My newest adventure with God

It is now 2015 and I have 3 children. Its been awhile since I've written on here. I decided to pick it back up so I could keep a journal of my newest adventure with God. It all began this past September. I was still hanging on to about 8 pounds of baby weight and I had pretty much decided that I would just stay that size. I wasn't over weight, but my clothes didn't fit right and I didn't feel good at all. I decided I needed a change. I then began to watch what I ate and count my calories. I'm amazed at how much my diet has changed over the last 9 months. I went from eating sandwiches, Goldfish, and whatever fast and easy I could get my hands on, to salads with grilled chicken and apples for snacks. I've never been much of a fruit and veggie eater, except for the occasional strawberry and banana when I was feeling "really healthy". It took about six months to lose a little more than 8 pounds.I felt awesome! After hitting my ideal weight though, I started to add more crap back into my diet. I have gained about half of my weight back due to poor self control and a little help from birth control pills. It has been frustrating to see weight come back on and clothes getting tighter. After a 10K in May, I noticed my heart fluttering and it didn't stop for about a week. A friend of mine who is a nurse practitioner told me to come on into his office for a physical and EKG. After the physical, my EKG was fine and it looked like the only electrolyte out of whack was my magnesium. The one thing that took him by surprise was my cholesterol. I have had elevated cholesterol before when we got lab work drawn for life insurance policies, but had never had it checked out by my pcp. He was very concerned about it and, since it is in my family history, he suggested medication. I am not even thirty yet, medication for my blood cholesterol is not something I'm just going to jump into at this point. So I decided to try a diet I have heard many people talking about recently. It's not really a diet but a complete change in life style for me. I forgot to add that although I started eating better in September, I was still eating a lot of sweets and unnecessary sugar. After researching, I found out this sugar and the amount of carbohydrates I am eating could be causing the increase in my blood cholesterol levels. So I decided to be a little drastic and cut them out completely! So here is my new adventure with God that I began yesterday: Eating Paleo. Yep I'm eating like a caveman. Just eating things that are natural and whole. It's going to be a huge challenge and an even bigger adventure! So I'll be writing in here about how things are going and what I'm learning along the way. Hope you enjoy!