The hardest thing about killing off yeast overgrowth is that it takes a lot of diligence, determination, accountability and........TIME. And if there's one thing I run out of all day long..it's time. I truly believe Candida is my issue. Can I prove it? Nah. And hey maybe I'll find out that I have some obscure sea slug stuck in my gut...I don't know. But as far as I can tell, Candida is the closest thing that makes sense after an endless amount of both traditional doctor visits as well as naturopathy. I've had a endoscopy, I've kept food journals, I've done the lemonade diet, I've done the orange juice diet, I've taken prilosec, I've taken tums, I've done herbal laxatives, Colon cleansing, exercize, yoga, magic cures from late night television, I've drank tea before every meal, I've gone all liquid, all fruit, I've tried being vegan, I've done weight watchers, LA Weightloss, and Jenny Craig trying to...well ya drop those nasty 15lbs that bother me, but also trying to find a way to eat that doesn't hurt me. All these things have left me broke, more frustrated, and back in line at McDonalds feeling like a sick loser. Before I came across Candida info, I kid you not I casually considered "positive changes" which specializes in hypnosis. It was just a thought, but the fact that I even went there surprises me.
Today, I'm officially fed up. I thought I was before....but I'm REALLY REALLY REALLY fed up. There are only two people who can help me. Myself and Donna who wrote this book:
http://bodyecology.com/index.php
And for the only power who can help me? My Father....
I looked at an old picture of myself from a 2 years ago...I have aged SO much since then. More rapidly than ever before.... and I truly believe it's due to sleeplessness and symptoms related to Candida. I feel bad that my friends and family have to put up with listening to my problems or even reading this blog on days like this.
Sigh....back to the drawing board.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
An Official Month Completed- Days 29-31
I've been pondering for the last couple days what I've learned from a month on the Candida Diet, and where to proceed from here....
I guess I'll just start with the basics:
1. My body, (for whatever reason)....does not seem to process sugar, starchy foods, alcohol or mixed coffee drinks. It leaves me (almost every time) feeling nauseous, constipated, tired and uncomfortable. These items also more often than not become lodged in my throat.
foods I CANNOT eat, or can only eat rarely:
potatoes, anything "fast" food, mixed drinks, soda, milkshakes, bread, pastries, fried food, milk chocolate, breaded items, orange juice, sugary juices or smoothie drinks (odwallas), mushrooms, strongly citrus fruits, chips, crackers, most pastas, white flour items, cookies, most restaurant prepared food, oily foods, high fat cheeses, food prepared in heavy cream or with lots of cheese, creamy soups, top raman :( , high fat milk....you know....SUGAR, FAT, CARBS.
foods that I CAN eat:
fruit (with exceptions above), eggs, egg whites, Vegetables (with exceptions above), nuts, chia seeds, kombucha teas/drinks, emergency Vitamin C energy packets, olive oil, butter, spices, poultry, beef, fish, oatmeal, ground flax seed, essential greens mixes, stevia, lactose free milk, coconut, coconut milk, plain or low sugar yogurt, dark chocolate (80% cocoa and above), olive oil dressings, very very low sugar low fat dressings, gentle ice creams like fat free/sugar free yogurts and sorbets, soy cheese, low fat white cheese, goat cheese, feta cheese, all natural organic lunch meats, whole wheat low fat tortillas (small amounts), tuna fish, whole wheat pita pockets (small amounts), homemade pizza made fresh, light and with restrictions in mind, homemade soups (carb free).
2. I seem to crave the very foods that affect me so badly. I cannot figure out if this is emotional, or a physical symptom of the Candida. I would guess it's a little of both.
3. My Naturopath believes the mucus build up in my throat is a way my body is trying to protect itself from something (most likely all the foods listed above). Through a continued series of office visits and food journals we will figure it out for sure in the coming months.
