I have been photographing the few meals we've prepared. I've been too busy to process any of mypersonal images. Yesterday I made spaghetti squash it was so good! This is a super easy squash to make, and I'm dreaming up lots of ideas of what to put with it beside spaghetti sauce.
The other day I made my first bowl of Miso for breakfast and it was beyond yummy. My IC is going back into remission for now, and it's a huge relief. I've been plagued with mega stomach cramps though for days of this week, it's been a long week. I've felt awful most days. I was suppose to be using a fiber while dealing with the Candida weeks, and when I did it was terrible on me! I just do NOT do those fiber drinks well at all, ugh, this one even had lots of IC soothing organic things in it and I thought I'd found the perfect one. So never going to use a fiber supplement again EVER.(remind me I said that when I get stupid again lol).
So anyhow, the Miso was ALL I need to get my body back on track, the past two days everything is easing up. All my symptoms from both situations. So I was able to tolerate the Miso again w/o IC pain. WHEW! Because I just love that soup and it works wonders for my digestion.
In all of this, I've been skipping meals not eating, or choosing things that were not very vegan every time, I've eaten out and had chicken, and shrimp once each. I've even slipped up twice on the sugar front. Man does sugar make me feel like crap, even in the tiniest amounts.
I had planned on going to the farmers market which is now open on Tuesday evenings in Franklin. But that day got all messed up schedule wise and I had a bad stomach ache and migraine to boot.
So for now my budget is shot, no cash flow for new groceries until Tuesday. Lots of veggies got put into the compost bend yesterday, with feeling so bad many things got old. Fortunately I have stocked up some on frozen organics when they've been on sale just for such emergency's. ;-) Miranda has been cooking out of desperation as well. I just have not been in the kitchen.
This morning she made tofu scramble with asparagus, broccoli, and leaks, with a side of Mochi. It was so good! I've had to stay away from Tofu things while I was in flare. So I'm still limiting it and being careful. I soaked some strawberries my youngest requested in my alkaline water over night, and they are so smooth and sweet now. I let myself have one bite of a slice this morning. I had some the other day at a friends house and drank lots of alkaline water after I got home, and didn't suffer with my IC. (strawberries are a huge IC trigger food for me).
My daughter and I are both off kilter, she has been very stead fast in her Vegan choices though, and I'm proud of her. I've had to eat some meat here and there, because I wasn't suppose to eat beans and grains. Now I can, but have to wait until I can restock our kitchen next week to get everything back on track. I can not wait! This whole deal of having changed my diet for a while has just been demoralizing! I even think I may have gained a little weight if only due to the few meals I've had out that weren't vegan.
So I didn't get back on track as soon as I had planned, because I have felt so bad physically I just haven't been able to get it all together. Next week though it's going to be shopping, cooking, pictures! and VEGAN!!!! I miss it so much, the commitment and how it made me feel physically. I felt better after I ate, and my body had more stable energy I had no migraines, no other stopped up issues. TMI sorry about that.
OK anyhow.... its been hard to write, because every day I bounce back and forth between feeling bad not eating, having something very veggie and vegan, to having something with meat, and even the two time I had a little sugar.
I have a pot of azuka beans on this morning, and we'll be having them with some yellow squash and rice for lunch today. I think I have enough in my freezer and pantry to be vegan this weekend. It's my goal.
Well this is all random and disorganized as far as a fluent readable post, but it sure is indicative of how my brain has been a jumble this week! I know your with me on can't wait till I'm back on track! Tuesday, Tuesday, Tuesday!!!! lol
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Pandora's Box
In Greek mythology, Pandora's box is the large jar (πιθος pithos) carried by Pandora (Πανδώρα) that, when opened by her, unleashed many terrible things on mankind – ills, toils and sickness, but there was one good thing left inside, hope.[1] Contrary to popular belief, in the original story, Pandora's "box" was not actually a box at all, but rather a jar. Hence, the historically correct term would be "Pandora's jar".
Key word up there for me is 'hope'. Because I opened my own jar when I added meat to my diet again. I had my first fast food burger in 2 1/2 months, on Wednesday.
It seems lately, I've been either sick, trying to get well, trying to not be sick, working, or exhausted in bed. So the 'real deal' grocery shopping hasn't happened in weeks! I've grabbed a few things here and there, bought things for my family to survive on. Treated myself to veggies out a few times.
I've had of course some eggs and chicken, lots of veggies over all. Still I've felt it creeping in this 'lack' of commitment. On Wednesday I had been pretty whipped, and too dragging to get out the door on time, hadn't eaten and it was past lunch time. I caved into my weakness, I drove thru Steak and Shake on my way to photograph my gorgeous new nephew. I've done well enough since this one meal. Veggies, and lite protein add ins.
The thing that dawned on me though yesterday as I opened up my mind to let my reality in. Is that when I allowed in the protein from meat sources some of my commitment to this path dropped to the way side. I'm almost past the two week point on taking on the Candida. I am sure I've put a dent in it's strength, and if I get myself on track fully as a Vegan again, continue with supplements, and my new water. I'm pretty sure that the Candida war will be won, as I continue my battles in all other areas.
So I've resolved that being Vegan fully is the only way that I will succeed fully. I'm just a too much all or nothing person and I will continue to justify foods, on occasion over time and before I know it, I will have let go of all I've been working for. I know myself too well to not see it coming. Denial of this inevitability is not an option here.
