Lifestyle Changes
Josh and I have decided to try and make July a “buy nothing” month. Okay, so “nothing” is a little drastic sounding. Perhaps saying that we’re going to try and make July a “crap-buying-free” month would be more accurate. In an effort to save some money and stay within our newly tightened budget, we’re going to forgo our semi-frequent trips to the local coffee shops, our far-too-often trip to the local deli, and our simply out of control chocolate binges (okay, that last one is all mine).
During July, Josh and I are also going to overhaul our eating habits. Generally speaking, we eat pretty well. We love fresh veggies and whole grains. We eat mainly organic foods and little processed crap. That being said, I, personally am addicted to sugar (see comment on chocolate binges in previous paragraph), and I would like not to be. Quite a few months ago, Josh met with a woman who is well-known for her knowledge on homeopathy and the like. She suggested he overhaul his diet and also ordered some homeopathic medicines for him. I, unfortunately, haven’t gotten to meet with her yet. My plan was to wait until Jude was done nursing, but by the looks of things, we will have moved out of the area long before he weans himself. Anyway, Josh and I are going to be cutting out white flour, sugar, caffeine, and alcohol for the next month or so. Oh, and we’re going to revamp our vegetarian efforts. Wish us luck. I know that giving up sugar is going to be the hardest part for me. We’ve almost cut white flour out of our diets entirely already, we don’t drink often as it stands now, and coffee? Well… giving up coffee might post a bit of a problem, but I think in the end we’ll both feel better.
I’m really excited to be doing all of this. I want Jude to grow up eating a healthy, whole foods diet, and for that to happen, Josh and I need to be doing the same. I’ll be posting this week’s menu later today in case anyone is interested in what we’re going to be eating. Oh, and I also have some pictures from this weekend that I’ll be posting later, so come back and check out the super cuteness that is my son!