Great point about putting the quality of food first. Getting back to eating cleanly (as our elders did), is the single most valuable thing folks can do for their health. Your family will reap the benefits. Thank you for being so encouraging. Blessings…
I'm not doing gaps, but my son and I have been on a food lifestyle change myself for the last 6 months. I relate to most of what you said about the changes that have taken place, especially the mindset changes. It's been pretty amazing to see that I actually DO have the willpower to stick to diet changes. I would like to add that intermittent fasting has been a huge thing for me with these changes. I used to scoff at the idea and thought I could never do it because I've always struggled with hypoglycemia and not eating long periods of time would really mess me up. Well it turns out that eating sugars and grains is what messed me up. That's primarily what I cut from our diets and the changes have been amazing. But the intermittent fasting has played a massive role in weight loss (one of my biggest reasons for myself to diet) and it's also extremely healing for the body and gives the gut a chance to heal easier. I highly recommend researching and seeing if it will work for you. Also, making sure that every meal we eat consists of good protein, good nutrients/vitamins, and good fats is what keeps us full and allows me to very comfortably only eat twice a day, sometimes only once if the meal is nutritious enough. Snacking is the enemy in my mind and only boosts insulin levels which stores fat. ❤
Thank you for putting this video out there, the negatives and positives to this diet are important to hear. I have been on a food journey for years and sometimes I felt alienated because I think it makes others feel bad when they order a fried chicken sandwich with fries and I have a salad, no one wants to feel bad about their choices. I think if more people talk about it then more people can have the strength to say no to the fried foods and yes to the salads and we will all have more options going out to eat😊
Thank you! We are on week 3 of doing the GAPS diet for my son because he has been having a lot of autoimmune reactions within the past year. It’s overwhelming but we can already see such a difference
@@EmilyLola-r2q We did full GAPS for 6 months and slowly transitioned him back. They recommend two years, but he's a teenager in school and I just don't have that much control over his diet at this age. It made a HUGE difference. His blood work got rid of all elevated inflammation markers, and he hasn't had any hives or needed to be hospitalized since we started the diet last year.
Even before any updates I could tell a considerable difference, but also you had moved and had so many obstacles to get through and more. I could see a difference in your overall appearance, and then your weight loss. The benefits are obvious to your audience. I would imagine doing this together gives you strength too. Congrats
I have been following a number of homesteading families for a long time. One of them recently determined that even the “organic” food in stores like Whole Foods has about 35% of the nutritional value it’s supposed to because of depleted soil and handling issues among other things! As well, even the “organic” products are all using “Apeel” on all the produce without notice to make it last longer. You’ll have to educate yourself about it. There is a lot of info online. I had no idea. But I hold the opinion that no one is looking out for my health. That, added to learning that the FDA switched the rules about what kind of GMO things are required to be disclosed (quite awhile ago but I only recently found out) means (for this particular homesteading family) they have committed to even more stringent non-use of the grocery store, which they had previously hardly used. Their new motto going forward is “Grow what you eat and eat what you grow.” They are just now starting to source stuff they cannot grow and buying it directly from the grower. It’s also interesting to me that they are adopting the idea of eating in season which is how I tried to eat for years on a Macrobiotic diet: in season and indigenous food only. (A fabulous read about that is “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life” by Barbara Kingsolver.) I’m not at all trying to stress anybody out - Although I feel pressured to figure something out for my family. We don’t grow much of our food but boy, do I envy those who do! At any rate, God is faithful to provide and can keep us safe in any situation. Thanks for your update!
This is so inspiring. Love that you’re doing this for you and your family. If all of humanity was on this diet the world would be a much better place imo. Food really is medicine. 🙏💜
You look beautiful and way less inflamed than when you started. Easy to see in your pictures. Way to go! You are going to inspire many others to do the same!
I think it’s great that you have the willpower to change your eating PLUS your family. I was excited to see you had an ebook, but it’s $2.99.😢 I’m subbed but am re discovering your channel. I too have gut issues, arthritis overweight and eat sugar. Hoping to change up my eating for 2024
it is really sooo expansive! But everyone who has the possibility to grow his own food, should definetly do it! I think it is so worth it for my whole family (also 6) and our shift of mind also changed a lot ! thank you for sharing! ❤
Amazing journey. Any food outside of the GAPS diet I consider to be poison. We still need to make sure glyphosate is not used on anything we eat. Cant wait to see the update.