I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow. After that I'm home for a couple weeks, I'll still be editing, schooling my kids, and living up to all my other 'jobs', but I'm planning on focusing back on what started all of this for me. The Kind Diet. I am missing the shopping, cooking, and connection with what I'm eating. I was feeling really proud of myself, and loved what I was doing (even when it was hard the rewards were worth it). Now I'm not forgetting I've been sick, and dealing with the Candia curve. It's just I know now I must go back to Vegan right away or momentum may be lost for good.
My plan for now is to get through the next couple of days, spend a day after recouping then putting together my menus and start preparing my Vegan meals again. :-)
My beautiful nephew:
It seems lately, I've been either sick, trying to get well, trying to not be sick, working, or exhausted in bed. So the 'real deal' grocery shopping hasn't happened in weeks! I've grabbed a few things here and there, bought things for my family to survive on. Treated myself to veggies out a few times.
I've had of course some eggs and chicken, lots of veggies over all. Still I've felt it creeping in this 'lack' of commitment. On Wednesday I had been pretty whipped, and too dragging to get out the door on time, hadn't eaten and it was past lunch time. I caved into my weakness, I drove thru Steak and Shake on my way to photograph my gorgeous new nephew. I've done well enough since this one meal. Veggies, and lite protein add ins.
The thing that dawned on me though yesterday as I opened up my mind to let my reality in. Is that when I allowed in the protein from meat sources some of my commitment to this path dropped to the way side. I'm almost past the two week point on taking on the Candida. I am sure I've put a dent in it's strength, and if I get myself on track fully as a Vegan again, continue with supplements, and my new water. I'm pretty sure that the Candida war will be won, as I continue my battles in all other areas.
So I've resolved that being Vegan fully is the only way that I will succeed fully. I'm just a too much all or nothing person and I will continue to justify foods, on occasion over time and before I know it, I will have let go of all I've been working for. I know myself too well to not see it coming. Denial of this inevitability is not an option here.
I have a wedding to shoot tomorrow. After that I'm home for a couple weeks, I'll still be editing, schooling my kids, and living up to all my other 'jobs', but I'm planning on focusing back on what started all of this for me. The Kind Diet. I am missing the shopping, cooking, and connection with what I'm eating. I was feeling really proud of myself, and loved what I was doing (even when it was hard the rewards were worth it). Now I'm not forgetting I've been sick, and dealing with the Candia curve. It's just I know now I must go back to Vegan right away or momentum may be lost for good.
My plan for now is to get through the next couple of days, spend a day after recouping then putting together my menus and start preparing my Vegan meals again. :-)
My beautiful nephew:
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
So much harder than anticipated... really long post!
It's Tuesday already? How time flies when your struggling with a manic balancing act! ugh
So pictures, a bowl of fresh organic cabbage, lightly stir fried in coconut oil.
Zucchini and yellow squash with broccoli all organic and lightly steamed. This bowl I cheated and had Umboshi Vinegar, along with no cheat Flax oil. (the vinegar isn't great for my IC, but tastes oh so good and I really needed something to have flavor!).
There you go things I was eating and trying to tell myself it was enough and I'd get through. It wasn't and I didn't. There was no real way to meet my protein requirements, and fight the Candida and stay Vegan. I really gave it my ALL, and then some. I found myself in town driving my daughter to her class and back to the hospital to visit my new nephew, and just not having enough brain function to be a safe driver even. So I stopped at a place they serve non fast food chicken tenders. (well not in that gross traditional over breaded crap you get at a drive thru, no drive thru here). I got 3 tenders (couldn't even eat 3 turned out my stomach has shrunk), pealed off the very light breading and felt so much better physically and really down about having to blog about it. So I've been procrastinating.
I resorted to chicken three times this weekend. Even though I did, I was so very depleted that I faltered physically at the wedding I was working. I nearly passed out twice, and twice I could not get back up after getting on my knee to get a shot. I had tried to eat a little chicken, but with my time constraints had gotten McD's, they were just too gross and I couldn't get them down. I had my bowl of almonds with me and my amazing water. I'd just been hungry and taking all these supplements, detoxing the Candida too many days. I was spent and didn't have what I needed to get through my work day.
I ended up having to drink some of the sweet tea offered with the wedding meal at the reception. I really thought I would have a serious back lash from this, one the tea is very bad for my IC and two the sugar undoes everything I had been fighting for to kill the Candida. (seems though I've been OK and I didn't suffer too badly)
It did what I needed it to do, I had a baked chicken breast, green beans, two bites of corn bread and that glass of sweet tea. I guess the chicken kept me from having a sugar crash on the drive home? I'm not sure, but I did regain my strength enough to not pass out (although my muscles still rebelled about getting back up off the ground once, embarrassing! ugh)
Wedding teaser image:
Sunday I took it easy, we had a late breakfast as a family, I had 2 scrambled eggs with a side of avocado. We were going to eat out as a family after our bible service, but Hubby ended up not feeling good. So the kids voted for a Greek place we've not been to in ages. We loved it, but when my IC flared for 6 months last year I couldn't eat there anymore. We got out of the habit. I didn't think I could eat there anyway as a Vegan. Boy! was I wrong about that. We went and turns out they have this wonderful veggie dinner plate, I skipped the rice and order it with Tabbouleh salad, so all veggies (and there was very little Bulgar wheat in the salad almost entirely fresh parsley.. IC friendly soothing food yes!).
