i like apples...i get so excited when i start seeing the fall crops in the store with all of the little colorado grown stickers on them. colorado apples make me happy. fuji apples are my favorites. did you know that if you're making chocolate chip cookies, but have no chips, you can peel and dice an apple, coat the pieces with cinnamon and fold them in to the dough and they'll taste like apple pie cookies? now you do.
in the spirit of my new food makeover (disclosed in the last paragraph) i've started yoga, once again. i got really good at it last time...if only i hadn't had that breakdown in february because of the little blood suckers. looking back, it really was a breakdown. if anyone knew the stuff that went through my noggin i would've been hospitalized. thank goodness my mother has zero powers of observation...or not. hhhmmm. anyway, did you know that i still get the creepy crawlies sitting on the couch or lying in bed? i still check my sheets and mattress, i still check the floor boards, carpet, wall sockets and even my books for signs of them. i still dust with diatomaceous earth around my bed and on my bed frame and i still check for hives everyday. i...am...crazy. i don't think i will ever be normal again. calm drops help with the anxiety a lot.
have you heard of this stuff? good belly. it's a vegan pro-biotic drink that comes in quarts or these little power shots...the shots taste like vitamins, blech, but the drink is really, really good! i have a serving every day and i gotta tell ya, i notice a difference! if you want some probiotic goodness without the dairy kefir then try it. i recommend the mango flavor. they sell it next to the yogurt where i shop.
my blackberry gets great sound through the headphones! it syncs to my itunes so i've been listening to it lately, rather than carrying my ipod to work with me. i've noticed that i'm hearing all kinds of instrument detail in songs that i've never heard on the radio or my ipod and it's really cool when i notice that some song has a cello in it where i never heard it before. plus, it interrupts when i have a call or a message so i don't miss anything when my ears are in...we call headphones ears. we are the people i work with, not the voices in my head. i'm crazy, not insane, gosh!
remember when i went on weight watchers? i liked it a lot! i lost 15 pounds and everything! i also gained it all back, plus a couple, when i quit because i realized i was just learning how to eat bad food with no nutritional value because it was low in points. oh, well. i'm on this new program called the mcdougall plan. i found it on gail's blog when she posted that it caught her attention at a vegetarian festival in portland. essentially, it's a food-lifestyle makeover that's perfect for vegans...and anyone else who likes vegan food. it's so interesting because it teaches you to eat a starch based, low fat diet. i eat when i'm hungry. i eat as much as i want. i actually fill up faster and feel satisfied so i stop eating sooner, but don't have to worry about getting hungry before i can eat again or that i'm going to go over my points. i've lost 5 pounds in 2 weeks and i haven't even finished reading the book. awesome, right?
must.go.to.bed. goodnight my friends. xoxo
speaking of friends ~ jenn, kate, bree, bridgete and kc also rock the broken thoughts. go see.
5 comments:
I like starch. May I see your books?
I can not believe it was almost a year ago that you were having the issues at home. Wow, time flies quickly because it seems like just yesterday you were wigging out and we were all vicariously itching with you. At least you have an excuse for your crazy though. I'm slowly sinking into paranoid delusions over here & have no vampires or zombies to rest the blame on, just my own effed up brain. ;-]
Awesomeness on the weight loss!! Did I tell you that Matt & I challenged ourselves to a meatless week last week? Not only was it great to give up the meat but while we were so aware of what we were eating I cooked every meal at home and ate far less crap because of it. I lost I think a couple pounds but most importantly, feel awesome. We're joining the gym tonight and eating meat-light this week too. Pretty much just fish if anything. My new very favorite food is Taco Stuffers by Yves. Mmmm!
We must have a special mental link...you post something about probiotics right when I've discovered I need them. Or, I'm assuming that might be the answer...the details are going in my own broken thoughts post later today, so just read that to see what I'm talking about. ;)
oh I am so making apple pie cookies!! I love apple pie.
My yoga is transforming me. It may not be apparent to others, but I feel so much better, stronger and (yes) younger. My legs are very strong, abs are getting better and I'm starting to do bandas to improve the internal workings. Good luck Ginger.
you guys all ROCK!
@kate...of course you can see the books! gosh!
@jenn...i can't believe it's been that long either. i know i didn't make it sound like it, but i actually have made some progress by coming up with some things to lessen my own anxiety like meditation and yoga.
hooray meatless weeks! wait till you find that you've been meatless or dairy-less for 2 or 3 weeks without even realizing. the improvement in your skin and digestion will amaze you!
i've never had taco stuffers. good to know, thanks! :)
@bridgete...well, now i can't wait to read your post! and yes, i concur. i do that a lot with your mom too.
@kc...give in to the cookie love! heehee. i love yoga, i really hope to develop my practice and stick with it through any obstacles that come up this time.
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