Entries tagged as ‘crohns’
I am in LOVE with bread! I decided today that I don’t have Crohns…I’ve made that decision myself. Maybe it’s because I am craving craving carbs and I am tired of trying to neglect my body’s need for carbs. So I went and bought a gluten-free loaf of bread. It was 8.00..that’s a ridiculous amount of money to spend on bread..I know.
Tonight I had Turkey Vegetable Soup w/ 2 small slices of gluten free bread w/ 1 tsp of olive oil over the two with fresh cracked salt and pepper.
I have debated sharing this with you, but I feel like I’ve shared a lot with you … so I’ll share that I went to see a counselor/pysch today. My life isn’t hitting the skids…but I want to be content and at peace with my life. There’s a lot of thinking that goes on in my brain and frankly if it weren’t for blogging I am not too sure what I’d do without this outlet. I won’t go into the details, because they aren’t important.
However I had a realisation about food. I have spent the last eight years of my life looking at food not not what it tastes like or what is beautiful about it. However, I’ve looked at food as something that will either make me lose or gain weight. I rarely ever enjoy what I am eating..actually savour what I am having. Instead I usually hurl it into my mouth due to not having enough time and/or because I am binging. So today I ate things that I probably shouldn’t have eaten..but damn it I enjoyed them. Further, I haven’t binged today…nope didn’t do it.
I bought this gluten/dairy/sugar free little hazelnut cookie thing while walking around today and it was fabulous. I actually enjoyed it and didn’t end up leaving the experience wanting more…
I then came back to the office and my co-worker had a lemon tart brought to her by a French student. Hello the French are thin..and they eat like this..it’s cause they know how to enjoy and not indulge. I had about two little forkfuls.
I had the soup which I mentioned above and about 4 TB of ice cream and 1/2 a small piece of chocolate cake. I think that the ice cream is getting to me, however I didn’t binge like I normally would have. One thing that I’ve learned is that yo-yo dieting it about control and emotional release. I have to replace my emotional release needs with something else…something other than food.
Like the title of my blog…it’s an ‘eatingjourney’.
Categories: food/diet · health · thoughts
Tagged: bread, counselling, crohns, dessert, gluten free, soup, thoughts
I am off to soccer. My legs are going to be so damn sore. After my first 1 1/2 hours of soccer practice on Wednesday–that wasn’t constant running–I was exhausted. However, I am SO excited to be playing that I can’t even begin to describe. I think it’s because I haven’t really played any sport like this since 8th grade because I was too fat. Now I am healthy and happy.
Friday and Saturday this week have been horrible eating. I feel like a fat log of grossness. I am really excited to get out there and run around. I haven’t had any toliet runs 
. Thus I think either my body is loving me or I’ve just consumed so much crap it will eventually attack. Either way I am getting it back together. It’s really scary how easily my brain and thought patters go back into ‘tomorrow you’ll start/it’s your last ____________’ I am really read to let this binge mentality go. Honestly I am. I am focused on letting it go. I am actually proud of myself. Cause I can feel it creeping back right now ‘go get a piece of cake’. No, I am not going down the line that I went down for six weeks at the beginning of the year which has got me to the high weight that I am at. NO! NO! NO!
However, I have decided that ONCE A MONTH I am going to have a blow it day–which was yesterday. I need to know that I have one day a month where I can go and get a double scoop gelato. It feels mentally freeing to know this..you have no idea. It’s like I am a 14 year old rebelling against my ‘parents’ in that I am on a restrictive diet and then I am also on WW. So it’s doubly restrictive in my mind set right now. I have to re-work this feeling of oppression. Into: This is what your body needs to be healthy, so embrace feeling light and healthy.
I have been working on some life goals from this website. I will post more about it later.
I’ll leave you with a quote from my new favourite purchase
The greatest gift you will ever receive is the gift of loving and believing in yourself. Guard this gift with your life. It is the only thing that will ever truly be yours. ~Tiffany Loren Rowe
Categories: exercise · food/diet · health · thoughts · weight
Tagged: crohns, diet, inspiration, life, quote, SCD, soccer
Hello there. Good morning, good night, good evening. It’s 7:55pm and I am exhausted. Although I feel like I might get second wind that will hopefully catapult me into cleaning my house. I have a SUPER busy Saturday tomorrow (helping with a agency I am the treasurer for and then do catering for a c0-workers wedding reception). How do I let my weekends go like this? Actually it’s a blessing because sometimes I honestly get really lonely if I am just doing nothing on the weekends..well friends no time to be lonely today.
