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Right now…
- I think I’m finally coming off another round of gastritis.
Hence the no menu plan for this week – even thinking about food has hurt. My diet for the past few days has consisted of Greek yogurt, raw sauerkraut, bone broth and eggs, with the occasional craving for a root beer freeze and french fries…that I actually gave into once. Oddly enough, it was the first meal (if you can call it that) that I ate last week that didn’t give me serious pain or cause my stomach to inflate.
Go figure.
It happened that I already had a doctor’s appointment scheduled and he gave me a prescription for it. I thought long and hard, and took it. As my doctor pointed out, it’s okay to give in to the meds when you’ve done everything you possibly can on your own. I’m comfortable with that. - We’re moving The Boy to a gluten-free diet. I hugged him yesterday and he winced. He’s had a lot of random pain and sleep issues for quite a while. We’ve been told that can be common with what will most likely end up as an Aspberger’s diagnosis, but I did a little poking around on his pressure points.
And I’ll be darned – they hurt even with gentle pressure.
We’re going to try, just for a week, and see what completely gluten-free does for him. If it shows any improvement at all, we’re going for a month and heading back to his doctor.
And then we’ll see. - I had this really whiny, depressing post written yesterday. I’m still struggling with fatigue and I was questioning whether continuing with this diet was the right choice for me.
And I realized last night that out of every diet that I’ve eaten, I’ve felt the best for the longest and with the most consistency eating paleo.
And I mean diet in the long-term eating way, not the eat 5 hard-boiled eggs a day for a week fad way.
SAD pyramid, low-fat, whole grain, vegetarian, vegan, Weston Price, Mediterranean…you name it, I’ve given it at least 3 or 4 months.
And none have given me the energy or clarity or has made me feel this good day in and day out that paleo has.
None have even come close.
Maybe I need a little tweaking somewhere in the food plan. Maybe all that blood work my doctor called for will turn up something. Maybe the stress and gastritis are working together to make me so exhausted all the time.
Whatever it is, I’m staying the course when it comes to food. - My goal right now is to find sustainability. The best diet that I can eat without the rules of it overwhelming me. The best forms of exercise I can do consistently without becoming overly tired. The best methods of stress relief and play and whatever else I need to do.
And I think that’s going to include yoga way more often.
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