{"id":8183,"date":"2015-04-30T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T17:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fxnutrition.com\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2025-08-28T15:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:20:57","slug":"do-you-ever-wonder-are-we-there-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fxnutrition.com\/blog\/do-you-ever-wonder-are-we-there-yet","title":{"rendered":"do you ever wonder. . . are we there yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Often times clients will ask me how they know when they’re “there”<\/em>.
\nAre we there yet?<\/strong>
\nHave we reached our dietary goals?
\nIs this the stopping point?
\nIs it all better now?
\nBut for some of us, there<\/em> is an elusive place that’s as hard to reach as OZ during waking moments. It’s not that we can’t (and don’t!) achieve our goal weight, energy and physical stride.
\nIt’s that it can be challenging to stay there<\/em>\u2026 forever.
\nI’m not talking about the difficulty of sticking with it<\/em>, of learning how to heed your prescribed dietary plan or known parameters for optimal health. Instead I’m referring to the changes that occur within our bodies themselves.
\nAs your body changes, so does its dietary needs.<\/strong>
\nBut don’t run away!
\nThis isn’t blasphemy I’m speaking of. It’s resilience!
\nThe trick is to learn to tune-in to what your body needs, adapt and ride the waves of change when they arise. (The fun part? Your diet never gets boring.)
\nThis elusive there<\/em> is certainly true for any of us who have autoimmunity or compromised immunity. Yet it’s also true for those who experience stress or aging.
\nHey, that sounds like all of us.<\/em>
\nWhat it means is that the body is in flux.<\/strong>
\nIn autoimmune conditions the times when we know we’re off track are called “flares”. A flare is the sudden onset of symptoms ~ it could be as extreme as a rash, dizziness or an attack of acute fatigue.
\nYet it may also appear more subtly, as something seeming slightly off.
\nWhile I work hard to manage my own autoimmune thyroid condition (Hashimoto’s), I know full well that certain things can be mediators that upset the balance of my delicate system.
\nThose mediators can be stress, overwhelm and even air travel. And that sounds like my day\u2026 today!
\nThe mediator can be a bite of a food that my body recognizes as toxic, or a cold caught from my son. And all of a sudden I’m no longer there<\/em>.
\nI’ve come to recognize a flare for myself not as some overt expression that completely takes me down, but instead a touch of inflammation somewhere in my body (currently the tender breasts that I struggled with before I determined the diagnosis), a shift in my mood and outlook (away from my usual bright yet stealth disposition), and ultimately, the realization that I have to step up the self-care even more.
\n(Damn<\/em>, I thought I was there!)
\nIn this way, I thank my autoimmune condition.
\nIt provides a feedback loop that keeps me highly adaptable.
\nAfter all, survival of the fittest wasn’t referring to those with the most toned bodies, but instead to those who were most adaptable and resilient.<\/strong>
\nInterestingly, stress doesn’t just happen outside the body, as a work deadline, a sick kid or parent, or a struggling relationship. Stress can happen inside<\/em> the body all the time.<\/p>\n

That’s why I have two dietary pillars that I return to as a baseline each time I feel the balance of there<\/em> disrupted.<\/h3>\n

They’re the foundation of adaptability and self-care.
\nThey’re the same two pillars that I share with my clients as the backbone of health. And I’m going to share them with you today.
\nPillar #1: Tend to your gut.<\/strong>
\nDigestion is where it’s at. Truly. If your digestion isn’t working for you, your body is under stress.
\nPillar #2: Tend to your blood sugar<\/strong>
\nAs your blood sugar spikes and slumps, based on what you eat and your particular body’s response, the result is a physiological burden that has both immediate and long term consequences.
\nLike I said, there<\/em> can be elusive. We want to be adaptable. Let’s start by returning to the basic pillars of health, again and again.
\nWarmly,
\n\"Andrea
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