I know how much better I felt when I just eliminated white sugar and white flour. Then … I ate sugar again. Now I am trying very hard to go back. I understand how sugar affects me but I have so much $$$$ stress and illness stress …just terrible arthritis and then double vision (age related) that has stopped me driving and isolated me (it isn’t related to diet). I know I have to go back, but the double vision is awful. I get the yo-yo diet thing! Just wait for menopause. I eat around 900 calories a day and CANNOT lose weight post menopause.
Just so you know, the grocery stores are keeping prices high even though inflation is lower than any other G7 country because their shareholders like the money. They are deciding to put shareholders first. There’s no reason for those high prices.
If you don't eat enough calories your body will hold on to those you do eat and your weight can actually increase or stay the same. At 900 calories a day you're starving yourself. So the weight might eventually decrease but you start eating more calories and your weight will increase because your body will hold on to every calorie it can.
You mentioned using honey, can you also do maple syrup? I have been working at cutting our cane sugar and have subbed maple syrup or maple sugar for a lot of things!
😮😮 I have been looking into doing this as I'm miserable ,I have fibro but inflammation is adding more pain 😢 And ive been praying for something never once have I ever heard of this and I'm thankful I seen this video I'll look into it and definitely try it out ❤ Also my dad died from lung cancer the Drs kept from him and all of us😢 it grew for 11 yrs and he was getting sicker and sicker and they were saying it was everything but cancer sadly by the time we figured it out it had spread and he died 4 months😢😢
Hats off to you for sticking to it even during the most difficult times WITH LITTLES TO ALSO FEED! That’s something to truly celebrate.
I only did 3 months on gaps and the social aspect is the hardest thing that’s totally unexpected.
Great point about putting the quality of food first. Getting back to eating cleanly (as our elders did), is the single most valuable thing folks can do for their health. Your family will reap the benefits. Thank you for being so encouraging. Blessings…
Celebrate
Way to go!! Once we set our minds to change we can do it. 🙏🥳
I'm not doing gaps, but my son and I have been on a food lifestyle change myself for the last 6 months. I relate to most of what you said about the changes that have taken place, especially the mindset changes. It's been pretty amazing to see that I actually DO have the willpower to stick to diet changes. I would like to add that intermittent fasting has been a huge thing for me with these changes. I used to scoff at the idea and thought I could never do it because I've always struggled with hypoglycemia and not eating long periods of time would really mess me up. Well it turns out that eating sugars and grains is what messed me up. That's primarily what I cut from our diets and the changes have been amazing. But the intermittent fasting has played a massive role in weight loss (one of my biggest reasons for myself to diet) and it's also extremely healing for the body and gives the gut a chance to heal easier. I highly recommend researching and seeing if it will work for you. Also, making sure that every meal we eat consists of good protein, good nutrients/vitamins, and good fats is what keeps us full and allows me to very comfortably only eat twice a day, sometimes only once if the meal is nutritious enough. Snacking is the enemy in my mind and only boosts insulin levels which stores fat. ❤
Thank you for putting this video out there, the negatives and positives to this diet are important to hear. I have been on a food journey for years and sometimes I felt alienated because I think it makes others feel bad when they order a fried chicken sandwich with fries and I have a salad, no one wants to feel bad about their choices. I think if more people talk about it then more people can have the strength to say no to the fried foods and yes to the salads and we will all have more options going out to eat😊
Thank you! We are on week 3 of doing the GAPS diet for my son because he has been having a lot of autoimmune reactions within the past year. It’s overwhelming but we can already see such a difference
Isn’t it amazing how quickly you feel better? I promise it will get less overwhelming. You’re doing a wonderful job!!
How is he now ?
@@EmilyLola-r2q We did full GAPS for 6 months and slowly transitioned him back. They recommend two years, but he's a teenager in school and I just don't have that much control over his diet at this age. It made a HUGE difference. His blood work got rid of all elevated inflammation markers, and he hasn't had any hives or needed to be hospitalized since we started the diet last year.
Even before any updates I could tell a considerable difference, but also you had moved and had so many obstacles to get through and more. I could see a difference in your overall appearance, and then your weight loss. The benefits are obvious to your audience. I would imagine doing this together gives you strength too. Congrats
I haven’t seen your family since you bought the property and started renovating. So happy to catch up with your family.
I have been following a number of homesteading families for a long time. One of them recently determined that even the “organic” food in stores like Whole Foods has about 35% of the nutritional value it’s supposed to because of depleted soil and handling issues among other things!
As well, even the “organic” products are all using “Apeel” on all the produce without notice to make it last longer. You’ll have to educate yourself about it. There is a lot of info online. I had no idea. But I hold the opinion that no one is looking out for my health.
