Is GAPS working?

I have been enjoying GAPS intro (if you'd like to know why I'm doing it in the first place click here). The food has been good, the work hasn’t been too much more, I haven’t been unusually tired or had any other detox symptoms.   I was doing okay until the weekend hit. Saturday we had a party at our house; I made all of the food full GAPS legal and ate freely of anything I wanted. I felt a little tired and uncomfortable at the end of the day but nothing too horrible. Then Sunday came, the most difficult day of the week food wise.

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Why GAPS

I am participating in the 30 day GAPS Challenge over at Our Nourishing Roots. Today is my second day of GAPS Introduction (For information on what Gut and Psychology Syndrome Diet is click here). Part of my 2012 focus for the year is to work on awareness instead of busyness. So how does starting GAPS have anything to do with slowing down?

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2012 Resolutions

I have written New Year’s Resolutions since junior high; usually big lofty goals that always included losing weight (yes even in junior high, so sad). Over the past couple of New Years I have tried different techniques and types of resolutions in hope of figuring out how to stick to them! Last year I decided against “resolutions” and instead created a list of 12 projects (one for each month) that I could actually attain. It was very gratifying to check off each accomplishment:

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