The plan to eat at home has been somewhat successful. I found out at my doctor’s appointment that I am suffering from obstipation. That would be chronic constipation. Great!
I had my thyroid checked and am waiting on the results.
In the meantime, I am trying to eat less meals out. Less fast food.
That has helped with the stomach cramps. I am also getting in some added fiber.
I know, this is probably too much information. Ha! I’m sorry to the few folks who read this.
My GI tract is way out of whack. I have been having problems for quite a while. Frankly, things are not moving. I am concerned about hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, or some other issue. I am going to the doctor this week.
But I know that that my diet (the food that I eat) is not doing my gastrointestinal tract any favors. It is not doing my body any good at all.
I will confess that I eat out 2/3 of my meals. At least. I usually eat breakfast at home. But not always.
I eat a lot of take out. Lots of pizza. Chinese.
I am sure my body is malnourished.
Fat but starving for the good stuff. So, today I made the decision that I will do my very best to eat at home this week. I want to see how it affects how I feel.
I have been so sick with a virus. Or something. My stomach hurts so badly. Everything I eat makes my stomach hurt. I thought I would be better by now, but it is still painful.
I think it might be time for me to drag out my ol’ books on Intuitive Eating. I have been eating a lot of fast food lately. My hours are horrendous and I grab the nearest thing available to eat for dinner. My body IS hungry for vegetables and fruits. I hit the salad bar at work 4 out of 5 days last week. That says something. The salad bar just became available!
This article on Shapely Prose inspired me to be more in tune to what my body needs. Back to the IE principles!
I am up with insomnia right now. Second time tonight. I have no idea why. I know my body is tired from work. It has been exhausting this past week.
Here’s a random, sleepy thought: I have discovered that I like salad bars. I am not sure how sanitary they are - but let’s not think about that! I like spinach leaves with garbanzo beans and raisins to add variety. It is actually really good.
Another thought: I have felt particularly beautiful this week, and I am not sure why.
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I am completely addicted to caffeine. I like coffee and espresso based drinks, but I drink a lot of sodas. Over the past few days, we haven’t gone to the grocery store, and we ran out of cokes. I was without my fix for uncomfortable periods of time. Good grief, it was awful. I am definitely dependent. I know all of that corn syrup is not that great for me, and I do enjoy drinking water, so I want to try to drink less canned cokes each day. No, Diet Coke isn’t my kind of thing. It’s got to be the real deal or nothing. But it is hard. I cannot imagine what smokers must go through when they try to quit.
I have noticed that after going a few days with less soda, it doesn’t taste as good as I thought it would once I get it. That was sort of a weird experience.
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I am grateful for the blogs that I have found about fat acceptance. Because, really, it is about self-acceptance. There are too many negative messages out there already for women to process. I wish that as a small girl I would have been raised in a self- and body-accepting environment. I cannot imagine the therapy I would not have needed!
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I am getting a little tired of my posts getting stolen and reposted at another blog. Every single one of them. Pretty ridiculous. I am sure even this post will get reposted.
There is a very interesting post and resulting discussion going on over here at Shapely Prose about negative attitudes and actions perpetuated by the medical community towards overweight individuals. I have seen it from both sides since I am part of the medical community. It can be terrible to see how people are treated. But sometimes the way a few rotten eggs act behind closed doors - talking about people with weight problems is abhorrent.
I know that many patient complaints get blamed on weight, especially in the primary care setting. I will elaborate more on this at another time.
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I have made a decision. I refuse to try to lose weight. Bodies come in all shapes and sizes. My body is voluptuous. It feels. It is part of me. It is not something to be subdued or harassed. It should not be forced to change form. I will feed myself healthy foods and move in ways that feel good.
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