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Breakfast: Cup of Silk Cashew Chocolate Milk drink "Lunch" (because of the time I ate it lol): bowl of Rice and 1 whole can of tuna fish and 2 bananas with orange juice. Green smoothie. Snack: Bowl of chocolate oatmeal with honey, two eggs with sea salt, orange juice Yeah...my day didn't start off as it normally does. I had to get up earlier than usual today because I had to give blood for my regular blood testing for my endocrinologist (whom I see for my pituitary tumor). I had them add a CBC so I can see where my levels are at, as I have been having issues with bruising easily and just feeling blah. It has been getting better since I added meat and eggs into my diet, but I still worry about what is going on inside. Just want to keep tabs on it. When I got home I took a four hour nap (I know...shameful) and woke up around 5 pm. I add "lunch" and shoved a green smoothie down so I could have energy to ride my bike. It was okay, except that my bike has a few

Ughhhhhhhhh!!! I think those chicken wings (which I ate two nights ago) did me in. I have been bloated and gassy all day today. My stomach feels rock hard and I can tell it is swelling. I mean, I'd rather have my belly swell instead of anything  else I guess, but man is it uncomfortable! I was pretty hungry today so when I was able to make me some ground beef patties and lentils I scarfed it all down, then I had a green smoothie. It was a bad, bad combo. I feel like a diesel engine. I am not sure if the wings had traces of gluten in them (they were from Wingstop) or if it was the oil they were cooked in. I am betting it was traces of gluten, since my stomach is what is messed up. Thank goodness nothing else is on fire (not that I can see lol). My left finger was a "little" swollen today however. Understandable. It's hard to eat the way I am eating when you don't have any money on your own....I am not eating enough, and then when I get hungry hungry I end up

Today I woke up kinda tired, but well rested, because I totally slept in more than I should have! But I needed it--I had gotten up real early yesterday for my test, so I let myself sleep in today. I feel my best when I get 10 hours of sleep. Go figure. :P I had a green smoothie with flaxseed and a bowl of my infamous chocolate oatmeal with honey drizzled on it. I also ate a banana and an apple on the side. I took all my vitamins and a probiotic and was ready for the day. I "was" going to clean up the house today (kitchen looks terrible) but I ended up visiting my relatives and hung out with them for the rest of the day. I guess it was a good idea, it helped get my mind off some stuff that has been eating me up. They got Wingstop for dinner and I ate a few lemon and pepper chicken wings. I really hope and pray I don't flare up tomorrow, because I am not too sure what is in them, what kind of oil they are fried in--probably not olive oil lol. I was so hungry I just had

I will be working on the layout of this blog to suit my needs. I want it to reflect my personality a little bit more and look more inviting. Here is a picture of me at the beginning of this year sick and feeling just awful. I was feeling so fatigued and sick. My neck was swollen and I had so much fat/fluid retention under my chin. When I changed my diet I had no clue how much my body was gonna heal itself, if I was even going to make it. I did. With the help of God and healthy eating, eliminating gluten and processed foods--I lost 40 lbs and reduced the inflammation. I am not done yet, and I will continue to have faith in God and watch my body heal! I am sure of it!

Today I woke up at 10 A.M. groggy, right out of a REM cycle. I had to get up early today because I had to take  the social studies test for my GED at noon (I passed!). I was pretty nervous so I tried to eat some left over oatmeal from the night before and I made a fresh green smoothie. I drank all of the smoothie and ate a bit of the oatmeal. I took my probiotic and vitamins. I had to go to the restroom within about 10 minutes however (IBS-D?) because of the stress my body was undertaking, all the food went right through me. XD I drank some Yogi Brand stress relief tea and that helped a bit. My dad took me to the testing center and I ended up doing a really good job on the test (I scored a high score which put me 75% better or as good as a high school graduate!). God was totally with me, helping me focus. I didn't feel too bad either, considering I didn't get a lot of sleep. I came home and ended up sleeping for two hours. I didn't get upset with myself, because I know no

