Trust The Process

Remember a few weeks back, when I declared, “All in!”?

If you’re new to my blog, I’m talking about my recent decision to follow the Plant Paradox Diet for two months with the aim to heal myself from eczema, which I’ve had now for 8 years.

Well, the day before Halloween we carved a pumpkin. And I roasted and salted the seeds, as I always do, and enjoyed them with my girls the following morning.

After quite a few it hit me. I can’t have squash, so I probably can’t have pumpkin seeds! And sure enough they’re on the no list.

Well, that incident opened the door for me.

And by that I mean I’ve indulged in Halloween candy, we had burgers and fries for dinner one night this past week and we ordered pizza and brownies two nights in a row! And I had a piece of coconut cream pie at work the first chance I got. You see where I’m going with this?!

I’ve shared my food obsession in the past.

I love food. I work in the food industry as a server because I’m passionate about food. And specifically I work in a restaurant that serves healthy food because that’s important to me and I love sharing that with people. 

But I could also eat dessert for breakfast every day.  

And the message that I’m working on telling myself is that I can have balance with treats.

But this goes deep. I’ve always said that I was all or nothing. And I grew up in a house where the question after dinner was “what else can I eat?”

I have a partner who believes that these wonderful foods were put on this earth for us to enjoy and that I should enjoy them guilt free. 

But then I also battle with the fact that my skin is reacting and my eczema flairs up and I question if it’s worth it. I also pay attention to how I feel and most times after I eat junk food I feel like junk. 

But the temptation is real.

And the addiction is real.

Sugar craves more sugar. 

So I’m very aware of what I’m doing. And I’m working on it. I’m working on finding the right amount of control over my food choices with a little indulgence here and there.  I’m working on telling myself that I can have just one. I’m working on telling myself that there will always be enough. I’m working on changing my food story from one of over eating to one of balance and alignment. 

And in the meantime, 

I’ve learned to trust the process. 

And I’ve learned to be gentle with myself. 

I’m not perfect. And this is a good reminder. 

So I’m in the process of processing. I’m evaluating what’s been working and what’s not working. 

All of this is part of trusting the process. 

Everything unfolded this way for a reason. And I know this, because it happened.

I’m meant to take a step back.

I’m meant to reflect on how far I’ve come. That was 5 weeks of amazing dedication. And I learned that almonds cause inflammation for me. That’s huge for me to finally isolate something that’s been causing harm to my body. 

We’re all on our own journeys with our own lessons to learn and problems to face and overcome.

Trust the process.

Trust the timing of everything.

Trust that you’re exactly where you are supposed to be. 

Much Love,

Sandy xo

“Do not worry about ‘problems’ you are facing at the moment, It’s all part of the process.” - Jim Carrey


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