4. I have to exercise, drink tons of water and get plenty of sleep or I will continue to struggle with issues no matter what type of diet I am on
5. Pursuing a peaceful mind rooted in spiritual faith and obedience is absolutely essential to my life. (but I've always known that)
As for where I go from here...I am unsure. To continue to live on the Candida diet adds a certain amount of stress and food obsession to my life that I hadn't expected. I've come to realize that I have a very polarized personality. I'm either going to be on the Candida diet with no exceptions....or I'm in the McDonalds drive thru. Either way, I MUST find a moderate way to function within my body's limitations.
After having soared with no cheating and amazing results in the first 20 days of the diet....I crashed hard giving into cravings and finding myself feeling as sick as ever in the last week or so.
New Goals:
1. Moderation: If you're going to have sugar...eat fruit such as berries. If you must have coffee, make it at home using sugar free flavors. Try tea when the caffeine cravings first hits. If you want to have a drink while out with friends, choose a red wine....not a cosmo :) These are the types of choices you have to start making...uh, Jenni. Great I'm talking in 3rd person now.
2. Exercize: Get in 30 mins of cardio a day. This boost your mood and seems to diminish cravings. Enjoy the weather when it's nice!
3. Remember your supplements and water
1. vitamin b drops
2. Magnesium
3. Pro-biotics
4. Papyaya enzyme chewable
4. READ "The Body Ecology Diet" by Donna Gates
read it everyday to help keep your thoughts focused and interested in new ideas and information
So as I move forward, I am still using the Candida Diet as a guideline. And should that prove unsuccessful I may try the diet hardcore again at a later date...but we'll see how this next week goes. More to come.....
I guess I'll just start with the basics:
1. My body, (for whatever reason)....does not seem to process sugar, starchy foods, alcohol or mixed coffee drinks. It leaves me (almost every time) feeling nauseous, constipated, tired and uncomfortable. These items also more often than not become lodged in my throat.
foods I CANNOT eat, or can only eat rarely:
potatoes, anything "fast" food, mixed drinks, soda, milkshakes, bread, pastries, fried food, milk chocolate, breaded items, orange juice, sugary juices or smoothie drinks (odwallas), mushrooms, strongly citrus fruits, chips, crackers, most pastas, white flour items, cookies, most restaurant prepared food, oily foods, high fat cheeses, food prepared in heavy cream or with lots of cheese, creamy soups, top raman :( , high fat milk....you know....SUGAR, FAT, CARBS.
foods that I CAN eat:
fruit (with exceptions above), eggs, egg whites, Vegetables (with exceptions above), nuts, chia seeds, kombucha teas/drinks, emergency Vitamin C energy packets, olive oil, butter, spices, poultry, beef, fish, oatmeal, ground flax seed, essential greens mixes, stevia, lactose free milk, coconut, coconut milk, plain or low sugar yogurt, dark chocolate (80% cocoa and above), olive oil dressings, very very low sugar low fat dressings, gentle ice creams like fat free/sugar free yogurts and sorbets, soy cheese, low fat white cheese, goat cheese, feta cheese, all natural organic lunch meats, whole wheat low fat tortillas (small amounts), tuna fish, whole wheat pita pockets (small amounts), homemade pizza made fresh, light and with restrictions in mind, homemade soups (carb free).
2. I seem to crave the very foods that affect me so badly. I cannot figure out if this is emotional, or a physical symptom of the Candida. I would guess it's a little of both.
3. My Naturopath believes the mucus build up in my throat is a way my body is trying to protect itself from something (most likely all the foods listed above). Through a continued series of office visits and food journals we will figure it out for sure in the coming months.
4. I have to exercise, drink tons of water and get plenty of sleep or I will continue to struggle with issues no matter what type of diet I am on
5. Pursuing a peaceful mind rooted in spiritual faith and obedience is absolutely essential to my life. (but I've always known that)
As for where I go from here...I am unsure. To continue to live on the Candida diet adds a certain amount of stress and food obsession to my life that I hadn't expected. I've come to realize that I have a very polarized personality. I'm either going to be on the Candida diet with no exceptions....or I'm in the McDonalds drive thru. Either way, I MUST find a moderate way to function within my body's limitations.
After having soared with no cheating and amazing results in the first 20 days of the diet....I crashed hard giving into cravings and finding myself feeling as sick as ever in the last week or so.
