Today is day 7 of the Ayurvedic Diet and I stepped onto the
scale this morning and I have lost 7 pounds. Now I know there is water weight
gone and do realize that is the most of this weight loss but I am totally
jazzed. Not only that I feel better. I am stuffed up at night anymore and I
have more energy than I did before.
I realize this is just the beginning and that I have not
even felt all of the effects this diet will have on me overall. The greatest
part is my oldest son offered to cook me breakfast this morning with eggs and
onions and peppers and he used the turmeric, garlic, ginger, and black pepper
spice.
He normally does not eat spicy food but he has been watching
me and wants to be like me and lose his own extra weight. It was nice to see
him cook without butter and to be open to adding the spice to the foods.
Being a Kapha means having a sluggish digestion and so that
is one of the reasons for the spice that is needed daily. Not only that but I
hated ginger before and now have adjusted to its flavor and spice and look
forward to drinking ginger tea each and every day.
I have been doing the breathing each day and I am getting
used to how hot that makes me feel. It also gives me bursts of energy needed to
make it through my day. I love it. I hope you have been reading and wondering
if you should try this diet. I hope that you decide to step out of your comfort
zone and try it and let it show you what it will do for you beyond the weight
loss.
It has also helped to bring down my oldest son’s blood
pressure. Lately I have noticed before the diet he had blood pressure that was
too high for a child even if he is the size of a man. It had been 150/90 before
and it scared me but we went to the doctors this last week and it was 129/80
and they said that was fine for his size.
That is a small change but in the right direction. I will be
making an appointment soon to have a physical with my doctor and will be
looking forward to see how all of my numbers are looking.
I don’t think I mentioned this before but I also have
hypothyroidism and I guess Kapha’s tend to have these issues from eating out of
balance. Wish I knew about this a long time ago. So I must tell you all that I
am not able to do cardio exercise in the sense of taking a walk, or jogging, or
just doing exercise like Zumba or anything like that because it hurts too much
on my knees, hips, and back because of a prior injury.
What is wonderful is that I didn’t exercise and would if I
could but didn’t and still lost weight. The experts in Ayurveda say that this
is what will happen when you eat the right foods to help with digestion.
I don’t feel hungry all the time like I did before. I don’t
feel so lethargic as I did. I feel more confident in my ability to do this diet
or should we say life change because the word diet to me means restriction.
I have not wanted any sweets even after watching my husband
eat chocolate. I didn’t want it at all. I don’t want the ice cream that is in
the freezer and feel confident in my ability to continue on with this lifestyle.
These videos are about Ayurveda this is four part video with great information about Ayurveda this is video one
Video 2 of The secret world of wellness
Video 3
video 4
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