First, I want to say thank you to my brother for posting a link to this on his facebook. I got a lot more views because of it.
Today I feel much better than I have the past few days. I have decided to not eat chicken for a while and come back to it in a few weeks to see if it is what is making me sick. Last week, especially Saturday, every time that I thought about chicken, smelled chicken, or tasted chicken I felt like I was going to throw up. I don't know if it was the chicken itself or something I put with it. To solve this problem I am going to eliminate it for a little while and then try it again. Maybe it was just a sickness or something. It is tough to figure out what it is that makes me feel sick.
I started taking a wheatgrass shot in the morning before my breakfast. It seems to help with the bloating and makes me feel much better in general. I have been taking one a day for 20 days, then today I added in a second shot in the afternoon. I am hoping that this will help even more. A couple of weeks ago I took a shot and then an hour later I noticed that I was not bloated at all!! It was so exciting for em since I have been bloated every day for about 2-3 years and doctors had no idea why. It was short lived, but still an accomplishment! I'm hoping that upping my intake of fruits, veggies, flaxseed, and wheatgrass may make the bloating less and less. And cutting chicken out of my diet might help the bloating too, if that is a sensitivity now.
Most days I have a fruit smoothie with ground flaxseed in it in the morning with my spinach omelet. Having all of those things for breakfast makes me feel full and healthier. I have stopped the smoothies for the past few days because my fiance has been going into work later and the blender would wake him up. I try to be as quiet as possible in the morning. Usually just Ellen and typing on my laptop.
I have been going to bed later and sleeping in! People who know me know that I would normally wake up by 8am every morning no matter what time I went to bed the night before. These days I wake up between 9am and 10am. This makes me skip Ellen most days (she is on from 9am-10am), which I am not happy about, but sleeping in is an accomplishment for me. I immediately get the wheatgrass shot out of the freezer and put it in a bowl of warm water to defrost then sit down to my laptop. After about a half hour, I drink the shot, then go back to the laptop or tv. My breakfast doesn't happen until 11am-noon so I don't eat a second meal until midafternoon and am fine for the night. I have snacks throughout the day to make up the meal that I am missing, but for now having 2 meals a day keeps me full and feeling good.
I spend my time making jewelry that I sell. I keep myself busy either teaching myself something new or coming up with new combinations of beads/lengths. It is a great hobby and I hope that I can turn it into a career. A bunch of friends and I were talking about how it is unusual to know what you want to do (and actually accomplish that) before you turn 25. You come up with all different plans of action throughout your childhood and it changes anytime something sounds interesting. I have to agree with that. I am not 25 yet, but I think I found what I want to do for the rest of my life and what I am good at. Now I just need to figure out how to make that happen. Luckily all of my friends and family are behind me on this. I have never felt this kind of support before on anything that I have done. It is a great place to be. I have this gut feeling that this is what I am supposed to do at this moment. If it wasn't, then I think something else would have worked out. I am selling quite a lot of jewelry, I have people supporting me, and friends willing to help this happen. I feel inspired to do this.
Anyway, I am off to enjoy my night with a good book and The Biggest Loser! Hope you all have a great night.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Day 7
Every day this weekend/week I have had a fruit smoothie. All included peaches, blueberries, strawberries, and ground flaxseed. I used up the black cherry juice and switched to 100% white grape juice on Monday. Today I put carrots into my smoothie, but they didn't juice that well in the blender. It wasn't bad but I'm not sure how often I will do that.
I started taking wheatgrass shots this morning. I got the individually frozen wheatgrass shots from wholefoods. I'm hoping to detox/help my stomach issues. I am extremely bloated a lot of the time, so I am always looking for something to help.
The weather hasn't been that nice in the past few days. Monday was snowy, Tuesday was windy and slightly cold, and today is rainy. Tomorrow and Friday are both supposed to be in the 50's-60's. I plan to try walking to the gym tomorrow. I hope that I will actually get there tomorrow.
I started taking wheatgrass shots this morning. I got the individually frozen wheatgrass shots from wholefoods. I'm hoping to detox/help my stomach issues. I am extremely bloated a lot of the time, so I am always looking for something to help.
The weather hasn't been that nice in the past few days. Monday was snowy, Tuesday was windy and slightly cold, and today is rainy. Tomorrow and Friday are both supposed to be in the 50's-60's. I plan to try walking to the gym tomorrow. I hope that I will actually get there tomorrow.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Goals: Day 2
So after my post yesterday, I did not have corn pasta, meatballs, sauce, and a fruit and veggie. I ran out of time before I left to go to a friend's house. I did have a great dinner of saffron rice, chicken with onions, carrots and a sundried tomato sauce. When I got home I read for a half hour or so then went to bed. I started That's Another Story by Julie Walters. Very good so far.
Anyway, this morning I got up at 8am. I ate a pear around 9am then I made a smoothie and ate half of a banana. The smoothie had frozen strawberries, blueberries, peaches, and spinach, half of a fresh banana, black cherry juice, ground flaxseed, and a little bit of water. So far I can taste mostly bananas, but that might change. I like adding the banana because the consistency is much creamier, but this is the first time I have tried a banana since I was told it was a sensitivity. I'll see how I feel later. I also warmed up the frozen fruit/veg this time and it blended better than just throwing the frozen fruit/veg into the blender.