I ate the entire plate and it was no small platter of veggies. lol I was so hungry for veggies. ha Not all of them were Candida starving, but at this point I've been so starving, I'm wondering how healthy it is to starve yourself for two weeks? How can I fight and detox while being so depleted I can barely function? OK so yep that was me justifying cooked carrots they taste so good, but do go to sugars too fast.
At any rate, between eggs, and large amounts of veggies for two days in a row now. I'm starting to feel my self! I also took a 40 min walk yesterday and today with my daughter and our dogs. I endured the muggy heat, and the hills so much better than I've been able to do in any recent memory.
I have actually lost weight at this point. Weight I can see, feel and few others have noticed as well.
I know I've slipped up with the foods that the Candida can feed on this weekend with a few of my choices. I know that I've slipped up bad on the Vegan commitment. I am reminding myself that the entire reason for this journey was to restore my health. So if what I'm trying to do is making me sicker/weaker than I have to face that I must make adjustments.
To keep the foods that turn to sugar out of my diet, I have to add in meat proteins. It's a bit burdensome emotionally though, I mean I feel loyal to my Vegan life I had created. I want to go back to it. I'm not sure when I can do it and not feed the Candida too much from grains and beans? I've read that it can take up to 3 years to beat Candida if you do everything and have realistic understanding of the imbalance.
So bare with me if you like, this is still a work in progress. The one new major thing on my side is my water. If you want to know brand and such you'll have to comment me .... This machine takes my tap water and transforms it. Everyone in my house gets to drink it and they all say it makes them feel better, and they are all drinking lots more water! You know kids this is a mega accomplishment. This from a family that bought 6-9 cases of water at Sam's Club each month. (because of the IC even the filters we had bought didn't get enough of the chlorine out of our tap for my IC)
Anyhow, it gives me a PH of 9.5 the highest PH for drinking water, it adds in extra oxygen, minerals, ionizes the water too! Rids it of all the chemicals and makes it a pure bio-available water by making the molecules even smaller. How I know it's working? One my skin is hydrated and I'm not full of edema. Two it is making me sweat it out, when I walk man I am really sweating out toxins big time! Three, when I drink it I don't have to pee 10 mins later, not 30 mins later, not an hour later, not even 3 hours later. I can drink several glasses and it's not running straight through me like bottled water did, (btw my bottled water had a PH of 6 which is considered acidic, hmm wonder why I didn't really get better? uh? irrrr). So then when I do go I really go, and it's also apparent that the toxins are being eliminated. Sorry very TMI here, but it's a huge factor in our health! When your unhealthy and the one thing you body really needs, clean, healthy, usable water, is finally being taken in! All I can say is Ahhhhh! I'm so happy! The PH factor also allows me a little more freedom in what I can eat and not aggravate my IC! As PH is everything when your in flare if you don't want those painful blisters burning.
Hence I was able to have Umboshi Vinegar, I was able to drink acidic tea and not die after-wards, not only that my bladder is being so soothed by this PH level, and I've been walking w/o side effects the past two days.
Now don't get me wrong this is no miracle, this is in junction with so many changes in my life as you know. I know it's ALL working hand in hand. Yet, as an IC patient this water is a chance at life again. A life that just may be almost normal one day. I'm just a tiny bit thrilled it's already helping me so much. :-)
At any rate, I'm still eating my veggies! I'm drinking my water. I'm taking my supplements (which btw the one ones for my girl hormones if I don't take them I can tell right away my patient stops nearly cold I have to take them and give them an hour and suddenly I have the patience of Job. LOL
I imagine this may be my longest post yet. I may have temporarily added in the occasional egg or piece of chicken for now. Do not count me out as a Kind Diet Vegan convert. I am hoping to ease back into some of these carb based grains and beans and phase out my need for other protein sources and see if the Candida stays in balance. ;-)
At any rate, I'm basically doing very well. I have more energy, more stable all day energy, and my sleeping wow! It's such hard rest, oh which reminds me he (my doc) has me taking a Zinc before I go to sleep, he said it helps the body regulate sugar, but I tell you what it's like a sleeping pill for me. When I don't have it I can tell, when I do I sleep like a rock! So maybe if your having sleep issues you just might want to try a Zinc instead of some drug. ;-)
(remember I am NOT a doctor of any sort here, so do your own research and check with your doctor first! before copying anything I've been doing for my health).
So pictures, a bowl of fresh organic cabbage, lightly stir fried in coconut oil.
Zucchini and yellow squash with broccoli all organic and lightly steamed. This bowl I cheated and had Umboshi Vinegar, along with no cheat Flax oil. (the vinegar isn't great for my IC, but tastes oh so good and I really needed something to have flavor!).
There you go things I was eating and trying to tell myself it was enough and I'd get through. It wasn't and I didn't. There was no real way to meet my protein requirements, and fight the Candida and stay Vegan. I really gave it my ALL, and then some. I found myself in town driving my daughter to her class and back to the hospital to visit my new nephew, and just not having enough brain function to be a safe driver even. So I stopped at a place they serve non fast food chicken tenders. (well not in that gross traditional over breaded crap you get at a drive thru, no drive thru here). I got 3 tenders (couldn't even eat 3 turned out my stomach has shrunk), pealed off the very light breading and felt so much better physically and really down about having to blog about it. So I've been procrastinating.
