Veggiejess, just to let you know, gluten is in more foods than just wheat. It's also in oats, rye, barley, kamut....
This site has some info http://www.celiac.ca/EnglishCCA/egfdiet2.html#avoid
Peace, love, and happiness.
It might also be that you're a little stressed out, wmenke? I've got a very sensitive stomach when it comes to being overworked/excited/emotionally upside-down in any way.
I've had a time myself last year when I had bad cramps etc. all the time, that was actually the final reason to go vegan, but I guess that doesn't help you?
I stayed home today because my lymph nodes are totally swollen (at least I'm finally PROPERLY sick)...yesterday I first thought it was a toothache... gotta be fit tomorrow, because I'm invited to a big Halloween party and people are expecting mit to cosplay + my coworkers will kill me if I stay home as Xmas season has started...
Apart from that, I've been doing fine the last days, no running because I sprained my ankle as my street is a complete building site at the mo, but regular yoga practise.
Wmenke, are you feeling very stressed, all through my last year at high school I was like this, I was told i have a wheat sensitivity, but mostly all they could label it as was IBS. try and keep a diary of what your eating and when these symptoms occur, and perhaps you will find a correlation? For me food like, nuts, dairy, exessive soy, starchy foods like bread, and diet pop (probably regular aswell but i ddon't drink it) tended to upset my tummy. Good LUck
Nothing new, but I have been eating a lot more junk food than normal. It's not after every meal, but at least once a day. I can honestly say that I'm not stressed out. This is the first time in a long time that I'm actually at ease! I started keeping a journal of what I am eating, so maybe something will jump out.
I took advantage of the time change and didn't set my clocks back, so I got up an hour early today and ran 2 miles. I think I'm going to go back to the gym this evening and lift some weights too.
Breakfast: Raisin Bran and 1/2 c soy milk, 2 mugs of green tea
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Salad (just different types of lettuce and some red rine spritzer..kind of boring), vanilla silk yogart, handful of blueberries
Snack: Package of oatmeal made with water
Dinner: Is going to be a lot of stir-fry(brocolli, scallions, carrots, pea pods, & tofu)
I finally went to the doctor today because the right side of my face (jawbone, ear, teary eyes) has been weird for almost a week now... I suspected it was from the teeth, but my teeth are perfect (the doctor was like O.O "Wow, such pretty teeth!" for at least five minutes ).
Anyway, finally he prescribed me antibiotics, because I also had a temperature... no Halloween party tonight
At least I cooked something REALLY yummy (will post the recipe later) and am looking forward to spend the night on my new Japanese futon matress
How are y'all doing?
Another trip to the gym at 5am this morning. I ran 2 miles(18min), did the stair climber for 5 minutes, and worked on abs for 10 min.
Breakfast: Oatmeal with 1/2 c. mixed fruit, mug of green tea
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Salad with red wine spritzer, Silk soy yogart cup, 1/4c. blueberries
Snack: Nature valley fruit crisps...cinnamon apple
Dinner: red beans and rice
Breakfast: cereal with walnuts and vanilla soymilk
Snack: half a bagel with organic peanut butter
Dinner: small spinach, carrot and tomatoe salad with olive oil and vinegar
cheeseless spinach and mushroom pizza
a banana
I'm INSANELY craving fruit right now. I have a small apple in the fridge I'm saving for later but I'd kill for some melon and berries!
Hi Annie from Connecticut. I also live in Connecticut and my closest friends call me Annie. I sure hope I'm not sleep-computing or something.
I haven't checked in for a bit. My electricity was out all day Sunday and Monday, so I not only had no computer, but also no stove and most of my produce went bad without refrigeration. It cost me nearly $60 to replace everything that died (this included my raw tahini and a bottle of probiotic supplement.) And I spent lots eating out. And I didn't eat very good stuff. Nor did I exercise (daylight saving started on Sunday and I just didn't want to exercise in the dark.)
Today I'm sort of back on track, but since it's Halloween and I'm thrilled to have my stove back, I have a special dinner planned that not's exactly lo-cal (udon noodles with tofu, peanuts, and pomegrante seeds.)
I did just put in 30 minutes on the elliptical trainer, though.