It is raining today so I will not be walking down to the gym to start the 2 week trial. I will try to go on Monday.
After I finish my smoothie, I will probably eat the corn pasta and meatballs and sauce. Tonight I am going into Boston with a few of my friends to celebrate one of their birthdays. Should be fun, but I will get home late and B will be getting up early for work tomorrow. I hope that I can sleep in tomorrow, but it seems unlikely.
Hope you all have fun plans tonight/this weekend! Have a great day.
Anyway, this morning I got up at 8am. I ate a pear around 9am then I made a smoothie and ate half of a banana. The smoothie had frozen strawberries, blueberries, peaches, and spinach, half of a fresh banana, black cherry juice, ground flaxseed, and a little bit of water. So far I can taste mostly bananas, but that might change. I like adding the banana because the consistency is much creamier, but this is the first time I have tried a banana since I was told it was a sensitivity. I'll see how I feel later. I also warmed up the frozen fruit/veg this time and it blended better than just throwing the frozen fruit/veg into the blender.
It is raining today so I will not be walking down to the gym to start the 2 week trial. I will try to go on Monday.
After I finish my smoothie, I will probably eat the corn pasta and meatballs and sauce. Tonight I am going into Boston with a few of my friends to celebrate one of their birthdays. Should be fun, but I will get home late and B will be getting up early for work tomorrow. I hope that I can sleep in tomorrow, but it seems unlikely.
Hope you all have fun plans tonight/this weekend! Have a great day.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Goals: day 1
Since I just posted the 5 goals I have for myself, I thought that I would let everyone know how I did so far today.
For breakfast:
poached eggs
some Cape cod salt and vinegar kettle chips
smoothie **
water
**[fruit/veggie smoothie consisting of:
frozen strawberries
frozen blueberries
frozen spinach
frozen peaches
ground flaxseed
Just Black Cherry juice
Water
It tasted good and because I had a straw I actually finished it. Usually I only get about halfway through it. With a straw I can mix it, take bigger gulps, and not have the freezing cold drink hit my teeth. It makes it more enjoyable.]
Soon I am going to eat some corn pasta, homemade meatballs and homemade sauce for lunch. I need to pick a veggie/fruit for that meal too. I have carrots, green pepper, apple, pear, or banana to choose from.
For breakfast:
poached eggs
some Cape cod salt and vinegar kettle chips
smoothie **
water
**[fruit/veggie smoothie consisting of:
frozen strawberries
frozen blueberries
frozen spinach
frozen peaches
ground flaxseed
Just Black Cherry juice
Water
It tasted good and because I had a straw I actually finished it. Usually I only get about halfway through it. With a straw I can mix it, take bigger gulps, and not have the freezing cold drink hit my teeth. It makes it more enjoyable.]
Soon I am going to eat some corn pasta, homemade meatballs and homemade sauce for lunch. I need to pick a veggie/fruit for that meal too. I have carrots, green pepper, apple, pear, or banana to choose from.
Time to face the facts!
I have been putting this post off for a long time. I haven't wanted to/known how to do it. But here I am.
I was fired from my job in early February. It was completely unfair and I was definitely bullied after the fact too. I don't want to focus too much on that though. I am now on unemployment and selling the jewelry I make at a bar in ME. I am trying not to stress about anything and just let things happen how they are supposed to. I thought I would explain what stress has done in the past to me and what it is doing to me know.
Stress has been the hardest part of my life. It is what caused the eating disorder to get worse. The more stressed I got, the less I ate. It continued like that for years until I decided to let myself slip fully into an eating disorder and let that control my life. It still controls my eating habits. It doesn't affect me as much as what it used to be, but there are definitely days when I think about how I could easily slip back to where I was and how I felt then. Luckily in the 3 years since I left treatment I have very rarely skipped more than one meal in a row. Getting fired definitely brought me the closest to the struggles with stress that I previously fought with. I ate very little in the first few days, then I ate what made me feel the best emotionally, but made me feel pretty bad physically. Now I am back on track, for the most part. I still need to be much more careful with the different sensitivities that I have or I have new ones that are affecting me too. I have been snacking constantly and I need to fix that.
So here are my 5 goals for the next few weeks:
1) only eat what I should be eating
2) incorporate a smoothie into my diet: boosting my fruit/veggie intake and hopefully making myself feel better
3) get wheat grass and take a shot every morning
4) take advantage of the 2 week free trial at the gym that I can walk to and use the gym at least 8 times in those 2 weeks. Hopefully the gym isn't too expensive and I can continue using it after 2 weeks.
5) eat 3 balanced meals a day, but only eat when I am hungry. No constant snacking.
It is time for me to take more responsibility about what I do to my body instead of allowing myself to feel like crap daily. I am hoping that boosting fruits/veggies and going to the gym will help me feel better.