I resorted to chicken three times this weekend. Even though I did, I was so very depleted that I faltered physically at the wedding I was working. I nearly passed out twice, and twice I could not get back up after getting on my knee to get a shot. I had tried to eat a little chicken, but with my time constraints had gotten McD's, they were just too gross and I couldn't get them down. I had my bowl of almonds with me and my amazing water. I'd just been hungry and taking all these supplements, detoxing the Candida too many days. I was spent and didn't have what I needed to get through my work day.
I ended up having to drink some of the sweet tea offered with the wedding meal at the reception. I really thought I would have a serious back lash from this, one the tea is very bad for my IC and two the sugar undoes everything I had been fighting for to kill the Candida. (seems though I've been OK and I didn't suffer too badly)
It did what I needed it to do, I had a baked chicken breast, green beans, two bites of corn bread and that glass of sweet tea. I guess the chicken kept me from having a sugar crash on the drive home? I'm not sure, but I did regain my strength enough to not pass out (although my muscles still rebelled about getting back up off the ground once, embarrassing! ugh)
Wedding teaser image:
Sunday I took it easy, we had a late breakfast as a family, I had 2 scrambled eggs with a side of avocado. We were going to eat out as a family after our bible service, but Hubby ended up not feeling good. So the kids voted for a Greek place we've not been to in ages. We loved it, but when my IC flared for 6 months last year I couldn't eat there anymore. We got out of the habit. I didn't think I could eat there anyway as a Vegan. Boy! was I wrong about that. We went and turns out they have this wonderful veggie dinner plate, I skipped the rice and order it with Tabbouleh salad, so all veggies (and there was very little Bulgar wheat in the salad almost entirely fresh parsley.. IC friendly soothing food yes!).
I ate the entire plate and it was no small platter of veggies. lol I was so hungry for veggies. ha Not all of them were Candida starving, but at this point I've been so starving, I'm wondering how healthy it is to starve yourself for two weeks? How can I fight and detox while being so depleted I can barely function? OK so yep that was me justifying cooked carrots they taste so good, but do go to sugars too fast.
At any rate, between eggs, and large amounts of veggies for two days in a row now. I'm starting to feel my self! I also took a 40 min walk yesterday and today with my daughter and our dogs. I endured the muggy heat, and the hills so much better than I've been able to do in any recent memory.
I have actually lost weight at this point. Weight I can see, feel and few others have noticed as well.
I know I've slipped up with the foods that the Candida can feed on this weekend with a few of my choices. I know that I've slipped up bad on the Vegan commitment. I am reminding myself that the entire reason for this journey was to restore my health. So if what I'm trying to do is making me sicker/weaker than I have to face that I must make adjustments.
To keep the foods that turn to sugar out of my diet, I have to add in meat proteins. It's a bit burdensome emotionally though, I mean I feel loyal to my Vegan life I had created. I want to go back to it. I'm not sure when I can do it and not feed the Candida too much from grains and beans? I've read that it can take up to 3 years to beat Candida if you do everything and have realistic understanding of the imbalance.
So bare with me if you like, this is still a work in progress. The one new major thing on my side is my water. If you want to know brand and such you'll have to comment me .... This machine takes my tap water and transforms it. Everyone in my house gets to drink it and they all say it makes them feel better, and they are all drinking lots more water! You know kids this is a mega accomplishment. This from a family that bought 6-9 cases of water at Sam's Club each month. (because of the IC even the filters we had bought didn't get enough of the chlorine out of our tap for my IC)
Anyhow, it gives me a PH of 9.5 the highest PH for drinking water, it adds in extra oxygen, minerals, ionizes the water too! Rids it of all the chemicals and makes it a pure bio-available water by making the molecules even smaller. How I know it's working? One my skin is hydrated and I'm not full of edema. Two it is making me sweat it out, when I walk man I am really sweating out toxins big time! Three, when I drink it I don't have to pee 10 mins later, not 30 mins later, not an hour later, not even 3 hours later. I can drink several glasses and it's not running straight through me like bottled water did, (btw my bottled water had a PH of 6 which is considered acidic, hmm wonder why I didn't really get better? uh? irrrr). So then when I do go I really go, and it's also apparent that the toxins are being eliminated. Sorry very TMI here, but it's a huge factor in our health! When your unhealthy and the one thing you body really needs, clean, healthy, usable water, is finally being taken in! All I can say is Ahhhhh! I'm so happy! The PH factor also allows me a little more freedom in what I can eat and not aggravate my IC! As PH is everything when your in flare if you don't want those painful blisters burning.
Hence I was able to have Umboshi Vinegar, I was able to drink acidic tea and not die after-wards, not only that my bladder is being so soothed by this PH level, and I've been walking w/o side effects the past two days.
