It's been about a year since I joined DBC. I can't believe everything that has happened, all the ways I've changed and grown, and all the experiences I've had and people I've grown close to. I could go on, but I've said it all before in a hundred ways. Let me just say that I am blessed in the life I'm living and the friends I love. It's been a good year.

Regarding my MB journey, the goal for this week is to keep up my vegetable intake. I've already noticed a difference in energy....

It's Friday! Just had to share this ridiculous GIF:



So, what have I done this week?
First, let us review the week's goals:

1) Make eating proportions about 40% whole grains, 40-50% vegetables.
2) Incorporate round vegetables, root vegetables, leafy greens, and beans.
3) Supplement with fermented foods.

I've been trying to keep breakfast...

Well, here I am partway through Day 2 and realizing just how few vegetables are regularly a part of my diet, much less in the house. Picked up some turnips and some ginger yesterday, and when Googling how to cook turnip, found a recipe that calls for both. Roasted turnip is currently in the oven. From what I understand, the round root roasted to tenderness will nourish the abdominal organs like the stomach and the intestines, which is where I could use the most help at the moment. I'll have to check...

Well, yesterday's rant was effective. Let the record show that these are my complaints - and now I'm ready to move on.

My plan this week is to begin a semi-macro meal routine that I can adjust and maintain throughout the school year. I say semi because I will still try to participate within reason in family dinners, as I have been trying to do for a while, and there will almost certainly be one-meal hiatuses from time to time. But for the most part, I can control what I consume at...

I'm writing this post because I'm an imperfect person who is not accomplishing what I want to accomplish. And the greatest obstacle to getting things done, it seems, is that I have to do them all alone.

Two days ago, two of my college friends arrived in town. One I took out for tea and a bookstore visit in the afternoon. The other I caught up with while she unpacked and set up her dorm room. It was a highly satisfying day, because I got to reconnect with people I really care about...