Friday, July 10, 2009

I slept well, when I was able to. I had very odd dreams. I dreamt I was sleeping in the bedroom I had as a child. I don't think that's ever happened since I stopped sleeping in that room...about 1984 I think. Weird. My dreams weren't creepy or anything, but they were stranger than usual. Maybe because my belly was really upset.

I woke up several times feeling wretched, but it seemed to pass on it's own, with no foul symptoms. I'm wondering what that was about.

I'm having a really great conversation with my friend Carrie who is Vegan. I wanted her input on some changes to my diet. I'm not interested in being Vegan exactly; I just want some healthier choices, as I've been eating a lot of CRAP lately, and I'm worried about what the consequences of that might be. I'd just like to live a bit healthier. Like...I eat a disturbing amount of chocolate chip cookies in a week. It would really freak people out I think. So I'm trying to get rid of those for awhile. But I need to replace them with something a bit more healthy. Carrie is helping me out with that, and I'm grateful.

I actually eat very little meat. I sometimes have pep stix, but very rarely; maybe 4 or 5 times a year. I used to have them daily. I also used to eat a lot of bacon, but I've cut way back on that too. And that's all the meat I eat (unless we're in innuendo land). I don't drink milk. I don't just snack on cheese, but I do get a lot of cheese from Little Caesars food and I'm not planning on ever giving that up. But having said that, I don't get Pizza very often these days (mostly get crazy bread) because my stomach has a hard time digesting pizza, even when I take my pills.

I don't drink a lot of soda at home. I find that soda from a bottle or can upsets my stomach more than fountain soda, so I mostly just have it when out for food, and even then it's usually a small that I don't finish. I don't drink Mountain Dew or Coffee. I mostly drink bottled water. Sometimes I have a Boost (a health drink). And store bought juice. I'm looking into trying fresh juice, and adding tea to my beverages.

I want to eat more salad. When I have it usually, it gives me the runs, but I think I know a way to prevent that. Also, Carrie says that's a normal symptom when your body isn't used to taking that kind of nutrition in, and that your body gets used to it and then that doesn't happen anymore. That would be nice, as I actually LIKE salad.

Carrie also assured me that about 50% of the Farmer's Market accepts food stamps, and mentioned other places that take EBT. That's good to know.

As I said, I'm not going strictly Vegan, or 'Raw', but I'm very aware that a lot of what I eat is probably hurting me in some way, and I'm just trying to prevent that from hurting me in the long run. That's it. I'm not becoming a hippie (though I support my friends that are), and I'm not freaking out about every little thing I eat. I just think it's time for me to explore some other options. I'm really weird about food, so any positive change is a good thing. But I guess that's true for anyone. lol

I talked to Michael and Mollie briefly today. I need to get some stuff done. I need to get the season finale for Torchwood. Michael's coming over for the night when that's finished. Hopefully my belly aches are gone for the night.

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