Hey Yogini That's cool you live in CT too! I'm actually in Virginia at the moment for school but I go back home to CT during vacations. That sucks about your power going out...the only good thing about that when I was younger was my mom let us eat all the junk food that could go bad
wmenke, i hope you start to feel better soon. you seem to be eating really well in the past couple of days so hopefully your tummy problems clear up! your workout today sounds great!
pavotrouge, thats funny about your doctor saying that about your teeth i hope the antibiotics start to help soon, and your new bed sounds fab!!! sweet dreams!
annie, i know what you mean. sometimes i just get such bad cravings for things. thats great your craving is for healthy food though!
yogini, that sucks about your electricity! thank god everythings back to normal, jeez!
today i didnt work out. i spent all day doing halloween stuff
but thats okay. there are more days to this week. ive been trying to workout 3 times a week at the least, 4 would be great and 5 i would be thrilled with.
my asthma is also doing great. my peakflows three times now have been up past 600. (a peak flow is to measure your oxygen) this naturopath thing is really paying off. ive never blown that high before and im off some of the original meds i was on. my peakflows used to be 450! so thats definitely a healthy part of me, since this thread is all about getting fit and/or healthy!
i think all the working out has helped my lungs. still havent lost any pounds yet though. argh! but i think it was all the chips i was eating. im not eating too many chips now. i had a few yesterday and a few today but the caloric amount of that wouldnt do anything to my weight since i work around it. hopefully i start to see a change.
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
Foxytina- I'm glad that you're asthma is doing better. Obviously your body has noticed that you're eating well and working out!
My stomach has been better these last couple of days. I guess I was just eating junk that I didn't need.
Breakfast: Oatmeal and green tea
Snack: Banana
Lunch: Salad with red wine spritzer, Silk soy yogart, and handful of blueberries
Snack: A few almonds and oatmeal
Dinner: pizza with green & red peppers, jalapenos, and pinapple
Snack: I'll probably have something...I've been really hungry today
Exercise
I ran 2 miles, and fastly walked 1 mile on a huge incline
TODAY
DIET
bowl high fibre cereal with berrries
cantloupe, strawberries and handful walnuts
3 pieces vegan mushroom pizza
hommous dip and 8 rice crackers
mixed veggie curry with jasmine rice
1 chapati
might have a banana smoothie for dessert - not sure yet!
EXERCISE
1 hour Body Jam
TARGET WEIGHT
70 kgs by the weekend
thanks wmenke im glad your stomach is feeling better
your days both sound healthy wmenke and treehugga! good job!
today i did a 20 minute interval workout on the exercise bike. (its technically still thursday for me)
its been 5 weeks since i started exercising more. my clothes feel looser and fit better, but still not as much as id like them to. and my weight hasnt changed much except the occasional gain or loss of a pound. but im pretty sure its due to gaining muscle, because my bodys looking a little smaller. steev said so anyhow, so im not sure why the scale hasnt dropped. but again, the scale isnt always accurate with regards to your fitness.
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
HINTS FOR ALL THOSE SUFFERING GAS FROM THE GAS QUEEN
BAD
Grain with protein =gas
fruit with vegetables=gas
fruit with protien =gas
fruit with grain=gas
GOOD
Fruit alone=no gas, proper digestion
grain with vegetables=no gas
pasta with vegetables=no gas
beans with vegetables=nogas
pulses/beans and grains=no gas
Dr Gillian McKeith - Dr of nutrition.
Also lying or sitting after food can trap gas. Have a walk for 10 mins after eating.
Any foods which are acidic will cause gas including: sugar, fruit and high GI carbs.
TODAY
Disappointment due to no additional weight loss despite trying really hard, still 71.4 kilo's, but as Martin said - at least I didn't gain any.
I spoke to a friend who is a qualified personal trainer and he said I need to do about 2 workouts most days to lose my last bit of weight. So I'm now doing 2 hours at least 5 days a week and something on the other 2 usually weights and a walk. Still on 5 smaller meals a day most days.
DIET
bowl high fibre cereal with berries
2 slices rye sourdough bread toasted with mushrooms, tomatoes and spinach
orange
small bowl pasta with walnuts, spinach, chilli, garlic
protein shake
EXERCISE
1 hour Body Combat freestyle am
1 hour walk/jog alternating pm.
(I shuffle rather than jog. It's hysterical! For all you aussies I look like Cliff Young! ).
SUPPLIMENTS
B Complex
Magnesium
Flower remedies
Does anyone know if there are certain foods that will help rid the body of fat or anything impossibly convenient like that?
In another forum they suggested to drink water with lemon juice or apple cider vinegar first thing in the morning to get things going.
A friend of mine lost almost 20 pounds by switching to a vegan diet mainly based on pasta - but she was a junkfood omnivore before, guess that doesn't count.
My opionion is that excercise is the only healthy way to lose body fat, but can be supported by a diet...I could imagine going raw would help but I don't know much about a raw diet...
I've eaten pretty good troughout the week and will start excercising again tomorrow since this is my last day on antibiotics ^ ^
Treehugga can you tell me what exactly body combat is? It sounds fun but I can neither find a translation nor have I heard it before.
Foxytina, if you're excercising on a regular base it doesn't have to mean you lose weight because muscles are heavier than fat...and what counts most is the way you feel!
I'm happy to report that I dragged myself to the gym today even though I really didn't wanna do anything today.