I decided that today I was just going to eat meat/veg and try out some fruit to see if it affected me or not. So I started off the morning with a 6 egg white omlete w/ spinach and a side of left over cauli/pumpkin/carrot mash.
I then had to deal with my friend Tom’s car..calling the road side assistance and getting it towed. He’s left for Honduras..isn’t he lucky and I’ve been stuck with his faulty car. BLAH. It’s ok though, he’s a good guy and would do it for me. I had lunch and then 2 apples and 1 grapefruit.
That’s when the fruit kicked in. I know it’s a lot of fruit, but I know that fruits that issue and apples have lots of fructose. So I am cutting back to 1 serve of lower fructose fruits tomorrow and see how I go tomorrow. I am hoping that I can stomach one serve of fruit a day, I miss it terribly. Especially with everything that I’ve already given up.
I should also say that for the first time in a VERY long time I wanted to go home. I want to breathe in the fresh country air, talk to my grandma about quilting, clean up my cussing mouth due to my cousins and kick it with my sister. I think it’s been brought on by a lot of things, mainly the fact that I don’t know what’s going on with me and I need the support.
I went on a walk to try and kick my funk, but it left me pretty useless today at work..which annoys me when I don’t have productive days. Do you ever have those type of days at work? Does it annoy you?
Anyways, came home and knew that I needed to get some shopping done. Nothing in the fridge. I am really REALLY trying to watch home much I spend per week. Which is great cause I have no desire to go out anymore because I can’t get coffees etc. So I went grocery shopping and got some loot.
I should note that I am a bargain shopper and a sales rack girl (unless it’s jeans and shoes). The tuna was 4 for $5.00 and the eggs were only 2 dollars a dozen. They’re supposed to go off in 3 days..which is perfect because I’ll hard boil about 6 of them and have enough for 3 egg white brekky omelets and I’ll be good to go! Also, the back package is a HUGE leg of a turkey that was on sale for $5.00. 1.2kg of meat for $5.00. AMAZING. So I am going to look up some recipes and maybe bust out my new slow cooker.
Before making dinner I completed todays SJC. I was sweating afterwards. One of the study abroad students is doing the SJC with me and she goes ‘Mish it’s the first day that I’ve woken up and not have been in pain.’ Thank goodness yesterday was stretching..cause today was ALL legs!
I then had a lettuce wrapped chicken burger w/ sauteed mushrooms & onions & zucchini along with 1/4 of an avocado and 1 fried egg. I then cut up some zucchini into little pencils and fried and salted them. Along w/ steamed broccoli. Man oh Man..it was good.
Tons of butter and oil to sautee..but I take one night off of WeightWatchers…Fridays. (I gained .6lbs this week, but lost inches and my pants feel great–FINALLY!)
I then ventured out and made some spinach bread. It’s cooling right now, but if it tastes good, I’ll post the recipe later. Ok, off to brain storm some good SJC moves for tomorrow. Have a wonderful day/night/afternoon.
I already feel so much better writing this blog post.
Categories: exercise · health · thoughts · weight
Tagged: brekky, crohns, dinner, exercise, fruit, home, lunch, SCD, SJC, weight
As I wrote earlier today, I ate three pears and had about 1 1/2 c. of red grapes. Lets just say it’s the ONLY thing that has upset my stomach today.
Thus, I am not going to be eating fruit any longer until my doctors appointment. This was my last DATE!
I am ok with it. My Uncle was asking me how I am doing and I told him that I have to give up fruit for a week. He goes ‘are you ok with that?’ and I responded ‘I don’t care about it, I just want to feel better.
In my no fruit diet I started off with an interesting dinner. Silverbeet/Swiss Chard with mince and garlic. It’s looks disgusting but it’s good. I am thinking about adding it into my diet, maybe experiment with juicing it.
I then went to soccer practice. Our team has a lot of growth potential! You know like the old movie LadyBugs or Might Ducks…yeah we’re that. I also suck. It’s awesome though cause I used to be the goalie cause I was fat and slow. However, now that I have endurance I am able to run with the girls in the front and maybe even play forward. I am so excited!!! That is a huge accomplishment for me.
Another positive note is that I have an appointment next week with my gastro doctor next week and I am going to DEMAND that I get allergy tested. I have fifteen minutes and I will NOT go on medication and I WILL get allergy tested!