Today I woke up with a bit of energy. I didn't feel ill or exhausted. I got up and found a relative had made a mess in the bathroom so I did not use it. I didn't feel like cleaning it up because I had just woken up and didn't want to start my day off like that. I made a green smoothie but didn't drink it all because I had to go grocery shopping with my dad for our weekly trip and I didn't want to have to use the bathroom before we left. I know that was a big mistake because since I skipped breakfast and didn't eat much after we came home, I felt low on energy for the rest of the day. I didn't eat much today, partly because of anxiety. Well anyway, after the grocery trip, I finished my green smoothie and ate a banana or two. I didn't eat much again until around 6 P.M. when I had realized I would have liked to go for a bike ride. I had a bowl of white rice with a can of tuna in oil and some canned spinach. I also had a banana and a spoonful of natural pe

" Be strong and of good courage , do not be  afraid or dismayed before the king of Assyria and all of the horde that is with him. With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles."   2   Chronicles 32:7

Today I woke at 10 A.M. tired and sickly feeling. My body temperature felt off and I was sure I was running a small low grade fever. I wasn't sure if it was because I was flaring or if it was because I woke up earlier than usual. Normally I fall right back asleep and get up around 2 P.M. but today I decided to get up at 10 to maybe try to regulate my sleep cycle back to a normal time schedule. I laid in bed for a while and watched Saturday morning Christian children's TV shows on TBN and drink two bottles of water. I laid in bed and dreaded getting up. How bad was I going to feel today, I wondered. I got up and took a hot bath to regulate my body temperature and then drank a cup of green tea. I made a cocoa banana and spinach smoothie because I was out of frozen mangoes and strawberries. I added one tbsp of flaxseed to the smoothie for Omega 3's to fight the apparent inflammation I was feeling. I ate a small bowl of chocolate oatmeal and had some orange juice and sea salt.

Today I woke up not as tired as I was yesterday (yes!). I got up and made a green smoothie with three handfuls of spinach, one half cup of frozen mango and strawberry and two bananas and one tbsp of flaxseed. I cooked a pot of oatmeal and added 2 tbsp of cocoa powder, 1 tbsp ground flaxseed, and a dash of sea salt. I cooked one egg over grapeseed oil and ate it with the oatmeal. I took a probiotic and drank some water. I took viatmin D and C. I did the dishes and waited around before my relatives came and picked me up to spend the day with them at their house. I brought two bananas with me just in case I got hungry while I was visiting. On the way to their house we stopped by Sonic and I got a large green tea. While I was at their house, I ate my bananas and shared one with my younger niece. I also ate some pickles with "rib rub" seasoning (hope it didn't have MSG) with my older niece and had a small cup of walnuts. For dinner they had Taco Cabana and I ate a can of spi

When I was a little girl my diet consisted mainly of things like processed cheese slices and hot dogs on white bread, ice-cream by the bowlfuls, frozen pizza dipped in cupfuls of ranch, and Kids Cuisine and Banquet TV dinners. With every meal a can of Coke or a tall glass of Kool-Aid was always on the table in front of me. I wouldn't drink anything else. It may come as a shock to know that I was downing Pepsi when I was only six years old. And when I was four I was drinking grape Kool-Aid out of a baby bottle. No joke. Sugar was my addiction, and water just didn't taste good to me.  My mother cooked homemade meals for us every night until she became ill with hyperthyroidism and Grave's disease, an autoimmune disease that hit her in her late 40's. Even then the homemade meals we had were ladled with bacon grease and flour. Being Texan meant eating good cookin' that tickled the taste buds. Know what I'm saying? But what I want to know is, why is it that some p

Today I woke up tired. I woke up at 2:30 P.M. and stayed under the covers until about 3 P.M.. I prayed and got up and went into the kitchen and made a glass of baking soda water with lemon. I drank all of it and got dressed and made a green smoothie with lots of baby spinach, 1 cup of frozen mango, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries and three small bananas. I added a tablespoon of ground flaxseed. After breakfast I studied a bit and then made lunch. I cooked two eggs into an omelet over grapeseed oil, a small bowl of leftover ground beef from yesterday, and a bowl of rice and beans. I had some canned carrots and peas to go with it. After that I ate a banana. I started to feel more energy after that. I took a probiotic and vitamins D and C. I made another green smoothie around 6 P.M. with another tablespoon of flaxseed. About 30 minutes after this I went for a bike ride. I was worried I wouldn't feel well and have to ride back home because I knew I didn't have much energy, but I ende