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Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
The problem with health is that it's hard to know exactly what makes it better or worse. Some things are obvious, of course. If I ate fast food all the time I know my health would be worse. I guess it's when you get to the fine tuning of it all.
I think Emma's mood is better now that we have raw milk again. But it could be so many things. My mood was better, that helps her mood. She could have slept better. It's been sunny. She has a new favorite video game. It could be the position of the moon for all I know.
I think two days in a row of going completely off paleo and eating black beans with cheese and chips is what gave me this blistering headache this morning. But it could be that the last two days were busy. Or that I went to bed later both those nights. Maybe it's bad air. Or work. Or the position of the moon.
There were a few factors to eating outside of 'the plan.' I was very tired both evenings, so didn't feel like cooking anything, and meat just did not sound good at all. And, Mom sent her homemade black beans over, and those are hard to resist.
I don't think it was the beans that caused the headache, I think it was the triple combo -- beans, pasteurized cheese, and especially the chips.
The beans are gone now, so I will go back to my new normal diet today. Next time meat doesn't sound good, I'll go with some soup, heavy on the broth and cream.
What's interesting, is that the chips weren't nearly as good as they used to be. They were merely okay. That is a huge change from a month or so ago, when I was eating a big bowl of chips every day, when all I wanted was to sit down have a bowl of chips and a beer and play on the internet.
Which leads me to something else interesting. I was getting a little more bored with my life every day, but completely unable to think my way out of it. As well as being too tired to do much about it. Which was all making me hold more tightly to my little after work routine of chips/beer/internet (life avoidance).
Huh. Well, even though I am pretty convinced it's all about what you eat, I do think you have to factor in everything else that's going on. Weather, pollution and bad days can also affect your health.
I think Emma's mood is better now that we have raw milk again. But it could be so many things. My mood was better, that helps her mood. She could have slept better. It's been sunny. She has a new favorite video game. It could be the position of the moon for all I know.
I think two days in a row of going completely off paleo and eating black beans with cheese and chips is what gave me this blistering headache this morning. But it could be that the last two days were busy. Or that I went to bed later both those nights. Maybe it's bad air. Or work. Or the position of the moon.
There were a few factors to eating outside of 'the plan.' I was very tired both evenings, so didn't feel like cooking anything, and meat just did not sound good at all. And, Mom sent her homemade black beans over, and those are hard to resist.
I don't think it was the beans that caused the headache, I think it was the triple combo -- beans, pasteurized cheese, and especially the chips.
The beans are gone now, so I will go back to my new normal diet today. Next time meat doesn't sound good, I'll go with some soup, heavy on the broth and cream.
What's interesting, is that the chips weren't nearly as good as they used to be. They were merely okay. That is a huge change from a month or so ago, when I was eating a big bowl of chips every day, when all I wanted was to sit down have a bowl of chips and a beer and play on the internet.
Which leads me to something else interesting. I was getting a little more bored with my life every day, but completely unable to think my way out of it. As well as being too tired to do much about it. Which was all making me hold more tightly to my little after work routine of chips/beer/internet (life avoidance).
Huh. Well, even though I am pretty convinced it's all about what you eat, I do think you have to factor in everything else that's going on. Weather, pollution and bad days can also affect your health.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Raw milk
We finally have a fridge-full of of tasty food and raw milk again! Yay!
Emma has been off raw milk for about a week, I have been buying regular organic milk. I don't know if it's the lack of raw, or the addition of pasteurized crap, but she has had some bad headaches and she is quite bored/angsty/moody. Even with my increased patience, I have little patience for this. It takes everything I have to be calm and patient during these times. Sometimes, I don't last and end up saying something close to "suck it up." This hurts her feelings and doesn't solve anything, nor is it the least bit effective.
I'll make her a nice breakfast and hope she has a better day.
It's my first day of work for the week, and I'll be honest. I'm totally burned out on my job. Thinking about going to work makes me feel sick. But, it is loads better than it has been. I don't feel so emotionally tied to it. Not long ago, it was such a major factor in my mood. Now, it's there, it sucks, but it gets me most of what I need right now. I have a house, a car and some cash so I'm doing better than a lot of folks.
I had intended, with this blog, to write down what I was eating, and how it was making me feel. But reading a list of what I eat each day seemed boring. It's fairly obvious to me now that if I don't eat grains, I feel better. So, instead of lists, I will talk more generally about diet vs. health.
I do feel like I am missing something without my daily kefir smoothie, so I have started a fresh batch. I'm also going to start working on some fermented foods. I have beets, so that'll be the first experiment. My homemade apple cider vinegar is smelling good. I thought I had messed up, and as usual, when I don't want to deal with something I ignore it. I was finally ready to deal with it and throw it away, but it smelled just like vinegar - yay! Avoidance pays off!
Emma has been off raw milk for about a week, I have been buying regular organic milk. I don't know if it's the lack of raw, or the addition of pasteurized crap, but she has had some bad headaches and she is quite bored/angsty/moody. Even with my increased patience, I have little patience for this. It takes everything I have to be calm and patient during these times. Sometimes, I don't last and end up saying something close to "suck it up." This hurts her feelings and doesn't solve anything, nor is it the least bit effective.
I'll make her a nice breakfast and hope she has a better day.
It's my first day of work for the week, and I'll be honest. I'm totally burned out on my job. Thinking about going to work makes me feel sick. But, it is loads better than it has been. I don't feel so emotionally tied to it. Not long ago, it was such a major factor in my mood. Now, it's there, it sucks, but it gets me most of what I need right now. I have a house, a car and some cash so I'm doing better than a lot of folks.
I had intended, with this blog, to write down what I was eating, and how it was making me feel. But reading a list of what I eat each day seemed boring. It's fairly obvious to me now that if I don't eat grains, I feel better. So, instead of lists, I will talk more generally about diet vs. health.
I do feel like I am missing something without my daily kefir smoothie, so I have started a fresh batch. I'm also going to start working on some fermented foods. I have beets, so that'll be the first experiment. My homemade apple cider vinegar is smelling good. I thought I had messed up, and as usual, when I don't want to deal with something I ignore it. I was finally ready to deal with it and throw it away, but it smelled just like vinegar - yay! Avoidance pays off!
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