New Goals:
1. Moderation: If you're going to have sugar...eat fruit such as berries. If you must have coffee, make it at home using sugar free flavors. Try tea when the caffeine cravings first hits. If you want to have a drink while out with friends, choose a red wine....not a cosmo :) These are the types of choices you have to start making...uh, Jenni. Great I'm talking in 3rd person now.
2. Exercize: Get in 30 mins of cardio a day. This boost your mood and seems to diminish cravings. Enjoy the weather when it's nice!
3. Remember your supplements and water
1. vitamin b drops
2. Magnesium
3. Pro-biotics
4. Papyaya enzyme chewable
4. READ "The Body Ecology Diet" by Donna Gates
read it everyday to help keep your thoughts focused and interested in new ideas and information
So as I move forward, I am still using the Candida Diet as a guideline. And should that prove unsuccessful I may try the diet hardcore again at a later date...but we'll see how this next week goes. More to come.....
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Day 28
Today, marks the new beginning of my original goal....which was to be holistically well by summer.
candida diet+weight loss+8hrs sleep a night+naturopathic care+counseling+spiritual accountability+prayer= holistically healthy
Yes, I get tired of throwing up. Ya I don't like carrying extra weight. No, it's not fun feeling depressed, frustrated and crazy.....but more than any of these things, I truly desire to have the energy, time and strength to pursue my dreams and serve the people around me. Be a light, if you will. (will you?)
And so after a month of great successes, and even greater failures...I officially begin again. I'm starting from scratch to get this thing taken care of. But my focus now is to try and enjoy the process by getting creative with my time and resources. I found myself becoming a bit of a narcissist....obsessing in my head about food, my symptoms and health in general.
One of the most helpful ideas I took away from my visit at the Naturopathic Clinic was the thought of "re-establishing a healthy relationship with food and sleep".
I'm just trying to move forward. And the future will be filled with lots of soup, sleep and sanity.
Knock on wood (whatever that means).
candida diet+weight loss+8hrs sleep a night+naturopathic care+counseling+spiritual accountability+prayer= holistically healthy
Yes, I get tired of throwing up. Ya I don't like carrying extra weight. No, it's not fun feeling depressed, frustrated and crazy.....but more than any of these things, I truly desire to have the energy, time and strength to pursue my dreams and serve the people around me. Be a light, if you will. (will you?)
And so after a month of great successes, and even greater failures...I officially begin again. I'm starting from scratch to get this thing taken care of. But my focus now is to try and enjoy the process by getting creative with my time and resources. I found myself becoming a bit of a narcissist....obsessing in my head about food, my symptoms and health in general.
One of the most helpful ideas I took away from my visit at the Naturopathic Clinic was the thought of "re-establishing a healthy relationship with food and sleep".
I'm just trying to move forward. And the future will be filled with lots of soup, sleep and sanity.
Knock on wood (whatever that means).
Friday, March 19, 2010
Days 25 and 26................and 27. Sigh.
Oh man. This isn't going well. Really struggling to not fall into bad habits....
Monday, March 15, 2010
Day 23 and 24
Sunday started out really well....but a trip to the mall to use a gift card put me into full stumble mode. I immediately went home and organized my veggies and frozen soup containers (thanks roxanne) and got myself all ready for the work week. And that's how this is going to work, planning ahead and staying out of direct contact with fast food and everything yummy....pretty much.
Ironically, despite the many flubs I've had this week...I've felt more healthy than I did all those 10 days on the diet hardcore...which makes no sense. So it could be that my body is ready to add healthy carbs in here and there...maybe even some dairy. so that's what I've been doing....allowing myself to have a little bit of sugar (in my tea....bit of dark chocolate here and there) and have been using just a tad of real cheese on my eggs...and I've added Berries back in. Beyond that I'm taking it easy.
My mom gave me a great book called "The Ecology Diet". I haven't read it yet but am excited to start. I'm keeping my food diary for this week only (doctor's orders)...so annoying to have write down everything you eat. Makes you obsessive.
