Food 101

So I may have stumbled upon the secret to energy - carbs! Ok, so maybe it's not a secret, but it's the only thing I can equate to me having energy back! Over the last week and a half I have been changing a lot of my regular foods and substituting healthy snacks that God made over unhealthy ones that a factory made. But in my quest for nutrition I've also eliminated a LOT of the bread, cereal, and pasta that I previously consumed.

Well last night I decided to make a homemade pizza using pita bread and that little guy seems to have worked wonders! I woke up easily and my energy level has stayed elevated all day! So now comes the task of finding "good" carbs that will keep me going without growing my waistline.

I'm also wondering if I'm getting enough potassium. Today, at my regular lunch-time walk, my right calf seized into a terrible muscle spasm and although I finished the campus loop, I concluded the walk looking like a pirate. I felt like I had a peg leg and was forced to hobble the last few steps of my walk. Jocelyn (my walking buddy and co-worker) suggested that I up my potassium intake by consuming bananas or pickle juice.

I despise the texture of bananas so today, I opted for the pickles and got two condiment "to-go" containers in the school's cafeteria. Now that I'm resting at my desk, my calf seems to be doing ok, but it looks like I will be adding bananas to my morning smoothie!

I've learned a lot about what essentials my body needs to operate correctly and I'm slowly learning where those essentials can be found. This whole journey has been quite the adventure!