For three years now, I have a sharp realization of what wheat and dairy can do to my digestive system. Corn and rice can have similar effects, but not nearly as sharp. When I avoid them, I feel good. When I have them, I'm still okay... mostly.

Corn is in everything. Rice is served with everything. It's impossible to get away from them, especially ( Read more... )

If you read yesterday's post, here's a update: I'm feeling much better. I woke up without any pain or icky feelings. I have also passed a lot of the ick in my digestive tract in a more literal sense (yeah, I know, gross).

I haven't had a meal yet today. I am going to have some leftover turkey and vegetables shortly.

I did weigh myself, though: 224. ( Read more... )

Besides having a difficult time sleeping last night, my choice of a piece of leftover pizza for breakfast left my stomach feeling icky until lunchtime. I felt okay during lunch, and I ate some shrimp and potatoes without feeling too bad, but right after lunch I felt icky again. I still ate my one piece of the lemon meringue pie, leaving the rest ( Read more... )

I quit the gym. I had sugar. My hip hurts. But it's okay.

This long post covers the details swimming around in my head around these things.

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Before I was snowed in for a few days this week, I had enough in my kitchen to cook a few meals. It was plenty, but it required making an effort to cook. That was going to be okay, I thought, because I had also planned to resume my early-morning prep routine a couple of days each week. When I do the more time-consuming prep ahead of time, I have ( Read more... )

Today makes day 8 without added sugar or sweeteners in my food... except for one thing. I had something with barbecue sauce on it over the weekend, and barbecue sauce typically has sugar. I didn't have an ingredients list for it, but I could taste the sweet in the sauce. But...

I will consider this a success so far, even though it won't be until ( Read more... )

I wanted to take a moment to blog about how my mind has been working the last two days because of my sugar dependency. There is some pretty amazing science around how sugar affects the gut, brain, and blood system, but I wanted to reflect on the mental and emotional side a bit.

Yesterday, I went to Whole Foods for lunch. I love Whole Foods because ( Read more... )

Yesterday and today were almost as busy as Monday, so I didn't have a lot of idle time thinking about food or wandering into the kitchen browsing the cabinets and fridge. However, about mid-afternoon I realized I wanted something sweet. It went away because I found some task to do to distract me, but is it really gone?

Here are some thoughts from ( Read more... )

In yesterday's post, I lamented on the feeling of "overdosing" on sugary goodness and on my addiction to added sweeteners in foods. Today, I was very busy and didn't have a lot of idle time to think about food, let alone crave anything specific. Tomorrow will be equally as busy.

At the same time, I don't yet have a good cabinet and refrigerator ( Read more... )

When last I posted in this blog, I was working on developing the long-term habits toward long-term better health and happier living. I hit a wonderful point at the end of March, my weight down to 217 lbs. and my muscles, flexibility, and endurance better than it had been in years. April was chaotic, and things slipped a bit, but it wasn't until the ( Read more... )