a little inspiration

I'm trying out reintroducing dairy this week.  So far, wonderful.  Oh cheese, I love you.  I'll let you know if I still feel the same at the end of the week. xxo

I'm not going to lie.  This week I am bored with my options and ready for some cheese or tomatoes or salsa.  I opened the calendar to June and wrote on each week what food is going to be re-introduced.  I am so happy that dairy is week one.   I saw the doctor today and am actually up a couple pounds which I am super surprised about.  He said it because I am actually absorbing the nutrients.  After talking about how I have been feeling he suggested also cutting out eggs.  So many foods to miss at one time!  The evening is when it is hardest. I always used to load up on calories after the kids were in bed to make up for what I missed during the day.  Now I just have my smoothie or a rice cake with almond butter, coconut and raw cacao.  The other night I drank four glasses of water after the littles went to sleep and did feel much better the next day. But- two more weeks and then the fun part starts.  Anything is possible!! (ps...

Next week our little Bug starts "school."  This will mean lots off changes but the most constant new thing is that his lunch will have to be packed every day.  And that means we have to be ready.  Every. Day.  This is not really my style. Also, even though I have been feeding him nearly everyday for over two years (sometimes I let him starve ;-) I still feel unsure about how to pack a lunch.  Because we eat a little here, a little there.  We eat messy leftovers and lots of apple sauce.  And fruit, tons of fruit.  But not so much sandwiches or whatever.  Hummus and crackers.  Things that seem a little hard to pack with out a) mess and b)waste.  Two things I don't really like.  I'm sure we'll get though it and I'll be a pro in no time but right now, I'm a little obsessed. I started with trying to figure out what kind of containers would work for a toddler to be able to get into and out of easily.  This is really hard....