Now don't get me wrong this is no miracle, this is in junction with so many changes in my life as you know. I know it's ALL working hand in hand. Yet, as an IC patient this water is a chance at life again. A life that just may be almost normal one day. I'm just a tiny bit thrilled it's already helping me so much. :-)
At any rate, I'm still eating my veggies! I'm drinking my water. I'm taking my supplements (which btw the one ones for my girl hormones if I don't take them I can tell right away my patient stops nearly cold I have to take them and give them an hour and suddenly I have the patience of Job. LOL
I imagine this may be my longest post yet. I may have temporarily added in the occasional egg or piece of chicken for now. Do not count me out as a Kind Diet Vegan convert. I am hoping to ease back into some of these carb based grains and beans and phase out my need for other protein sources and see if the Candida stays in balance. ;-)
At any rate, I'm basically doing very well. I have more energy, more stable all day energy, and my sleeping wow! It's such hard rest, oh which reminds me he (my doc) has me taking a Zinc before I go to sleep, he said it helps the body regulate sugar, but I tell you what it's like a sleeping pill for me. When I don't have it I can tell, when I do I sleep like a rock! So maybe if your having sleep issues you just might want to try a Zinc instead of some drug. ;-)
(remember I am NOT a doctor of any sort here, so do your own research and check with your doctor first! before copying anything I've been doing for my health).
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Thursday, what a week so far
I've been doing well as far as sticking to eating what is IC & Candida friendly. The Vegan part I've had to out of necessity stray from. I feel guilty, but then again, you saw my 16 foods that were on my OK list (of meeting IC, Candida & Vegan standards). I really can not expect my body to heal and survive on just those green foods, and 2 kinds of nuts. When I felt myself getting so weak I thought I would pass out several times over the day. I decided I had to add in eggs.
I went to Kroger and bought two dozen expensive free range eggs. I wanted to buy local, but I was literally waning on the spot and Kroger is one minute from my house. I came home and scramble four of them and had them for dinner. Man did that help! I've not craved meat most of the time, and I've been Vegan for 2 1/2 months, so it was hard. Yet, there is just not enough protein in my other options for the next two weeks while I get this Candida under control.
I've been really busy with my daughters non-stop schedule (and my driving her to everything), my sister having her baby, and trying to get well. All my energy is drained. I've been really weepy, but mostly just with drawn and exhausted.
Yesterday was really hard on me, lots of driving. I tried to visit a little with my sister and the baby but her day is hectic too. So I only got to fire off a few shots of my Mom's visit, and then leave, never getting a chance to hold him. So I'll have to wait to love on him after they are home and settled in.
The driving has been an issue not helping me get well. Yet, last night I brought home my new water system. It provides me with amazing water. It's different than any of the other systems I've seen. Not nearly as expensive as many of them either. Though it still is an investment.
At any rate, it not only purifies my drinking water, it provides me with amazing healing levels of PH, oxygen & trace minerals! All of these are essential to my balancing my acidic, mineral/oxygen deficient body back into balance. This is a supplement to my goals. Not something I'm going to use as an excuse to eat things I no longer deem as actual food.
All of these factors though are mentioned on the yeast info site I posted previously. So another tool in my arsenal to battle the damage my body has suffered. Honestly I have already felt some of the benefits. I woke up with more energy and clarity today. I could tell a difference in ridding my waste too if that's not way TMI! (too much info). lol
I ate, eggs, avocado, broccoli, cucumber, and almonds yesterday. Today I had eggs, and plan on having a salad, and for dinner some steamed veggies. I've been too busy for pictures, and I figure the scrambled eggs just might hurt someone's feelings.
I can't wait to get back to my Kind Diet menu! I am craving so many things I've been eating for the past 2 months. Which when you think about it is a good thing! I'm sick, in pain, detoxing, stressed, busy, exhausted.... and I'm not craving bad for me foods. I'm craving good for me foods! ;-) I'll be able to add back in some grains and beans after my two weeks of treatment. So then I can be totally Vegan again. Woo Hoo!
So that's it for now. I'm still doing my very best, working so hard, sometimes I'm whining, other times I just suck it up. Either way I'm staying the course. ;-)
I went to Kroger and bought two dozen expensive free range eggs. I wanted to buy local, but I was literally waning on the spot and Kroger is one minute from my house. I came home and scramble four of them and had them for dinner. Man did that help! I've not craved meat most of the time, and I've been Vegan for 2 1/2 months, so it was hard. Yet, there is just not enough protein in my other options for the next two weeks while I get this Candida under control.
I've been really busy with my daughters non-stop schedule (and my driving her to everything), my sister having her baby, and trying to get well. All my energy is drained. I've been really weepy, but mostly just with drawn and exhausted.
Yesterday was really hard on me, lots of driving. I tried to visit a little with my sister and the baby but her day is hectic too. So I only got to fire off a few shots of my Mom's visit, and then leave, never getting a chance to hold him. So I'll have to wait to love on him after they are home and settled in.
The driving has been an issue not helping me get well. Yet, last night I brought home my new water system. It provides me with amazing water. It's different than any of the other systems I've seen. Not nearly as expensive as many of them either. Though it still is an investment.
At any rate, it not only purifies my drinking water, it provides me with amazing healing levels of PH, oxygen & trace minerals! All of these are essential to my balancing my acidic, mineral/oxygen deficient body back into balance. This is a supplement to my goals. Not something I'm going to use as an excuse to eat things I no longer deem as actual food.