I also booked an appointment with a local naturopath. I am so excited as well. He’s supposed to be fantastic and he’s cured himself of Crohns through natural diet. OMG…I am so excited.
Categories: exercise · health · thoughts
Tagged: crohns, date, fructose intolerance, fruit, soccer
Hey there…am writing during my lunch break at work after maybe…maybe…consuming three pears today.
This morning I started off, after I complained on my blog, with Day 4 of the SJC. My abs were screaming! I then downed a 6 egg white omlete with 1 TB of cheese. With a cup of ginger tea.
Snack was 1 c. of red grapes and 1 pear.
As I was walking back from the grocery store with my loot…I saw the ‘Mish, you’ve gained weight’ girl. I looked at her throwing daggers in her direction (not literally)..then decided to take the higher road. I said (mentally) ‘Lord, please bless her with compassion’. Is that a backhanded prayer?
Lunch was about 1 1/2 c. of mashed butternut squash w/ 2 eggs cracked into it. It was ok. But I would consider this more of a morning thing…so when I eat something that doesn’t fit into that ‘meal’ at the time I eat it..I don’t feel as satisfied..does that happen to you?
Then I had two more pears..maybe. I really probably shouldn’t have had so much fruit. Dang it. We’ll see how my stomach reacts. They weren’t ripe enough either. Well..like I said we’ll see how my stomach reacts.
Anyways, am not eating any more fruit for the day. I am a fruit whore..I could eat it all damn day long. I am going home and doing another round of SJC tonight and then soccer practice from 7pm-8:30pm. Oh wait…yeah I am joining a club soccer team.
Toodles.
Categories: exercise · food/diet · thoughts
Tagged: crohns, lunch, pears, SCD, weight
Then I woke up from writing my post last night and got an amazing comment from one of my friends who gave me hope that I can and will get through this. I have to. I don’t have a choice.
Yes, in my complete and total demoralised downfall last night I ate ice cream and cookies. My staple go to when I am stressed out (which I was at work yesterday). When I woke up this morning I realised that this baking/stressed binge thing isn’t a good thing 1. Cause it has made me fat 2. Cause my gut hates me.
Thus, I am thinking of alternative things for my mind to feel destressed and my body to not crave things. It wasn’t about the sugar last night, it was about the routine of ‘letting steam off’.
I will not spiral into a negative oblivion. I will not succumb. I will not be defeated. I will not stop. I will not give up.
I can’t
I don’t have any other choice..well I do..but I don’t want it.
So. elimination diet it is. Soccer practice tonight is calling me. I am excited to go and play. Meet new people and have fun. Damn I wish that I had a picture of the soccer I used to do when I was little..even it makes me smile.
Thanks for listening. I will be documenting my elimination diet today…lets just say a lot of meat!
Categories: exercise · food/diet · health · thoughts
Tagged: crohns, SCD, soccer
Good morning everyone! Hope that you’re having a lovely evening, morning, afternoon..whereever you are.
I have to admit, that I think my body doesn’t do well with tons of fiber. Let’s just state that on Saturday when I didn’t eat any coconut–just mean/fruit/veg…my body the next day was fine–no toliet runs
However, Sunday and Monday I ate coconut shredded and coconut flour. Both mornings the next morning I was feeling it–toliet runs.
So this week..I am trying to find the criminal. Coconut? Almond Milk? Honey? My only allowable sweetner? Avocado? Cheese? Dates?
Why coconut?
Coconut has TONS of fiber in it and according to pecanbread.com it’s the hardest of the alernative flours to digest..apparently pecan flour is the easiest.
from: CalorieKing
So, I me having coconut flour is a hard thing on my intestine to digest and thus flares up. I am a bit sad about this, because I was SO excited about having the coconut flour…but it does bring me back to what the doctors in Japan told me ‘low fiber, no sugar, no caffiene’. Basically nothing the upsets my poor little intestine.
It’s ok though, I just have to figure out everything. It’s annoying because I feel like I should KNOW by now what is upsetting my stomach and I have one week to sort out my intestine. I know that fruit, veg, and protein don’t make it angry..so that’s what I am focusing on for the next week..so I can walk through the door of the damn doctor smiling.
Detective. CLUE. The coconut, in the kitchen with the muffins. I WIN!
