I wrote a post the other day about my fun sick day. I used my oils; the sickness was all but gone. Then hoity-toity me decided I didn’t need my oils anymore and stopped using them. Today I am as sick as a dog.

This post will be short seeing as all I want to do is curl up into a ball and die, but I made myself a cup of tea and I can’t go get in the shower until I drink my tea or I’ll have to reheat it in the microwave afterwards and truly, that would be sacrilege. Any legitimate British person knows that tea cannot be drank reheated. For those of you who don’t know me, I am a legitimate British person. My mother is British and I lived in England for five whole months, but what really seals the deal is that I drink my black tea with milk. None of that American black tea and sugar nastiness for me.

To make my point about how sick I am, I woke up this morning not wanting to eat. If you know me, you know that the only reason I would lose interest in food is if I was dying. What I did want to drink is my Young Living super drink called Ningxia Red. It’s filled with antioxidants, boosts the immune system, and gives me the kick of energy that I need. I enjoy the taste but it’s not normally something that I crave; interesting that my body knew I needed it today. As soon as I took that beloved shot I immediately felt better. Was it the placebo effect? Probably not so much as it was that I needed the blood sugar, but either way I felt far better after just two shots.

Knowing I have to take in calories in order to maintain my milk supply and keep my baby alive, I opened the fridge and immediately pulled out a brownie. I questioned the wisdom of eating so much sugar as it’s an anti-nutrient and lowers the effectiveness of my immune system, and then I popped that bad boy in my mouth and enjoyed every bite. It’s quite possible that I polished off almost an entire 9 x 13 pan of brownies in the last week, so it’s not really a surprise that I’m sick–however, I am fully aware of the effects of sugar on my body and I promise I really am a healthy person; if you’re on my blog for health advice you don’t have to run just yet. I tell my husband all the time: buy crap, eat crap. That’s why I refuse to buy cookies or candy or even sugar for baking at the grocery store, and it’s a very effective tactic until Richard’s friends all come over and I want to impress them with my mad baking skills and bake far more brownies than we needed. My husband is on a diet so he’s not eating the brownies, and it would be quite a shame to waste them all.

This leads me to my next point–I need Shakeology. As I was reading all the testimonies, what intrigued me most is those claiming Shakology can reduce cravings. Craving sugar isn’t a huge problem for me because I don’t eat that much sugar, but any sugar is bad sugar. In my much healthier days, I didn’t eat anything with processed sugar–absolutely nothing–and I have never enjoyed my foodie life more. Now I’m married and when my husband wants to go to the Dollar General at 10 at night to buy Oreos and strawberry frosting, I say yes (occasionally). Tomorrow we are starting the 21 day fix Beachbody program and we will banish sugar from our home, even if it means throwing out the rest of those brownies. Just kidding; that’s wasteful and upsetting and I would never do that BUT we won’t be buying any other sugar or junk. Shakeology is going to become a regular part of our day and the hope is that we kick any cravings we do have.

I drank a Shakeology shake this morning as well, but I didn’t want just the plain chocolate flavor so I blended up the powder with ice and Young Living peppermint essential oil. It was fantastic. Only after I poured that deliciousness into my cup did I remember that peppermint oil is extremely effective at decreasing milk supply and my son eats like nobody’s business, hence his 16.5lbs of cuteness. It’s quite unfortunate because I have been putting peppermint oil into my coffee, hot chocolate, baking–basically anything that could use a flavor kick. If I had only two flavorings in the world to cook with for the rest of my life, it would be peppermint and chili. I suppose I have been making some poor sustenance choices lately, what with the peppermint and brownies and all. Maybe I should just bake some peppermint brownies–after all, my motto is go hard or go hard.

It’s pretty obvious I need some help. I will continue to drink my Shakeology and Ningxia Red and maybe the chocolatey goodness and goji berries will effectively impart some nutritional wisdom into this head of mine. In case you’re wondering, I feel much better now than I did when I woke up. I have both energy and vital nutrients, plus the warm cup of tea in my tummy that was good for my soul. So far so good–today is a good day for a good day, people.