Welcome to 31 Days of Healthier Grub!!!!

I am SO excited for tomorrow!!  Tomorrow marks the first day of my series:

Why healthier grub?  Because the saying "you are what you eat" is actually quite true.  That when we put junk into our bodies, frankly, we feel like junk.  We are bombarded with a plethora of symptoms from bad eating which range from fatigue, headaches, migraines, colds, brain fog, etc.  And how do I know this? Because I'm the worst one to fall into a pattern of reaching for the pastries and chocolate.

So, to start off the series, I am making a pledge to you, and inviting you in on a challenge.  Starting tomorrow, and for the rest of the month, I will be avoiding all refined sugars. I will reduce my intake of caffeine, and I will actively avoid greasy and all around bad foods for my body.

Do you know that sugar is in just about EVERYTHING???  Here's a few things I found around my house that contain sugar:

-Spaghetti Sauce
-Crackers
-Applesauce (only when you accidentally buy the "Sweetened" version. Oops!)
-Cereal
-Yogurt
-Bread

So, what about you?  Do you want to join in on the challenge?  Can you live 31 days without sugar, even with Halloween around the corner?  Don't be too discouraged by this post, because I never said we would avoid foods that are sweet.  There are so many other sweeteners that are natural and better for our bodies, that we can consume and not feel that sugar rush followed by the sugar low.  We'll talk more about that in the days to come.

Each day I will come back to this post and add a link to the current day I am writing about.

Thanks so much for coming along on this adventure with me! :)

Day 1:  You don't need sugar to be sweet

Day 2:  Drink and be Merry!

Day 3:  Smoothies

Day 4:  Breakfast, the most important meal of the day

Day 5:  The Healthy foods that Aren't

Day 6:  Thanksgiving

Day 7:  Cheating...

Day 8:  Healthy and Frugal possible?

Day 9:  How to Make Kefir

Day 10:  Getting Kids to Eat Healthy

Day 11:  How to Make Healthy Earth Balls

31 Days of...

Lately I had been thinking it would be good to take a month and blog EVERY SINGLE DAY.  So, imagine my surprise when I discovered a whole network of bloggers doing just that for the month of October over at The Nester!  If you want to follow along, starting October 1st I will be blogging every day for 31 days about a topic I'm passionate about:

(Like the name?  My good friend thought it up.  She's doing her own 31 days for the second year in a row.  You can follow her 31 days at Imperfect Homemaking.)

For 31 days I will be sharing things I've learned along the way of my own personal health journey, as well as recipes and the benefits of changing your diet.  As well, for the 31 days I will be embarking on my own personal challenge, which will involve not eating any refined sugar, caffeine (dark, healthy chocolate excluded of course! ;) ) and junk food.  What about you? Are you up for the challenge? Do you want to spend the month of October choosing a healthier way to eat?

Although I can eat some pretty healthy/unique food, the past year with pregnancy and keeping up with three kids, I've found myself more often than not stuffing my face with pastries and chocolate to get through the day.  I am ready to jump back into a diet that will encourage a feeling of wellness, and not the opposite.

I hope you will join me in my adventure!