So my basic goal Today is to learn moderation and pay careful attention to foods that make me sick. If it makes me sick, I'm adding it to a list of NO foods. So I'm not so much on the full candida diet this week as I'm using it as a guideline...which seems to be working pretty good :) Like my doctor said...the goal is get well but also develop a healthy relationship with food so that I can live as a normal person...free of obessive behavior related to food/health etc.
Okay...back to real life. So long.
Ironically, despite the many flubs I've had this week...I've felt more healthy than I did all those 10 days on the diet hardcore...which makes no sense. So it could be that my body is ready to add healthy carbs in here and there...maybe even some dairy. so that's what I've been doing....allowing myself to have a little bit of sugar (in my tea....bit of dark chocolate here and there) and have been using just a tad of real cheese on my eggs...and I've added Berries back in. Beyond that I'm taking it easy.
My mom gave me a great book called "The Ecology Diet". I haven't read it yet but am excited to start. I'm keeping my food diary for this week only (doctor's orders)...so annoying to have write down everything you eat. Makes you obsessive.
So my basic goal Today is to learn moderation and pay careful attention to foods that make me sick. If it makes me sick, I'm adding it to a list of NO foods. So I'm not so much on the full candida diet this week as I'm using it as a guideline...which seems to be working pretty good :) Like my doctor said...the goal is get well but also develop a healthy relationship with food so that I can live as a normal person...free of obessive behavior related to food/health etc.
Okay...back to real life. So long.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Day 22
My visit to the Naturopath was pretty great. It's a community clinic located at PCC slyvania, run by students at the National College of Natural Medicine. Good option for people with limited budgets. They sat with me for about an hour and just walked through the events and symptoms I've been experiencing over the last couple years. Which, to say the least, was much more time than my primary care physician ever allowed me to talk.
In the end they were unable to diagnose me...but put me on a food diary plan along with Magnesium and Vitamin B drops. I go back in with my food diary in 2 weeks so they can get a better look at my habits and symptoms. By that time they will have retrieved my medical records as well which will be helpful. Apparently, it will be a long process but they are confident we can figure out what's wrong. So I'm blessed.
As for Candida they told me to eat "Light and easy foods" until we know what's wrong. So I plan to continue to the Candida diet. More than any other eating plan I've tried, this is the most helpful....but also most grueling. However my fridge is full of veggies, homemade soup, water and chicken. So here's to eating like a freakin' chipmunk for the next few weeks....gotta love that :)
In the end they were unable to diagnose me...but put me on a food diary plan along with Magnesium and Vitamin B drops. I go back in with my food diary in 2 weeks so they can get a better look at my habits and symptoms. By that time they will have retrieved my medical records as well which will be helpful. Apparently, it will be a long process but they are confident we can figure out what's wrong. So I'm blessed.
As for Candida they told me to eat "Light and easy foods" until we know what's wrong. So I plan to continue to the Candida diet. More than any other eating plan I've tried, this is the most helpful....but also most grueling. However my fridge is full of veggies, homemade soup, water and chicken. So here's to eating like a freakin' chipmunk for the next few weeks....gotta love that :)
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 21
I am off to the naturopath today. It could not have come at a better time either, considering I'm landsliding off the candida diet cliff...having given into eating fries the other day. But that's the type of person I am...I struggle with moderations and tend to live at opposite poles. I'm either going to eat NO CARBS....or I'm in the McDonalds drive thru. What the heck!
Never made it to the grocery store yesterday, which was my biggest mistake.
So that's the thing...no sleep, no groceries.....recipe for diaster.
Heading to Trader Joes now to try and get back on the wagon and preparing myself to hear some good insight this afternoon at my appointment!
Never made it to the grocery store yesterday, which was my biggest mistake.
So that's the thing...no sleep, no groceries.....recipe for diaster.
Heading to Trader Joes now to try and get back on the wagon and preparing myself to hear some good insight this afternoon at my appointment!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Day 20
Well, it's been a rough week. I find myself thinking about all the foods that make me sick all the time and it's that rebel in me who wants to "break the rules" of the diet. Or.......no. It's not even as complex as that. I just really really like cheese, bread and sugar. That's the long and short of it.
