I started losing weight when I started eating like my real type"A".  Of course I have also started exercising again too.  So every little adjustment helps.

The Eat Right...  book is fairly easy and uncomplicated to follow.  Mr. Trudeau's book is much more complicated and has lots more stuff to do.  He is also a whistle-blower and tells all about our corrupted food industry and why Americans are so fat.  It is very interesting and sometimes shocking but also an eye opener.  As with all things one reads, it must be taken with a grain of salt and further research.  I read some of the reviews other readers have given him on Amazon.com.  Some say that he is a charlatan and some say he is right, so there you go. I must also balance what he says with my own experiences and knowledge.  I will use what is best and discard the rest.  My ultimate goal is to lose weight but mostly just to be healthy and not have a lot of problems as I grow older.  I have gotten several other books on natural cures and on eating organically. I will be reading those also.

Over the last couple of weeks I have also been reorganizing and cleaning.  I went through my pantry and got rid of any old or expired foods.  Then I straightened and reorganized that.  I pulled all my old cookware from my kitchen cabinets and replaced all the coated pots and pans with new Martha Stewart stainless steel cookware.  Now there is no danger from peeling or damaged teflon coated pans when anyone cooks.  I got tired of telling people to use plastic coated utensils to cook in those pans so they wouldn't damage the surfaces.  They never listened and now I don't have to worry about it any more.  


I have gotten my sewing room back in working order after the holiday chaos.  I sorted my patterns and arranged them by brand name and number.  I put all the childrens patterns in one box and the adult ones in another.  The craft patterns were separated from the clothes patterns and have their own box too.  All the fabric has found new storage boxes and been stacked on shelves or under tables or wherever I could fit them in an orderly fashion.  I got out one of the aprons I made to sell and am using it myself.  I get tired of getting a wet tummy every time I do the dishes or cook.  All my books have shelf space and the magazines are waiting to be sorted, to keep or not to keep?  That is the question! Ha!


I found a pattern for a sewing machine cover.  I think that will be my next sewing project for my new sewing machine instead of spending $24 for a new plastic container at Walmart.  


As for the animals of my little farm, they are doing fine.  I plan on putting the alpacas up for sale soon and I may do the same with the goats.  Buddy needs a grooming to get rid of all his matted tail hair but I will wait til the weather starts warming up for that.  My Loki cat is also getting his yearly matted hair and I am working on that a little at a time as he will not be still for long.  He looks really funny when the mats are cut out and he has bare spots all over for awhile.  The chickens continue to lay eggs and I plan on switching them to organic feed soon.  That will make the eggs healthier for us.  


I have gotten planting flats and some seeds.  I want to plant more vegetables in our raised bed this year.  So, it is a new year with new potential.  Mostly life continues to be good.  Praise the Lord!