Yesterday was the hardest day for me thus far. Jerry smoked a 10 pound brisket and when he brought that thing in last night, I could feel my mouth watering. He started cutting it up and sneaking a bite here and there. I leaned down to smell it...and he noticed so he started going on and on about how tough and dry it was with very little flavor. As he is munching down between slicing it. That was sweet of him, but I knew better...
I made some vegetarian chili the other night and did not prepare beforehand by soaking beans, so I used a can of Bush's baked beans with less than 1% of bacon flavoring. I had gas the next 2 days and for 2 days now I have woken up with that stabbing pain in my back/chest/lung area again. I also had a piece of dessert Friday night that did not have dairy in it, but it was manufactured on equipment that also manufactures dairy. I have no idea which one caused the adverse effect on me, but it has me believing more than ever that this HAS to be a new lifestyle choice for me. I have started keeping a journal with my pain levels in the morning along with what I ate the previous day to possibly cause the pain. Not being able to eat something with meat flavoring or that shares equipment with dairy products is going to be a bitch.
So...today I am going to print out a variety of vegan meals that I can make using lots of vegetables and fish (I am not even sure if you can call it vegan if you eat fish, but this anti-inflammatory diet calls for lots of fish). Hopefully I will find some yummy dishes. If anyone has any recipes they would like to share, that would be Amazeballs!
Now the term "vegging out" that I use so much has a whole new meaning to me.
So...Happy Vegging, everyone!
This is just a blog of things I am learning. This should IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM outweigh a professional medical opinion. I am not suggesting anyone try any of these things to cure themselves, I am simply sharing things that I am doing.
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The first step, then the next...gets you where you're going!
Going green has been something I have longed to do for years now. In all aspects. I want to use safe, chemical free, organic products in my home. I want to toss all the medications in my medicine cabinet and replace with homeopathic remedies, hopefully some of which I will soon make myself. I want to get rid of all pre-packaged, processed food and live off things that will truly help me feel the best that I possibly can and prevent as much DIS-ease as possible for me and my family. I want to stop eating animals. Period. I want a hybrid car that really is a hybrid car, and not a designer hybrid that only gets 3 mpg better than the non-hybrid version. I want to have a thriving herb garden, and not one like I attempted 2 years ago and never used or tended to. I want a real vegetable garden that I enjoy working in, not one that I make my husband take care of. And I want to wake up and be unable to start my day until I do a minimum of 30 minutes of yoga.
There.
These are my wants and desires. I am an all or nothing type of person. I am unusually hard on myself for not becoming this Green Goddess I know I can be. But then something interesting happened. I have been home from work for exactly one month today, due to my rapidly debilitating spine, and I have had a lot of time to soul search, so to speak. I started comparing the me of today to the me of 1-5-10 years ago. Then I realized something. I am becoming the Green Goddess I always wanted to be. I do try to use the organic, chemical free household cleaners. I do have several homeopathic remedies that I use before going into the medicine cabinet. I recently purchased free-range, locally raised & harvested meat. I have consistently juiced green stuff for breakfast about half the time I've been home. I have also attempted yoga half the time I've been home, trying to help my back get better. I even meditate for a few minutes at a time. I have tons of herb books, aromatherapy books, healthy living, yoga, chakra, spiritual, you name it, I've probably got it. I also noticed that I don't watch NEARLY as much trash TV as I did even a year ago, and that when I do...it truly makes me feel worse inside. I have a new home that I absolutely love, allows me to spend more quality time with friends and family, and is also more of a Zen retreat than the other one. I am finally realizing that this transition to being green won't happen overnight. When I decide to wake up and give up carbs, give up sugar, or give up meat completely...that is when I fail. You see, I know no moderation, I don't know how to take baby steps, and I certainly have no clue what patience is. But the first step is taking a step, right? In the words of one of my favorite books, Swan Song..."the first step, then the next...gets you where you're going". I suppose I am trying to adhere to this motto. One step at a time.
Thanks to Terrie for encouraging us to write. I have been writing in a journal, but now I think I'm going to incorporate things I learn in "going green" into a daily blog. And thanks to my Mom, for embarking on this journey with me. I truly, 100% believe if we make these small changes, and if I can get my husband to make them as well, then he and my Mom will be around for many, many, many more years. Maybe that is my purpose in life...to help the ones I love be healthier so that we will be here for a very long time. And so my husband will see our grandchildren grow up and get married and have children of their own. If I can accomplish these things, I will be able to leave this world knowing I made a difference. :-)
There.
These are my wants and desires. I am an all or nothing type of person. I am unusually hard on myself for not becoming this Green Goddess I know I can be. But then something interesting happened. I have been home from work for exactly one month today, due to my rapidly debilitating spine, and I have had a lot of time to soul search, so to speak. I started comparing the me of today to the me of 1-5-10 years ago. Then I realized something. I am becoming the Green Goddess I always wanted to be. I do try to use the organic, chemical free household cleaners. I do have several homeopathic remedies that I use before going into the medicine cabinet. I recently purchased free-range, locally raised & harvested meat. I have consistently juiced green stuff for breakfast about half the time I've been home. I have also attempted yoga half the time I've been home, trying to help my back get better. I even meditate for a few minutes at a time. I have tons of herb books, aromatherapy books, healthy living, yoga, chakra, spiritual, you name it, I've probably got it. I also noticed that I don't watch NEARLY as much trash TV as I did even a year ago, and that when I do...it truly makes me feel worse inside. I have a new home that I absolutely love, allows me to spend more quality time with friends and family, and is also more of a Zen retreat than the other one. I am finally realizing that this transition to being green won't happen overnight. When I decide to wake up and give up carbs, give up sugar, or give up meat completely...that is when I fail. You see, I know no moderation, I don't know how to take baby steps, and I certainly have no clue what patience is. But the first step is taking a step, right? In the words of one of my favorite books, Swan Song..."the first step, then the next...gets you where you're going". I suppose I am trying to adhere to this motto. One step at a time.
Thanks to Terrie for encouraging us to write. I have been writing in a journal, but now I think I'm going to incorporate things I learn in "going green" into a daily blog. And thanks to my Mom, for embarking on this journey with me. I truly, 100% believe if we make these small changes, and if I can get my husband to make them as well, then he and my Mom will be around for many, many, many more years. Maybe that is my purpose in life...to help the ones I love be healthier so that we will be here for a very long time. And so my husband will see our grandchildren grow up and get married and have children of their own. If I can accomplish these things, I will be able to leave this world knowing I made a difference. :-)
Sounds very interesting and a challenge. Have you been suffering with various pains for a long time?
ReplyDeleteOh yes, I have been poked and prodded and drugged to no end. Refer to my blog from last Saturday, it just gives an overview of what I've been dealing with my whole adult life...but the majority of it the last 5-7 years. Miss U!
ReplyDeleteA simple way to cook fish is to start with a mild fish fillet with sliced veges (onions, peppers, zuchini, etc etc), fresh herbs, and a dash of olive oil. Wrap in foil, bake and enjoy! You can also coat salmon fillets with paprika and a pinch of allspice and/or cinnamon to give it a Carribean "jerk" flavor and saute or grill. Goes great with a salad.
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