For the past several years I have lived in a body that I don’t recognize as my own. After I had baby number three, almost eight years ago, I was in a bit of a fog. To be completely honest I never even noticed how large I was until she was about one year old. Then I was too tired to do anything about it.
Since I have tried a variety of weight loss programs, attended dance classes, walked regularly and spent hundreds of dollars working with a personal trainer. Though I never reached my ultimate goal, everything I have tried up to this point has been an amazing teaching tool.
Since surgery I have shifted my thinking away from weight loss. A big part of my road to recovery is decreasing inflammation. If I can lose weight while decreasing inflammation, that’s just a nice bonus.
Inflammation is defined by Merriam- Webster as: a local response to cellular injury that is marked by capillary dilation, leukocytic infiltration, redness, heat, and pain and that serves as a mechanism initiating the elimination of noxious agents and damage of tissue. Inflammation anywhere in the body is bad but when your brain swells it has nowhere to go because it is encased in bone. This will lead to more complications that I don’t want or need.
Four months ago I began researching and applying the principles of Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type founded by Dr. Peter D’Adamo to help me decrease inflammation. Every blood type is unique and each has foods that are considered beneficial (medicinal), neutral, and avoid (toxic). The research behind this way of living makes complete sense to me.
As a type O the first foods I eliminated was wheat and corn. I replaced it with rice, quinoa and teff flour. I can honestly say I feel so much better. I don’t miss crackers, bread, bagels and cookies like I thought I would. I make gluten free bread once a week to freeze and eat when I want to. My amazing friend J bakes me the most wonderful gluten free chocolate cake or cupcakes if I really need to indulge.
Next step is to be active again without further exhausting myself and reducing dairy.
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