sj,
one suggestion: email notes to yourself to track your eating via regular email or evernote. I would do this to track my eating almost 2 years ago and if I gave it around the same subject line, it was easy to find in evernote.
We didn't have sex, if that's what you mean. That's all I do now, not have sex.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
le nubian - Mar 12, 2013 8:15:31 am PDT #27318 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sj - Mar 12, 2013 8:52:18 am PDT #27319 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Thanks, le nubian. I've never used Evernote, but that is a good idea. The nutritionist was still very scattered but slightly more pleasant this time around. She's pleased with my progress, but would still love to have me give up gluten.
le nubian - Mar 12, 2013 9:38:59 am PDT #27320 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
you can also use springpad if you don't like evernote. there are all kinds of alternatives of places to keep notes on a basic web browser when you are out and about.
beth b - Mar 12, 2013 9:40:20 am PDT #27321 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Yay Shane, the big boy !
Why is gluten the big bad? I know there are people that truly suffer and I am not trying to discount it. However, it is looking fashionable at the moment.
omnis_audis - Mar 12, 2013 9:41:23 am PDT #27322 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Grumble grumble. Arrgh. OK, so this week is a LOOooong week for work. Working full day on Saturday. Half day (at least) on Sunday as strike 2 shows at the same time. Plus, it's the final week of the quarter, and we are preparing to host (2) seminars from a major audio manufacturer in the next 3 weeks.... so... BUSY!
Yesterday, the load in for the last show of the quarter went really well. So well in fact, there isn't much to do today except emails. So I email the boss saying hey, yesterday went so well, to minimize OT, as per directive, I'm taking the day off. He responds, "what about the meeting at 1:30" which was rescheduled from last week, and I forgot to update my calendar. So now I gotta drive in 35 min each way for a one hour meeting.
The thing that was so perfect of all this. I have a package from Amazon coming today. They didn't send it fedex or UPS, but some other carrier. Last time I wasn't home for a package delivered by them, I had to drive to Compton to pick it up. Not the most pleasant of industrial parks at 8pm when the pick up window opens. I just know that the package will arrive in the 2 hours I'm gone.
(yes, it's the end of the quarter, and I am tired and cranky. please ignore this minor venting. Diamond shoes are too tight, and all that)
le nubian - Mar 12, 2013 9:43:38 am PDT #27323 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
beth,
I think it is because of sj's intestinal difficulties.
beth b - Mar 12, 2013 9:59:24 am PDT #27324 of 30001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I was thinking about the question more in general terms. My sister stopped most of Her problems by avoiding wine And leafy greens. . My DH needs to watch the salt or digestive chaos happens.
When I was diagnosis end with diabetes,it was at the beginning of the low carb craze. Lots of people needed to. Eat less carbs- especially refined carbs, but it became more of a fad than a health trend..
Typing on an iPad is frustrating .
le nubian - Mar 12, 2013 10:05:14 am PDT #27325 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
when I had high blood sugar almost two years ago, it certainly helped me to go strict low carb for about 4 weeks. But apparently my "real" state is "pre-diabetic" because I can control things okay with diet. Which means moderately low carb now.
My grandmother swore that when she gave up bread (which I guess in her day was gluten free), she felt better and lost a lot of weight. Giving up bread to me seems like a form of punishment, so I'm not there yet, but I suppose I should get there. Bread tastes great, but quite a lot of it doesn't really have a lot of fiber.
Fred Pete - Mar 12, 2013 10:10:13 am PDT #27326 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
I've been shifting to a higher-protein diet lately. It's helped my energy and, to a lesser degree, my mood.
Beverly - Mar 12, 2013 11:16:21 am PDT #27327 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
The problem with giving up gluten entirely, if it doesn't actually cause health problems, is that once your body adjusts to not having it, re-introducing it is nearly impossible. I have a wheat sensitivity, which means that I *can* tolerate oat, corn, rice, and other grain gluten, just not wheat gluten, *or* wheat. I can sneak a little of it into my diet at widely spaced intervals, thus, a cupcake on a special occasion, or a bite of muffin or bread. I know my symptoms, and I know how much and how frequently I can indulge, and what happens if I go over that limit. I keep to those amounts, rather than giving it up entirely, because once I do that, those little indulgences won't be possible--even the smallest amounts will trigger a reaction.
Oddly, for someone who made homemade white and whole wheat breads in many forms, and enjoyed them all, plus artisanal wheat-based breads, now any white bread, from sourdough boule to buttermilk biscuits, taste like library paste. Way to spoil a lifetime of wonderful associated memories. Makes me grumpy.