Categories: food/diet · health · thoughts
Tagged: coconut flour, crohns, doctor, SCD
Let’s just say that I am still beaming from ear to ear after the little note that I got this morning. It just makes me happy inside..and for that I feel like I’ve had a little dose of goodness plopped into my life.
This morning I started off with Fruit ‘Porridge‘ which held me over until lunch. Lunch was a Tuna Salad w/o the nasty mayo over a delicious salad. YUMMY.
I snacked on about 4 dates..yeah I know it’s a lot..but I love them. For dinner I had a salad w/ ginger fried apples, carrots, capsicum over lettuce and tomato tossed w/ 1 TB of HOMEMADE YOGURT mixed with 1 TB of HOMEMADE almond milk and 1 tsp of curry powder. I though in about 2 TB of shredded coconut. I have to say for throwing something together it was pretty darn tasty.
Yes..homemade yogurt. Let me tell you that this baby takes forever. 36 hours of is a pretty intense process. I’ll post the SCD yogurt recipe later, but The short of the long is: boil milk, cool milk, place in a water bath at 100-110F for 24 hours, fridge for 8, then strain for two hours. A labour of love. It’s full-cream..next time I am going to try skim milk. It’s amazing..honestly it’s so damn good. My gut doesn’t hate it either which is even more amazing.
Then I looked on LittleGreenBites and found a homemade Almond Milk recipe. So easy. This is my almond milk w/ 2 TB of honey in it..I think that next time I wont add the honey to it.
Ok I am honestly so tired that the words are blurring in front of me and it’s 7:48pm. What is WRONG with me? I have to think of something creative for you tomorrow morning to get your sweat on. Confession: I forgot to bring my laptop home tonight so I didn’t do Level 1. However, will do two tomorrow to make up for it. Dang it!
Categories: exercise · food/diet · thoughts
Tagged: almond milk, brekky, crohns, dinner, exercise, lunch, SCD, yogurt
Tuna Salad w/o the nasty mayo
1 serve
1 hard boiled egg diced up small
1/4 of an avocado
2-3 TB of SCD Yogurt of any plain yogurt
1 small can of tuna drained
salt/pepper
I added 1 tsp of curry powder
1. Dice up boiled egg
2. Place egg and avocado into a small bowl
3. Add in 2-3 TB of SCD Yogurt (mine was strained so it was thick). If yours isn’t thick you might only need 2TB. As well as the curry powder if you want it.
4. Then add the can of drained tuna
5. Salt and Pepper and mash all together.
I put mine over a salad
But you could throw it in pasta, in a sandwhich, in a tuna melt or whatever you want. You could also add celery, onions, different seasonings, apples..whatever you want. The big thing is that you can make it without having to use gross mayo.
Categories: dinner · lunch · recipes · side dish
Tagged: crohns, dinner, lunch, Recipe, sandwhich, SCD, tuna
Greeny Chicken Egg Bake
1-2 serves
125g (4 oz) chicken, diced
1 stalk of celery
1 tsp. olive or peanut oil
2 eggs
1/8 c. water
1 c. spinach
salt/pepper
you could add about 1/4 c. cheese or onions, or peppers, or bacon….something else that you’r hankering. I just had this in my fridge and it tastes good..so I went with it.
1. In a skillet heat 1 tsp. of olive or peanut oil if you can stomach canola oil..which my gut can’t..then go for it.
2. Add in celery and fry for about 1-2 minutes
3. Toss in chicken (I seasonsed with salt and pepper before adding) and add about 1/4 of water
4. Cook until chicken is cooked. remove from heat
5. In a separate bowl whisk or fork beat 2 eggs and 1/8 c. of water
6. Add in 1 c. of spinach (you could add in cheese at this point if you wanted)
7. Place chicken/celery mixture into the bottom of a bread pan–I didn’t need to grease mine–and cover with egg/spinach mixture.
Next time I might place the spinach on top of the chicken then pour the eggs of it all. My spinach got a bit crispy in the oven..but that doesn’t bother me. You could also add more eggs to cover everything up more. Or you could sprinkle the cheese on top at this point and not add into the egg mixture. Too many options.
8. Place in a preheated oven at 200/400 for about 20 minutes
9. Serve up. If you love sour cream, knock yourself out..me my mouth loves it, my gut hates it.
Categories: Breakfast · dinner · lunch · recipes
Tagged: brunch, crohns, egg, Recipe, SCD, vegetables
