My puppy has the hiccups. He's totally adorable, but only when he's sleeping. When he's awake, he's a maniac, and he makes me crazy.
I love my boys, though. I'll admit, I love Apollo more, but puppy Atlas is growing on me, and I'm sure as he gets older and chills the eff out, my love will become less begrudging.
My belly issues have been a lot better lately. I've consistently eaten at least 1500 calories ten out of the last fifteen days. And I cleared 1800 the last five in a row! Today has been a little rough, though. I'm under 1000 calories, and my belly has been crazy since about 4:30 this afternoon. Mostly just bloat and gas, but it's really uncomfortable and gross. It may be period-induced.
I've decided to REALLY monitor what I eat. After reading several articles about SIBO and candida and FODMAPS, I've decided I probably have some very common affliction that I can take care of myself, with proper diet.
That being said, I'm still not eating my vegetables. I bought carrots, but they make me gassy. I don't LIKE to be gassy. It makes me rather grumpy. And stinky. Just sayin'.
But I know that veggies are important if I want to nip this in the bud. I need to just EAT MY DAMN VEGGIES.
I've started to monitor my fat intake more closely. I've been watching my fiber and trying to increase it, but I've never given much thought to fat. However, I've noticed that high fat foods tend to effect my system in a particular way, and realized I may be able to better control what my body does if I look more carefully at what I'm putting in it.
I think I may try a low FODMAP diet. This would take some HUGE dedication, and major changes in my eating habits. I'm considering it, but not sure yet. I've already cut out caffeine, artificial sweeteners, alcohol, most sugar alcohols, including most dairy (except some hard cheese, which doesn't have much lactose), and gluten. I don't eat very much meat, which I'm trying to change a little. Today I had some turkey pepperoni with my gluten free multi seed crackers and hummus, and last week I had some tuna. I mostly eat nuts for protein, a banana almost daily, and a LOT of processed gluten free CRAP like cookies and tortilla chips, which I'm sure aren't really helping anything.
But I HAVE been trying to eat decent stuff. A granola bar or protein bar (or larabar) in the morning for breakfast, nuts and raisins for snacks, a banana and a mandarin orange or applesauce or peaches for lunch, and then another bar of some type or more nuts, seeds, or raisins to snack on throughout the rest of work. And then when I get home, it gets all bad, with heaps of tortilla chips, which aren't so bad, except they're fried in oil and high in fat, gluten-free cookies (WHY do I crave carbs so much?!), and other random things that probably should be eaten only in moderation.
Maybe I should create a book and dedicate it just to food? I'm really getting into it lately; really becoming AWARE of what I'm eating. That doesn't mean I'm making the right changes, but at least I'm becoming aware. I think that's a big step.
Ughh my tummy is just ANGRY tonight. I probably shouldn't have binged so hard this weekend. But it's better than wasting away, right?! Did I mention I've lost 35lbs. since last April? Because I have. My friend came over last night, one I haven't seen in over a year, and he freaked out when he saw me. Most people who haven't seen me in a while do that. And the people who have SEEN me disappearing are harsh. My sister, my mom, Paul. They think I'm dying. My mom goes crazy trying to come up with things for me to eat when I'm with her. I can't say that I blame her. I was really scared for a while. I couldn't STOP losing weight. I'm not gaining any back yet, but I haven't lost any more, either, in at least a month. I consider that progress.
I'm excited to try new things.
I'm excited for a lot right now.
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