Energy!

After a couple of weeks without gluten and refined sugar plus the addition of green vegetables, I have so much of energy!  I've gone out late with friends during the week and on Sunday without feeling like I need to drag myself out or say no because I need to rest up for work the next day.  This is all very interesting, I am not moody, and actually very happy and excited to the point where I am staying up way too late (which I need to curb as that will surely cause other problems).  I now realize that I've limited myself from enjoying activities in the past due to fatigue and fear of being even more tired the next day.  Who knew that a diet adjustment can possibly improve your quality of life?!

I had my cupcake and champagne party this weekend, which was a blast!  I ordered my fav Georgetown cupcakes for my friends.  I have to admit after one look at those picture perfect cupcakes, it crossed my mind to just have one little innocent gluten and sugar filled cupcake.  However, once I thought about the possibility of losing this high that I've been on the past two weeks, I quickly turned to my gluten-free, sugar in the raw cake that I baked so that I too can have some cakey goodness to enjoy...and all was well. :-)

By the way, I found this spread in Whole Foods that is made from honey, cocoa, butter and milk.  It has a flavor that reminds me of caramel but more subtle.  I used this on my cake as an icing and it turned out well.  I'm not a fan of caramel and would prefer a more chocolate flavor, but in small doses this spread works for me and until I can find a good replacement for typical sugary icings, it remains an option.