Hormones | What’s Up Weekly with Diane | March 2nd, 2017

Here's what was up last week!

Quick Links:

• Simple Greek-Spiced Lamb Roast Recipe (with video!)
• Join the March 21-Day Sugar Detox!
• Balanced Bites Podcast Episode #284 – Women's Health & Hormones with Melissa Ramos
• New 21DSD Testimonial: My whole outlook on food – especially sweets – changed!
• New 21DSD Recipe Round-up: Pork
• Highlights from Instagram

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Simple Greek-Spiced Lamb Roast with Cauliflower Rice Recipe (with video!)

Last week, I whipped up this super Simple Greek-Spiced Lamb Roast recipe… and recorded it! Check out this new “Cooking with Diane” video and follow along with the recipe.

**Note: This recipe uses the Balanced Bites Spices: Greek & Savory blends. If you don't have them, no worries! You can find the recipes in the 2nd edition of Practical Paleo.

Cook with me + find the recipe here >

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Join the March 21-Day Sugar Detox!

We have a 21-Day Sugar Detox community group set to begin on March 6th!

We are only running detoxes 4 times a year now, so jump in this round if you want to participate with our larger group (or you can always search for a 21DSD Certified Coach!)

Jump in the March detox here >

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Balanced Bites Podcast Episode #284 – Women's Health & Hormones with Melissa Ramos

Topics:

1. News and updates from Diane [1:59]
2. Introducing our guest. Melissa Ramos [3:40]
3. Something that I'm digging: Mindset work [4:48]
4. Melissa's background with hormonal health [6:42]
5. Hormones and acne [11:26]
6. Raising low progesterone and PCOS [21:42]
7. Timeline in balancing hormones [25:06]
8. Prioritizing hormones to rebalance first [31:59]
9. Getting your period back [38:50]
10. What to expect in postpartum phases [45:20]

Tune in or read more here > **Melissa includes a special offer for YOU!**

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New on the 21DSD Blog

 21DSD Testimonial | “My whole outlook on food – especially sweets – has changed!”

It’s amazing the difference that the 21DSD made in my life! I can’t wait to wear my wedding dress and feel like a confident and happy bride that I know I am!

Read Abbie's Full Testimonial >

21DSD Recipe Round-up | Pork

From chops to roasts and everything in between, this week features a variety of pork dishes you’re sure to love!

Read the 8 recipes here >

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Highlights from Instagram

Sometimes people assume that since I no longer dive face first into a box of Krispy Kremes that I've *always* been a healthy eater. . SO. NOT. TRUE. . Picture it. San Francisco. 2001. I was working in an office (Gap, Inc.'s HQ to be exact) at a job that didn't truly light me up. Sure, I worked for the company I grew up working for (I spent 7 years working for Gap), but I was not happy. I was, however, *quite* happy on the Fridays when a coworker would bring in donuts. I remember vividly that once I ate at least FOUR of them over the course of the day… as the box sat next to my desk, CALLING MY NAME. . And this isn't about whether or not it's okay to enjoy a donut (grain-free, gluten-free, or otherwise) if you so choose. . This is about my unhappiness AND my inability to figure out that I was eating those foods to FEED A VOID in my soul. It wasn't about the food. It rarely is for any of us. . BUT the food choices we make when we are feeling sad, or down, or weak, or worthless, well, they can certainly make matters worse . I wasn't equipped with healthy habits or the tools to know what kinds of foods would better serve my body day in and day out. I didn't know how to eat to maintain a healthy weight while enjoying my food and feeling great. . It wasn't until I learned how to plan ahead and which foods would make me feel full and satiated and awesome – not deprived or “high” and then “low” again (like sugar and refined carbs – that my life would truly change for the better. That I would take back control of my life and my career in a direction of my dreams. It was about so much more than food. . In April of 2010, after several other jobs and studying holistic nutrition, I sat down at a Starbucks every day for several hours over the course of several weeks and I wrote what would be the first version of the @21daysugardetox. And for the last nearly 7 years we've supported hundreds of thousands of people through that program. . On Monday, March 6th, we kick off our next (of just 4 per year now) community-wide 21-Day Sugar Detox. Is it your time now? Are you ready? Are you IN?! . If so, sign up via the link in my bio 21dsd.com 🙌🏻

A post shared by 👻DianeSanfilippo on Snap (@dianesanfilippo) on Feb 25, 2017 at 12:57pm PST

I told you I was gonna post some ridiculous wings. And so, here they are. These are feta-brined organic chicken wings, tossed in peri peri hot sauce, lemon, and topped with feta and chives. No, feta isn't Paleo. I don't have a recipe for these at this point but you can google feta-brined chicken like I did and then make the rest up from there. I'll try to share this recipe with my email subscribers soon! If you're not on the list go to blog.balancedbites.com to hop on it! #fetabrined #wings #yum #chickenwings inspired by @souvlasf Super Bowl Sunday wings!

A post shared by 👻DianeSanfilippo on Snap (@dianesanfilippo) on Feb 26, 2017 at 1:18pm PST

We ❤ lamb. Don't worry, I took video of the making of this honestly simple lamb roast meal. No, really, it's SO SO EASY and tasted amazing. Thanks for the roast, @pratherranchmeatco 🙌🏻 I used #BBspices GREEK blend all over this bad boy and it came out great! . Swipe to see more photos of the meal! . #paleo #practicalpaleo #paleoeasybutton #ilovelamb #lamb

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