All of these factors though are mentioned on the yeast info site I posted previously. So another tool in my arsenal to battle the damage my body has suffered. Honestly I have already felt some of the benefits. I woke up with more energy and clarity today. I could tell a difference in ridding my waste too if that's not way TMI! (too much info). lol
I ate, eggs, avocado, broccoli, cucumber, and almonds yesterday. Today I had eggs, and plan on having a salad, and for dinner some steamed veggies. I've been too busy for pictures, and I figure the scrambled eggs just might hurt someone's feelings.
I can't wait to get back to my Kind Diet menu! I am craving so many things I've been eating for the past 2 months. Which when you think about it is a good thing! I'm sick, in pain, detoxing, stressed, busy, exhausted.... and I'm not craving bad for me foods. I'm craving good for me foods! ;-) I'll be able to add back in some grains and beans after my two weeks of treatment. So then I can be totally Vegan again. Woo Hoo!
So that's it for now. I'm still doing my very best, working so hard, sometimes I'm whining, other times I just suck it up. Either way I'm staying the course. ;-)
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Organic romaine, cucumbers, broccoli, avocado, pumpkin seeds, and a little flax oil for my omega needs.
It's Tuesday, and I feel better as far as the IC pain goes. I managed to get out yesterday and be there for my nephew's birth. Thank goodness! I felt better for that.
I'm starting to have the nausea from the die off. Detoxing is no fun and they told me to expect flu like symptoms. While my body tried to rid itself of the imbalance. I have to be so careful this week, as I have a wedding to shoot on Saturday. I have to be able to keep up with my schedule, but also take care of my body. It's such a crazy balancing act.
I will likely be up at the hospital later this afternoon. I want to see my nephew again, and maybe get a few more pictures. :-) He's so adorable.
Yesterday I had the above salad for late lunch/early dinner, for mid morning meal I ate left over cabbage and zucchini with coconut oil. That's all I could stomach those two meals.
This morning I can't even think about food I'm very nauseated and need to sleep a little longer, but my sister woke me up at 5AM texting me. Drugs and being up there I figure she hasn't' a clue about waking me up. ha ha I'm so happy she is doing OK and the baby is great.
This is her story: http://www.braden-kaleigh.blogspot.com/
It's Tuesday, and I feel better as far as the IC pain goes. I managed to get out yesterday and be there for my nephew's birth. Thank goodness! I felt better for that.
I'm starting to have the nausea from the die off. Detoxing is no fun and they told me to expect flu like symptoms. While my body tried to rid itself of the imbalance. I have to be so careful this week, as I have a wedding to shoot on Saturday. I have to be able to keep up with my schedule, but also take care of my body. It's such a crazy balancing act.
I will likely be up at the hospital later this afternoon. I want to see my nephew again, and maybe get a few more pictures. :-) He's so adorable.
Yesterday I had the above salad for late lunch/early dinner, for mid morning meal I ate left over cabbage and zucchini with coconut oil. That's all I could stomach those two meals.
This morning I can't even think about food I'm very nauseated and need to sleep a little longer, but my sister woke me up at 5AM texting me. Drugs and being up there I figure she hasn't' a clue about waking me up. ha ha I'm so happy she is doing OK and the baby is great.
This is her story: http://www.braden-kaleigh.blogspot.com/
Monday, May 24, 2010
confused and determined
So my plan of action: I'm overwhelmed and not really sure of everything, the only thing I have going for me is shear determination.
Stage 1, get my mercury fillings removed.
Also using some herbs to help my body cleanse itself. This week: Black Walnut Hulls, Milk Thistle, Pau D' Arco.
I also need to get my water situation involved, but I do not know the time line on this improvement I plan to make. I ph tested the brand I'm drinking and it's not in the range I need it to be. In addition my body needs more oxygen, so I may end up using a supplement in that area until I can get the filtration system.
Stage 2, cure the infection. Using Aqua Flora Advanced Candida Foundational Formula (homeopathic) Organic Coconut Oil, Oregano Oil, I can't take the Potassium Sorbate because that will burn the crap out of my bladder.
Stage 3, I'm taking an Enzyme protocol that my doctor has manufactured for his use. Also the super digestive enzymes I can not take right now because they are pineapple based and they also caused me intense pain reaction.
These protocols are for a few weeks, and I will be rotating differing products to keep the yeast from adapting.
Candida Diet:
Having IC and being Vegan, so many of the foods on this list that are OK are also OUT for me. Now don't freak out as this is a temporary change in my diet for the next two weeks I'll be doing this very extreme change and pray I survive! lol (and if I don't loose weight now I might shoot myself! ha ha, don't worry we have no weapons lol)
Now every vitamin I'm deficient in turns out are ones matching a classic case of Candida. Also the adrenal glands are affected more by Candida, not the thyroid, (which remember I was surprised I have no thyroid problems) I didn't do my adrenal test because I am eating so much cabbage and other veggies that interfere with the test. Right now since what I can eat is so limited I can't do it now either.
OK so here we go this is the IC safe, and Candida starving food list I have compiled for the next two weeks. Honestly since I need 90-100 grams of protein per week to be healthy I believe I'm going to have no choice but to add eggs to my diet temporarily. I have a very good farm I can get them from and I know for a fact they do make me feel better, as I was eating them before going Vegan.