So after the hard work of these many carb free veggie infused days I finished the Marathon by crashing on my face and eating pizza and drinking wine :) Which, may I just say, was glorious! However the purpose of this blog was not so much to keep the world updated on the status of my health...but more to give me accountability and and outlet to express frustrations/thoughts as I try and figure this thing out. And maybe even help somebody struggling with the same thing find some information to aid in the beginning of their search.
Today is Thursday. It's today I need to focus on. So TODAY I'm going to the grocery store to start back in on the long haul of learning to live different...while acknowledging that it was a rare and special treat to have pizza and actually not sick. So rather than beat myself up I'm moving on with a thankful heart for pizza and all the foods I'm learning to give up...and then?
I'm going to stop thinking about candida, food, probiotics and my own puke for the rest of the day:) And that, my friends, will truly be glorious.
Goals for today:
1. Stop thinking about myself
So after the hard work of these many carb free veggie infused days I finished the Marathon by crashing on my face and eating pizza and drinking wine :) Which, may I just say, was glorious! However the purpose of this blog was not so much to keep the world updated on the status of my health...but more to give me accountability and and outlet to express frustrations/thoughts as I try and figure this thing out. And maybe even help somebody struggling with the same thing find some information to aid in the beginning of their search.
Today is Thursday. It's today I need to focus on. So TODAY I'm going to the grocery store to start back in on the long haul of learning to live different...while acknowledging that it was a rare and special treat to have pizza and actually not sick. So rather than beat myself up I'm moving on with a thankful heart for pizza and all the foods I'm learning to give up...and then?
I'm going to stop thinking about candida, food, probiotics and my own puke for the rest of the day:) And that, my friends, will truly be glorious.
Goals for today:
1. Stop thinking about myself
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Day 18 and 19
Well, I have to say I'm starting to stray off this diet. It's pretty evident in my lack of posting. I can correlate it, almost directly with moving, unpacking, extra work days, no grocery money and very little sleep. I'm just not planning ahead. Have I ruined all my hard work? Nah, but I am on the pathway to if I can't get re-focused very soon. Going into the Naturopath this friday will help as well...get some good insights on how to make this work...and maybe even find that there is another, more practical journey for me out of this problem. Something a little more suited for someone who works long days and cooks for other people.
We shall see....no matter what though I'm getting lazy and MUST complete this goal if I'm truly interested in changing my life so that I can better love and serve the people around me.
Goals for today (learning to live in the "today" rather than in the past or future):
1. WATER (as always)
2. Get those supplements in me
3. No "tasting" the kids food
That's all folks.
We shall see....no matter what though I'm getting lazy and MUST complete this goal if I'm truly interested in changing my life so that I can better love and serve the people around me.
Goals for today (learning to live in the "today" rather than in the past or future):
1. WATER (as always)
2. Get those supplements in me
3. No "tasting" the kids food
That's all folks.
Monday, March 8, 2010
Day 17
I'm just tired and don't want to think about any of this anymore :) But that's the thing....if you don't think about it...it doesn't work.
ya de ya de ya de ya
ya de ya de ya de ya
Day 16
Arg. Was up all night throwing up. Not sure exactly what happened...maybe got a little too confidant in my body's ability to stay strong through a dose of Thai food? Too spicy maybe?
Or it could be just time to be nauseous....as I'd had a good 5 day break from it. So while it was discouraging and I missed church due to exhaustion....I'm trying to stay positive in knowing that it's becoming more and more infrequent. And I'm learning to live without the "yummy" stuff I simply cannot have. And once again thank you to my boyfriend who came over to take care of me when he found out I was sick.
:) I am a lucky girl.
I'm excited to go to the naturopath this Friday, hopefully I'll come away with some great information that will aid me on this quest to starve yeast out of my system.
No screw ups today, stuck to salad and boiled eggs....but I NEED to eliminate the dressing and make a dressing I can actually have.