Anybody else have goals that they want to work on this week?
I was fired from my job in early February. It was completely unfair and I was definitely bullied after the fact too. I don't want to focus too much on that though. I am now on unemployment and selling the jewelry I make at a bar in ME. I am trying not to stress about anything and just let things happen how they are supposed to. I thought I would explain what stress has done in the past to me and what it is doing to me know.
Stress has been the hardest part of my life. It is what caused the eating disorder to get worse. The more stressed I got, the less I ate. It continued like that for years until I decided to let myself slip fully into an eating disorder and let that control my life. It still controls my eating habits. It doesn't affect me as much as what it used to be, but there are definitely days when I think about how I could easily slip back to where I was and how I felt then. Luckily in the 3 years since I left treatment I have very rarely skipped more than one meal in a row. Getting fired definitely brought me the closest to the struggles with stress that I previously fought with. I ate very little in the first few days, then I ate what made me feel the best emotionally, but made me feel pretty bad physically. Now I am back on track, for the most part. I still need to be much more careful with the different sensitivities that I have or I have new ones that are affecting me too. I have been snacking constantly and I need to fix that.
So here are my 5 goals for the next few weeks:
1) only eat what I should be eating
2) incorporate a smoothie into my diet: boosting my fruit/veggie intake and hopefully making myself feel better
3) get wheat grass and take a shot every morning
4) take advantage of the 2 week free trial at the gym that I can walk to and use the gym at least 8 times in those 2 weeks. Hopefully the gym isn't too expensive and I can continue using it after 2 weeks.
5) eat 3 balanced meals a day, but only eat when I am hungry. No constant snacking.
It is time for me to take more responsibility about what I do to my body instead of allowing myself to feel like crap daily. I am hoping that boosting fruits/veggies and going to the gym will help me feel better.
Anybody else have goals that they want to work on this week?
Friday, January 7, 2011
Indoor Winter's Farmer's Market!!
Happy Friday Everyone!! I will be leaving work in a few minutes and driving the 2 hours home (1 hour to get B then 1 hour to get home).
Tomorrow at Russell's Garden Center in Wayland there will be an Indoor Winter's Farmer's Market! It is from 10am to 2pm. I am excited to see what will be there. A few friends will be going with me to check it out. I can't wait for something healthy and delicious! Hopefully tomorrow's dinner will be made with what I get there. Ali at http://foodfitnessfashion.com/ says that there is another Farmer's Market tomorrow in Somerville. So if you are closer to Somerville, you should definitely check it out!
Have a great weekend!
Tomorrow at Russell's Garden Center in Wayland there will be an Indoor Winter's Farmer's Market! It is from 10am to 2pm. I am excited to see what will be there. A few friends will be going with me to check it out. I can't wait for something healthy and delicious! Hopefully tomorrow's dinner will be made with what I get there. Ali at http://foodfitnessfashion.com/ says that there is another Farmer's Market tomorrow in Somerville. So if you are closer to Somerville, you should definitely check it out!
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Bacon Rice
Hey Everyone!
I have been meaning to post this recipe for a while, but never find time to actually do so. I need to get a phone that I can blog from. It would make this so much easier.
I have been making this rice dish for a while and love it!
Bacon Rice:
Cook 1 cup of rice. I cook my rice in chicken stock, but cook it however you like it.
In a skillet cook 6-8 strips of bacon until crispy. Once it is crispy I put it on a paper towel to drain and use the bacon fat to cook 1/2-1 onion and 1-2 crushed cloves of garlic (it depends on how big the onion/garlic clove is and how much I want in it). I sometimes get rid of some of the fat so it isn't extremely greasy. Once the onion and garlic are cooked to whatever consistency you like (I like mine caramelized), I put it on the same paper towel as the bacon. I put the cooked rice into the bacon fat and fry it up a little. I fry it until it is warm and coated in bacon fat. Then I crumble in the bacon and add the garlic and onion back into the pan. I stir to combine and then I eat!
So delicious! It's one of my favorite meals at the moment.
Anyway, back to work! Enjoy your day.
I have been meaning to post this recipe for a while, but never find time to actually do so. I need to get a phone that I can blog from. It would make this so much easier.
I have been making this rice dish for a while and love it!
Bacon Rice:
Cook 1 cup of rice. I cook my rice in chicken stock, but cook it however you like it.
In a skillet cook 6-8 strips of bacon until crispy. Once it is crispy I put it on a paper towel to drain and use the bacon fat to cook 1/2-1 onion and 1-2 crushed cloves of garlic (it depends on how big the onion/garlic clove is and how much I want in it). I sometimes get rid of some of the fat so it isn't extremely greasy. Once the onion and garlic are cooked to whatever consistency you like (I like mine caramelized), I put it on the same paper towel as the bacon. I put the cooked rice into the bacon fat and fry it up a little. I fry it until it is warm and coated in bacon fat. Then I crumble in the bacon and add the garlic and onion back into the pan. I stir to combine and then I eat!
So delicious! It's one of my favorite meals at the moment.
Anyway, back to work! Enjoy your day.
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