My IC/Candida 2 week approved food list:
Alfalfa sprouts, Asparagus, Avocados, Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Kale, Mustard greens, Spinach, Squash, Rhubarb, Almonds, Pumpkin seeds.
I know this is NOT much to choose from. I went and bought as many of these as I could that were organic. Last night I had a bowl of cabbage/zucchini/garlic lightly cooked in Coconut Oil, with a side of lightly toasted pumpkin seeds. It's all I had had all day long and I ate as much as I could for dinner. It wasn't easy.
Today I've not had any food yet. I've been super busy with my kids appointments and needs. I needed to start the morning with some of the supplements on an empty stomach and ran out of time to eat anything to take the rest of the supplements.
I am also taking Super Primrose, and HerBalance I (by Complementary Prescriptions company). According to the yeast infection advisor site, hormone imbalance is also Candida related, and sets up your immune system for weakening so part of the plan is to support this aspect of my health as well.(which my doctor has the protocol on the right track, but he didn't factor for my IC very well, and on top of that he wanted me to attack with a anti-fungal drug that I know will hurt me and set me up for relapse)
I'm taking Vitamin D and Zinc, I can't tolerate the multi-B supplement I am to be taking and the C supplement. Both of these vitamins I am very deficient in, but my IC flare/pain won't allow me to take anything to help right now.
Here is what I had for dinner:
Yeah I'm kinda freaking out too, right there with ya. You can join me if your crazy! LOL
No but honestly if you were sick for 6 months last year, so sick you felt like your only reason to be alive was to be a human pee factory, and knowing your body is trying to get sick down the same path this year, and finally having the 2nd most needed diagnostic information you've gone w/o for who knows how many years, you would be with me on doing whatever and anything it takes to help your body stop being sick and restore balance.
Honestly I already feel better, I've had some relief from the IC pain just from the Homeopathic Candida treatment. I know that this flare is related directly to the Candida as so many of them have been in the past.
I'll be able to add in a few more things as the IC flare gets under control, and continue with this aggressive change to balance out my yeast levels. Then well I'll continue doing whatever it's going to take to prevent relapse on both fronts.
I apologize to those who follow me strictly because of the Kind Diet. I am doing my very best here, and right now I'm extremely limited if I want to have real results for the long term. I hope though that you can see the need for yourself to keep working on self education to find the right exact path to eating healthy for your own body, what ever that means and whatever form it takes. Eat our way to health instead of eat our way and pop pills to an early grave.
Well my sister just called and she's in labor, so I better put together a very green meal and get ready to leave I have a nephew on his way today!
Stage 1, get my mercury fillings removed.
Also using some herbs to help my body cleanse itself. This week: Black Walnut Hulls, Milk Thistle, Pau D' Arco.
I also need to get my water situation involved, but I do not know the time line on this improvement I plan to make. I ph tested the brand I'm drinking and it's not in the range I need it to be. In addition my body needs more oxygen, so I may end up using a supplement in that area until I can get the filtration system.
Stage 2, cure the infection. Using Aqua Flora Advanced Candida Foundational Formula (homeopathic) Organic Coconut Oil, Oregano Oil, I can't take the Potassium Sorbate because that will burn the crap out of my bladder.
Stage 3, I'm taking an Enzyme protocol that my doctor has manufactured for his use. Also the super digestive enzymes I can not take right now because they are pineapple based and they also caused me intense pain reaction.
These protocols are for a few weeks, and I will be rotating differing products to keep the yeast from adapting.
Candida Diet:
Having IC and being Vegan, so many of the foods on this list that are OK are also OUT for me. Now don't freak out as this is a temporary change in my diet for the next two weeks I'll be doing this very extreme change and pray I survive! lol (and if I don't loose weight now I might shoot myself! ha ha, don't worry we have no weapons lol)
Now every vitamin I'm deficient in turns out are ones matching a classic case of Candida. Also the adrenal glands are affected more by Candida, not the thyroid, (which remember I was surprised I have no thyroid problems) I didn't do my adrenal test because I am eating so much cabbage and other veggies that interfere with the test. Right now since what I can eat is so limited I can't do it now either.
OK so here we go this is the IC safe, and Candida starving food list I have compiled for the next two weeks. Honestly since I need 90-100 grams of protein per week to be healthy I believe I'm going to have no choice but to add eggs to my diet temporarily. I have a very good farm I can get them from and I know for a fact they do make me feel better, as I was eating them before going Vegan.
My IC/Candida 2 week approved food list:
Alfalfa sprouts, Asparagus, Avocados, Brussel Sprouts, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Celery, Cucumber, Kale, Mustard greens, Spinach, Squash, Rhubarb, Almonds, Pumpkin seeds.
I know this is NOT much to choose from. I went and bought as many of these as I could that were organic. Last night I had a bowl of cabbage/zucchini/garlic lightly cooked in Coconut Oil, with a side of lightly toasted pumpkin seeds. It's all I had had all day long and I ate as much as I could for dinner. It wasn't easy.
Today I've not had any food yet. I've been super busy with my kids appointments and needs. I needed to start the morning with some of the supplements on an empty stomach and ran out of time to eat anything to take the rest of the supplements.