That, added to learning that the FDA switched the rules about what kind of GMO things are required to be disclosed (quite awhile ago but I only recently found out) means (for this particular homesteading family) they have committed to even more stringent non-use of the grocery store, which they had previously hardly used.
Their new motto going forward is “Grow what you eat and eat what you grow.” They are just now starting to source stuff they cannot grow and buying it directly from the grower.
It’s also interesting to me that they are adopting the idea of eating in season which is how I tried to eat for years on a Macrobiotic diet: in season and indigenous food only.
(A fabulous read about that is “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life” by Barbara Kingsolver.)
I’m not at all trying to stress anybody out - Although I feel pressured to figure something out for my family. We don’t grow much of our food but boy, do I envy those who do!
At any rate, God is faithful to provide and can keep us safe in any situation.
Thanks for your update!
We started today!❤️
You've got this!!
I have been doing keto/low carb for a few years now. I think the GAPS diet is even more restrictive. Congratulations on your success!
This is very encouraging. Thank you!!
Congrats! Very inspiring video 👍🏻
Aww thank you so much!!
This is so inspiring. Love that you’re doing this for you and your family. If all of humanity was on this diet the world would be a much better place imo. Food really is medicine. 🙏💜
You look beautiful and way less inflamed than when you started. Easy to see in your pictures. Way to go! You are going to inspire many others to do the same!
I think it’s great that you have the willpower to change your eating PLUS your family. I was excited to see you had an ebook, but it’s $2.99.😢 I’m subbed but am re discovering your channel. I too have gut issues, arthritis overweight and eat sugar. Hoping to change up my eating for 2024
it is really sooo expansive! But everyone who has the possibility to grow his own food, should definetly do it! I think it is so worth it for my whole family (also 6) and our shift of mind also changed a lot ! thank you for sharing! ❤
Congrats!! I also struggled with the lack of carbs so I started incorporating a LOT of different squash…. It really helped!
You original video came up on my feed and decided to watch. I had to find out if you continued in it and surprisingly found this update!
Awww yay!!
@@thecarolinafarmhouse did you get you retested?
You look amazing! Congratulations!
Amazing journey. Any food outside of the GAPS diet I consider to be poison. We still need to make sure glyphosate is not used on anything we eat. Cant wait to see the update.
I know how much better I felt when I just eliminated white sugar and white flour. Then … I ate sugar again. Now I am trying very hard to go back. I understand how sugar affects me but I have so much $$$$ stress and illness stress …just terrible arthritis and then double vision (age related) that has stopped me driving and isolated me (it isn’t related to diet). I know I have to go back, but the double vision is awful. I get the yo-yo diet thing! Just wait for menopause. I eat around 900 calories a day and CANNOT lose weight post menopause.
Just so you know, the grocery stores are keeping prices high even though inflation is lower than any other G7 country because their shareholders like the money. They are deciding to put shareholders first. There’s no reason for those high prices.
If you don't eat enough calories your body will hold on to those you do eat and your weight can actually increase or stay the same. At 900 calories a day you're starving yourself. So the weight might eventually decrease but you start eating more calories and your weight will increase because your body will hold on to every calorie it can.
Your inspiring !
Pay now or pay later is my mentality with spending money on good food.
Hello, great video! ❤️👋🌻❤️
Aww thank you so much!!
Food is important. The more you can grow yourself the more you can save. As food prices go up, my bill has been going down.
Ppllllleeeaassse do an update video re Gaps. X❤
Do you drink stock everyday? How do you make it for all your family!?
You mentioned using honey, can you also do maple syrup? I have been working at cutting our cane sugar and have subbed maple syrup or maple sugar for a lot of things!
I don't think you're allowed to have maple syrup because of the high fiber content which can irritate the gut lining.
What is gap diet ? Any recipes?
can you post a new update? we want to do the Gaps diet for two years.. we have done more than 3 months now.. 🎉 but need other stories.. and motivation
Please update how your son with trouble focusing is doing.
😮😮 I have been looking into doing this as I'm miserable ,I have fibro but inflammation is adding more pain 😢
And ive been praying for something never once have I ever heard of this and I'm thankful I seen this video I'll look into it and definitely try it out ❤
Also my dad died from lung cancer the Drs kept from him and all of us😢 it grew for 11 yrs and he was getting sicker and sicker and they were saying it was everything but cancer sadly by the time we figured it out it had spread and he died 4 months😢😢
The link to the ebook isn’t working, is there a different one? We are starting and I would love those recipes!
Sorry sister same here
eBook link doesn't work.