Tomorrow's work day goals:
1. WATER
2. Take all supplements
3. Jog during nap time
4. No cheating!
Or it could be just time to be nauseous....as I'd had a good 5 day break from it. So while it was discouraging and I missed church due to exhaustion....I'm trying to stay positive in knowing that it's becoming more and more infrequent. And I'm learning to live without the "yummy" stuff I simply cannot have. And once again thank you to my boyfriend who came over to take care of me when he found out I was sick.
:) I am a lucky girl.
I'm excited to go to the naturopath this Friday, hopefully I'll come away with some great information that will aid me on this quest to starve yeast out of my system.
No screw ups today, stuck to salad and boiled eggs....but I NEED to eliminate the dressing and make a dressing I can actually have.
Tomorrow's work day goals:
1. WATER
2. Take all supplements
3. Jog during nap time
4. No cheating!
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Day 13 and 14 and 15
Well, moving into a new apartment with no internet makes daily blogging difficult...but following the candida diet pretty easy considering I have no food in my cupboards. All in all it's been going really well because I've been so distracted there's not been much temptation. And despite some sleep deprivation due to extra work hours and lots of late night moving...I feel pretty well rested. There's not a whole lot to say I guess.
Things to improve on:
1. get some groceries dangit!
2. More water
3. Start taking your supplements again
And......that's all folks.
Things to improve on:
1. get some groceries dangit!
2. More water
3. Start taking your supplements again
And......that's all folks.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Day 12 (REALLY?)
The thing about it is...screwing this up now would be like running a marathon only to crash one foot from the finish line. And I am really screwing this all up. I was SO strong for so long on it i don't know what's wrong.
Actually I do. I think I'm tired. I think I have the fever the small children gave me (with blisters on my mouth, hands and feet soon if I follow in their footsteps, so to speak). And having run out of money after a hefty move and new apartment expenses (I just HAD to have that slip cover for the couch) I find myself out of finances for groceries.
So here I am at work scrounging for fresh meat (sounds so violent) in their refridgerator and trying to find a way to eat zucchini in a new and intresting manner. And it's just not going well.
Confession time.
1. I have not taken my supplements today because they aren't going down my throat
2. Had a cookie. BAD.
3. Getting by on "meat" but it's actually marinated in all sorts of sugary somethings and...
4. Had a small piece of dark chocolate
I can't tell if my headache and exhaustion is from Candida, or if I've caught the sickness the kids have or if I'm just tired but no matter what, I'm making bad choices and trying to find a way to stop.
So if you know me, and you read this...please send me a message that isn't so much filled with "go team" type phrasing...but rather...tell me how it is and hold me accountable to my health goal!
Actually I do. I think I'm tired. I think I have the fever the small children gave me (with blisters on my mouth, hands and feet soon if I follow in their footsteps, so to speak). And having run out of money after a hefty move and new apartment expenses (I just HAD to have that slip cover for the couch) I find myself out of finances for groceries.
So here I am at work scrounging for fresh meat (sounds so violent) in their refridgerator and trying to find a way to eat zucchini in a new and intresting manner. And it's just not going well.
Confession time.
1. I have not taken my supplements today because they aren't going down my throat
2. Had a cookie. BAD.
3. Getting by on "meat" but it's actually marinated in all sorts of sugary somethings and...
4. Had a small piece of dark chocolate
I can't tell if my headache and exhaustion is from Candida, or if I've caught the sickness the kids have or if I'm just tired but no matter what, I'm making bad choices and trying to find a way to stop.
So if you know me, and you read this...please send me a message that isn't so much filled with "go team" type phrasing...but rather...tell me how it is and hold me accountable to my health goal!
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Day 11
OOOOOOOOOkay. Maybe I said, "kicking it's ass" a bit too quickly. So, today is one of the more difficult days yet. That seems to be the pattern...a couple good days, a bad one...a couple good days, a bad one.
