I started this challenge skeptical.  Perhaps, I had some goals in the back of my mind too that I was sure I wouldn’t reach.  What I didn’t expect was to find that just the way I was eating was about to change an issue I had been having for over a decade.

I have been plagued with super super dry skin since I was little.  When was a teenager in high school it got worse.  My skin on my abdomen and back would peel and flake.  When I would change my clothes, especially black clothing, it would be like a snow storm as I removed my shirt.  I have spent thousands of dollars at the dermatologists, getting scraped, plugged, and prescribed tons of ointments and internal medications.  My diagnoses always comes back empty… just very dry skin.  It’s painful, itchy, and embarrassing.   I have an overflowing drugstore of sugar scrubs, oils, and lotions in my bathroom. Nothing has worked.

Then, last week, I realized I wasn’t itching.  My skin wasn’t peeling, or red and irritated.  I haven’t changed any detergents so I knew it couldn’t have been that.  The ONLY thing I did change was my diet.  My husband mentioned that he noticed too.     I cant say that I have lost a ton of weight, I’m actually trying to gain muscle, nor have I noticed a different ‘feeling’.  I have the same energy level.  But this one little change could have me singing Paleo for a long time!  This may be the first Summer I wear a bikini since high school.

Technically it’s my last week….I’ll probably celebrate this weekend since its my anniversary (with a bottle of wine!), but then I’ll most likely be on to the plan again.  Plus, I just tried the best buffalo chicken soup recipe.  I’ll share it with you!

Have a great week, Stay warm!

to keep you warm