The Book Club!

I've started a book club. This is The Book Club's Constitution!

Acupuncture

I've decided to try something new: Acupuncture. I've always known that I had bad circulation, amongst other small health-details that were not stellar. So, I've decided to give Traditional Chinese Medicine a chance. So far it has been really exciting! I looked up TMC online, and I found a couple of reputable TMC Drs. I settled on Dr. Ivy, of Ivy Acupuncture and Herb Clinic and I've already had a couple of treatments. The truth is, it feels kind of silly to be lying there with small needles sticking out of your legs and head. But, I have seen impressive results: my circulation has improved, I haven't gotten a single headache since the treatments started, and my eyes are not constantly dry. I think I will continue to receive acupuncture treatments.
Here is a picture of an acupuncture needle in my wrist (I'll spare you the ones of my legs and feet):

From Vegetarianism to Atkins Diet

So I've done a complete 180 and I am now following the Atkins Diet. I honestly am not sure about how this happened. One day I woke up, and my husband and I decided to try it out. We decided to start on January 1st, 2011, and start the New Year off with a bang. There are several observations that I would like to make about a low-carb, no sugar diet:
1) It is expensive to only eat organic meats and Atkins products.
2) Eating a lot of fat and meat is very counter-intuitive, but it works if you want to loose weight.
3) I used to get incredibly hungry, and feel like I would almost faint, if I didn't eat. Now I don't get those blood sugar lows. It is actually kind of nice.
4) I miss my whole-grain morning toast, but that is about all I miss form the world of carbs.

Once I started reading about how Atkins works, I discovered that it actually makes a lot of sense. This was a surprising discovery, since I used to think that eating a meat-based diet was about the most awful thing you could do to your body. I now believe that the people who criticize the diet just don't fully understand how it works or what it entails. Atkins is all about finding the correct balance of foods for your body, learning about how your body works, and learning how to distinguish true hunger from compulsive eating.