day 26 CPR class, sleepy dog, ghee and new dessert experiment

Remember this is our plan to heal our gut. Consult your doctor before beginning any program. Adjust to your own body and needs. We have done our own research and have come to these steps to help us in our journey to heal our stomach issues. Please do your own research before starting anything new. We are not really sure how long we plan to do this program. And over time we might be changing things depending on how our bodies are doing. We plan to share just about everything as we heal, so we apologize now if some things are TMI. We want to be honest as we are using our blog as our journal.

So happy to see everyone liking our few marshmallow recipes. Check out our sugar-free marshmallows.  And to quickly mention–we are okay with having a little maple syrup in our diet. It was a safe thing on our list of foods to eat. We still try to limit our intake at the moment.   We are getting close to 30 days of avoiding a lot of foods and recently some new ones. We have been discussing bringing some foods back into our diet to see how we do with them–to see if we notice any pros or cons from adding that certain food back–aswe miss a lot of foods and are eager to see how our bodies do. Hopefully we can figure out our culprit foods that for some reason our bodies just don’t like.

Our journey with our eats might always be changing, and we are okay with that. We know our bodies and what is happening in our life is always changing therefore what our bodies need might change.  Remember to listen to YOUR body!  Don’t  be afraid to try something and see how it goes! Love yourself no matter what!

Did our 8 minute plank workout followed by our beach leg workout. Used a mix of 8lb weights and a homemade sandbag.

A full body workout. The legs were feeling it when the workout was done! oh yay!

Lori day 26 recap:

I took my morning probiotic, 1 tsp fish oil, l-glutamine and enjoyed 2 coffee carob marshmallows.

Enjoyed my 2 eggs with sauteed mixed greens and arugula with coconut oil and black coffee.

Yesterday I had my CPR class with American Red Cross for my personal training program certificate.

Excuse the gloves on the table.  The class was about 3 hours long.  I did not bring any food just my bottled water.

After learning CPR and how to help someone if choking…I passed my CPR class 🙂

Upon arriving home it was time for some food. Luckily I had all my food already made up so it was quick to whip up lunch. I enjoyed a grass-fed burger, with sauteed fennel and about 1 cup steamed brussel sprouts. All topped with 2 tsp ghee! Yep, I said ghee. I also snacked on a marshmallow.

From the two new acne -skin books that Michelle and I have been reading, both mentioned that ghee can be great for the skin. I know I mentioned that I feel I am really sensitive to dairy since I had to take out the fermented cod liver oil butter blend (still not sure if that caused my acne or not) but since both books recommended it, plus it is lactose and casein free (and a few years back Michelle and I used to make our own and loved it) I am going to try having some ghee and see how my body does – mainly my face and back. I will keep a close eye on my skin while incorporating ghee into my diet. As I like to get a variety of healthy fats into my daily eats, so hopefully ghee works for me.

Other goodies that came in the mail are some sweet potato flour, Dandy blend tea and regular fermented cod liver oil (no butter blend). Love getting mail goodies like these.

Jax was a great helper with all my work 😉 I think both Jax and I enjoyed the warm, sunny weather yesterday!

I drank 2 cups of bone broth while doing work before it was juice time. 

I snacked  on some veggie pulp crackers as I was getting my juiced prepped.

I kept it a simple and little smaller juice, with this one being with just 4 ingredients and made about 10-12oz juice.

All my favorites in one juice. So good.

Jax before dinner. Still laying on his sofa cushion while he watches me work.

I tool my pre-dinner pills and got my dinner ready.

Dinner was some Lamb’s lettuce with sautéed green cabbage, steamed turnips,  last few pieces of my broccoli breadsticks (recipe will be up later today) and about 4oz tuna all topped with 1 tbsp coconut oil and some dulse flakes.  Noticed that my meals were a little similar to to the day before.

Jax after dinner. Trying so hard not to go to sleep.  Cutie.

Dessert was something a little fun and different. Recipe was delicious. But still thinking it needs a little work 😉

Recipe was Michelle’s idea. Brillant sis.

Strange but good!

I took a probiotic and magnesium pills and put magnesium oil on body before bed.

Lori Day 26 recap:

Bathroom: yes!!

Energy: pretty good

Gas: none

Skin: slowly getting better, the pimples are chin are now white heads and slowly starting to get smaller, my back is not much different.

Water intake –about 9 cups (does not include juice)

 Michelle Day 26 recap:

I took my morning probiotic, 1 spoonful fish oil, l-glutamine and enjoyed 2 coffee carob marshmallows plus one sugar free marshmallow.

Breakfast 2 whole eggs (with yolks raw) and cooked lettuce greens with 1 tbsp coconut oil.

Lunch homemade lamb meatballs (I took raw ground lamb rolled into balls and cooked on skillet) I had about 3 1/2 oz with about 2 cups cooked red cabbage topped with 1 tbsp coconut oil.

I know might look boring, but I am actually learning to love simple meals.  Or should I say my stomach really enjoys simple meals!

Enjoyed 1 1/2 cups (one medium sized mason jar) bone broth that I sprinkled more sea salt on top and 1 coffee carob marshmallow.

Juice time – carrots, celery, fennel, cucumber, 1/2 lemon, kale.  Love these fresh juices, so refreshing!

I took pre-dinner pills.

Dinner in a bowl! 1 cup brussel sprouts, 1/2 can of wild salmon, 1 sardine (in water, thanks Felicia for the recommendation), dulse flakes, turmeric, 2 stalks cooked swiss chard and 1 tbsp coconut oil.

I decided I wanted something fun for dessert! Like Lori mentioned above.

 

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Purelytwins Gelatin carob low-sugar mini cake:

• 1 whole egg
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tbsp carob
• 1 1/2 tsp gelatin
• 5 drops of vanilla stevia (liquid)

Put all ingredients into a microwave safe dish, whisk together using a fork. Microwave on high for 1 minute. Or you could cook this on a skillet.

Enjoy!

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I could not believe how GOOD this little cake was…it tasted like french toast to me. The flavors just blended perfectly together with a hint of vanilla sweetness. Perfect!

I took a probiotic before bed.

Michelle Day 26 recap:

Bathroom: yes, went twice. First one was a bigger movement than the second.

Energy: good

Gas: very little at the end of the day

Skin: doing alright, a few small blemishes and no itching.

Water intake –about 9 cups (does not include juice)

Ezema on legs update:

The past few days my legs have barely itched. Not sure if it is from no avocados, watching my fructose, or eating more fats, but I have been loving it! The patches and red scars from me itching are slowly starting to go away. Also our friend Lindsay told us about calendula can help with itchy skin. So Lori found this product to try out off Amazon.

Thanks girl! I have been using it on my legs the past two nights and my skin likes it! Lori has been using it too!

 Twins Question: Have you heard  of calendula? Do you eat ghee? About 5 years ago we used to eat ghee all the time, so excited to try it out again!