Experiencing some food stuck in my throat today...no vomit though (well not me. The child threw up on me). Feeling physically really pretty good. Probably due to the coffee I got this morning. It was sugar free but this diet is strictly caffiene free, and so flubbed up there. Also I've messed up here and there on food intake. Ate a bit of rice...helped the kids I nanny make cookies for their dad's birthday and took a taste. Maybe not such a big deal physically, but it's affecting my mental state. In those moments I feel failure and lack of self control.
But do you know what is really bothering me? I'm becoming obsessed thinking about the food restrictions...and in turn, I'm becoming obsessed thinking about myself. I will not complete this diet only to become a healthy narcissist. I can't spell today either. I need more than 3 hrs of sleep for a 12 hr work day...maybe that's the problem.
I will close this blog before I become a health freak. We'll see how the next couple days go.
So it'll be fine but I've got to get my thoughts together and just stop thinking!
Experiencing some food stuck in my throat today...no vomit though (well not me. The child threw up on me). Feeling physically really pretty good. Probably due to the coffee I got this morning. It was sugar free but this diet is strictly caffiene free, and so flubbed up there. Also I've messed up here and there on food intake. Ate a bit of rice...helped the kids I nanny make cookies for their dad's birthday and took a taste. Maybe not such a big deal physically, but it's affecting my mental state. In those moments I feel failure and lack of self control.
But do you know what is really bothering me? I'm becoming obsessed thinking about the food restrictions...and in turn, I'm becoming obsessed thinking about myself. I will not complete this diet only to become a healthy narcissist. I can't spell today either. I need more than 3 hrs of sleep for a 12 hr work day...maybe that's the problem.
I will close this blog before I become a health freak. We'll see how the next couple days go.
So it'll be fine but I've got to get my thoughts together and just stop thinking!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Day 10
"Please please...please let me dunk her!"
That's what the 3 year old boy I take care of had to say about his sister while in the tub. Apparently his need to put his little sister's head under the water was so great that he actually teared up when I said, "No." This is either the greatest Oscar worthy piece of acting I have ever seen.........or the kid loves putting girls head under the water. But then again, don't all men love bugging women? (cough...Kenny)
As for Candida? I'm kicking it's ass.
I think this may actually be working. I'm also realizing that this isn't going to be a "phase" in my life. I'm learning to eat like this (within reason...I will have a piece pizza at some point in my life I'm sure) for the rest of my life. Pasta may be really yummy...but the number it does on my stomach and throat isn't worth it. Even if I get all this yeast that's giving me problems out of my system...I'm finding that my body seems not mean't for certain foods.
I'm of course seeking a second opinion at the PCC Community Naturopathic Clinic next week, but I think I'm right. My body hasn't felt this at ease and healthy in at least a year. Worth keeping up, even if it means never eating a donut again.
What's the saying? Eat to live, don't live to eat? Easier said than done, but very wise statement.
Still experiencing very infrequent minor nausea/constipation....but considering how I felt 2 weeks ago? I consider this plan to be a success.
Time will tell.......
That's what the 3 year old boy I take care of had to say about his sister while in the tub. Apparently his need to put his little sister's head under the water was so great that he actually teared up when I said, "No." This is either the greatest Oscar worthy piece of acting I have ever seen.........or the kid loves putting girls head under the water. But then again, don't all men love bugging women? (cough...Kenny)
As for Candida? I'm kicking it's ass.
I think this may actually be working. I'm also realizing that this isn't going to be a "phase" in my life. I'm learning to eat like this (within reason...I will have a piece pizza at some point in my life I'm sure) for the rest of my life. Pasta may be really yummy...but the number it does on my stomach and throat isn't worth it. Even if I get all this yeast that's giving me problems out of my system...I'm finding that my body seems not mean't for certain foods.
I'm of course seeking a second opinion at the PCC Community Naturopathic Clinic next week, but I think I'm right. My body hasn't felt this at ease and healthy in at least a year. Worth keeping up, even if it means never eating a donut again.
What's the saying? Eat to live, don't live to eat? Easier said than done, but very wise statement.
Still experiencing very infrequent minor nausea/constipation....but considering how I felt 2 weeks ago? I consider this plan to be a success.
Time will tell.......
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