I am also taking Super Primrose, and HerBalance I (by Complementary Prescriptions company). According to the yeast infection advisor site, hormone imbalance is also Candida related, and sets up your immune system for weakening so part of the plan is to support this aspect of my health as well.(which my doctor has the protocol on the right track, but he didn't factor for my IC very well, and on top of that he wanted me to attack with a anti-fungal drug that I know will hurt me and set me up for relapse)
I'm taking Vitamin D and Zinc, I can't tolerate the multi-B supplement I am to be taking and the C supplement. Both of these vitamins I am very deficient in, but my IC flare/pain won't allow me to take anything to help right now.
Here is what I had for dinner:
No but honestly if you were sick for 6 months last year, so sick you felt like your only reason to be alive was to be a human pee factory, and knowing your body is trying to get sick down the same path this year, and finally having the 2nd most needed diagnostic information you've gone w/o for who knows how many years, you would be with me on doing whatever and anything it takes to help your body stop being sick and restore balance.
Honestly I already feel better, I've had some relief from the IC pain just from the Homeopathic Candida treatment. I know that this flare is related directly to the Candida as so many of them have been in the past.
I'll be able to add in a few more things as the IC flare gets under control, and continue with this aggressive change to balance out my yeast levels. Then well I'll continue doing whatever it's going to take to prevent relapse on both fronts.
I apologize to those who follow me strictly because of the Kind Diet. I am doing my very best here, and right now I'm extremely limited if I want to have real results for the long term. I hope though that you can see the need for yourself to keep working on self education to find the right exact path to eating healthy for your own body, what ever that means and whatever form it takes. Eat our way to health instead of eat our way and pop pills to an early grave.
Well my sister just called and she's in labor, so I better put together a very green meal and get ready to leave I have a nephew on his way today!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Slight change in direction for now
OK so this Candida diagnosis has thrown me for a big time loop. No this is not just a natural doc thinking I have this or that. This is a medical doctors diagnosis. Hence he wants me to take a prescription anti-fungal, which made me do LOTS of research over the past 3 days (I won't be using the drug in my protocol).
So far I believe I've found the solution, it will be VERY difficult to approach this, as an IC patient and a Vegan! As if it already wasn't hard enough!? ugh
I'm angry, frustrated, confused, empowered, weepy and delirious at this point. LOL
I do believe from what I know my Mom went through with treatments that actually put her IC in remission for several years now, that what this website says is true, and the true way to tackle and beat Candida/IC combo as a health issue. So here is the link to the extensive info I found and what I believe will actually help a person.
Yeast Infection Advisor
Now I have to tailor this advice to my Vegan and IC needs. I believe my IC flare is happening hand in hand with a Candida flare. Yes, I said flare, because I believe Candida for me has been also an up and down persistent problem in my health. Especially after everything I've read and things I know I've gone through over the years, things that helped, but then stopped helping me.
I believe that the reason I could find relief for a while in some things I did for my IC, then they would stop, actually are due to the Candida and not the IC. The reason it stopped helping the IC flare, was because over time the Candida had adapted to the treatment. Ugh In hind sight all of this is making a crystal clear picture of my struggles for the past 2 decades!
Knowledge is power! Now I'm gaining knowledge that will further help me on my path to good health.
So what am I eating, yesterday I had a slice of Ezekiel toast two times, and then a burrito of sorts. It had a layer of rices (several grains all organic and whole), azuka & pinto beans, fresh parsley from my garden, a whole shredded carrot, and fresh sliced avocado... all were IC friendly food choices. I'll have to eliminate all grains for about 2 weeks or so while I tackle this multi level health issue. But yesterday I knew less than I know today, and it will continue along this route until I find my path to wellness.
I didn't want to leave you w/o a photo. So here is what I had for late lunch/ early dinner yesterday.
So far I believe I've found the solution, it will be VERY difficult to approach this, as an IC patient and a Vegan! As if it already wasn't hard enough!? ugh
I'm angry, frustrated, confused, empowered, weepy and delirious at this point. LOL
I do believe from what I know my Mom went through with treatments that actually put her IC in remission for several years now, that what this website says is true, and the true way to tackle and beat Candida/IC combo as a health issue. So here is the link to the extensive info I found and what I believe will actually help a person.
Yeast Infection Advisor
Now I have to tailor this advice to my Vegan and IC needs. I believe my IC flare is happening hand in hand with a Candida flare. Yes, I said flare, because I believe Candida for me has been also an up and down persistent problem in my health. Especially after everything I've read and things I know I've gone through over the years, things that helped, but then stopped helping me.
I believe that the reason I could find relief for a while in some things I did for my IC, then they would stop, actually are due to the Candida and not the IC. The reason it stopped helping the IC flare, was because over time the Candida had adapted to the treatment. Ugh In hind sight all of this is making a crystal clear picture of my struggles for the past 2 decades!
Knowledge is power! Now I'm gaining knowledge that will further help me on my path to good health.
So what am I eating, yesterday I had a slice of Ezekiel toast two times, and then a burrito of sorts. It had a layer of rices (several grains all organic and whole), azuka & pinto beans, fresh parsley from my garden, a whole shredded carrot, and fresh sliced avocado... all were IC friendly food choices. I'll have to eliminate all grains for about 2 weeks or so while I tackle this multi level health issue. But yesterday I knew less than I know today, and it will continue along this route until I find my path to wellness.
I didn't want to leave you w/o a photo. So here is what I had for late lunch/ early dinner yesterday.
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