Gluten update!
I've been attempting a gluten-free diet as much as possible for about 2 weeks now. I fell off the wagon a couple of times; once with croutons, once with bread with my falafel, once with bread at a party with limited vegan food, and today. Today=bad Tigerlily. I find once I start eating gluten, I can't stop myself....I think it's worse than a sugar addiction.
Today started off good. I decided to have half a can of tomato soup (contained wheat flour). Okay, not too bad. Then I got a huge craving for crackers and all we had were gluten containing crackers. Later in the evening, I had the rest of the soup and more crackers. Right now, I just had some pita bread. I have some slight intestinal cramps. The odd sharp pain every now and then. My stomach is pretty bloated too and I just feel 'uncomfortable'. But soda crackers and pita bread are so good. Tomorrow I'll know the whole story. Yikes.
I will attempt another week at being gluten-free. I will start updating daily again, that really helped me with my first week.
I'm going to go the grocery store sometime this week and buy some gluten-free goodies. I will get some gluten-free flour(s), rice crackers and cakes, and maybe some packaged cookies (my baking sucks ).
I also been finding that I have been eating a lot of soy! Replacing my gluten with soy? Most likely. All this fake dairy stuff is comforting to me. And foods with gluten are very comforting. I think I'll pick up some rice milk too.
Peace, love, and happiness.
good job everyone.
tigerlily, i know how you feel about wanting more gluten. i get that way too. it IS extremely addictive. i sometimes have to wean myself off of it. its horrible but delicious. lol.
i do replace my diet with alot of soy i think too. i eat alot of tofu stuff, brown rice, corn taco shells and occasionally rice bread. i eat alot of chips though because they feel starchy and thats what i miss about gluten, the starchyness.
i havent gotten much exercise as ive been too upset to. im really nervous about my colposcopy today and i pray everything is normal.
im also having a hard time eating and feel so nauseous, probably due to the anxiety and nervousness. i think i might make some brown rice right now though. that might be soothing.
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
Today was a rough day all around - food wise, work wise, and emotionally. I really need to learn to keep my opinions to myself because the people who disagree with me can't ever say so respectfully and rationally - it all turns into how stupid I am for thinking what I think and narrow-minded I am for not being convinced to change my opinion after someone's one weak and unconvincing attempt.
But I digress. Food was pretty crap - toast with Earth Balance and Red Star, potato chips, and a cookie. The only good thing I ate was a lovely bowl of lentil and rice soup with veggies. My only exercise was 20 minutes of power yoga because I always say something is better than nothing.
I'm having real ADD/hypomania symptoms today and now have to spend all night grading papers because I can't concentrate well enough to do it in a normal amount of time.
poor yogini. i hope you feel better soon.
hope you can get your paper in soon and not have to worry about it anymore wishin!
yesterday i ate okay. obviously not enough fruits/veggies but im eating what we have. if i had vegetables or fruits id eat them lol. gotta make do with what youve got i suppose.
no exercise lately. too upset.
but i have lost 3 pounds. so that brings the total lost finally back up to 13 pounds total. (it went down to only 10 pounds for a while. i dont know, maybe my body was stabilizing at a new weight.) ooo i wonder if i look smaller now at this weight due to having more muscle from working out, than i did at this weight a couple months ago. that would be great lol.
now my goal is to get into the 40's.
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
thanks tina! i stayed up till 1:15 outlining and doing quotes. woke up at 8am and banged it out and was done by 11 whoot! (class was at noon) now its time to prepare for my 3 hour class tonight then back to study for my micro test tomorrow annddd then thursday its time to study for my religion test on friday morning! oh it never ends
"An outside enemy exists only if there is anger inside."
- Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Tigerlily - you've got me thinking about sharp pain associated with gluten now. Do you get sharp pains kinda behind your belly button after gluten?
Ok, i have been terrible lately. I have been eating far to much but am back on track. I have done really well today. I havent eaten lots of sugar and i havent been eating between meals. I am going to exercise tonight and try to stay on track. No more making cakes for me.
Good thinking Kev.
I can still enjoy baking but not sample them.
One on the way soon.
a sensitivity to gluten can cause sharp pains, bloating, stomach aches, a general 'uncomfortable' feeling in your stomach, gassyness, diarheaa, and/or constipation. also it can cause headaches, joint pains and other aches and pains.
today i didnt eat enough but my sleeping schedules all screwed up and im still really upset. still no exercise
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
I haven't managed to excericise this week so far, because I'm commuting between 4 places for work this week...the good thing is, I've got my own small office and not too much to do here- have already done all my stuff for college (exam tomorrow T_T).
I sometimes get sharp pains in my lower stomach after I've eaten...so that might be gluten
Talking about pain- I made it through a cycle without ANY PMS troubles or else Usually I'm one of those women from the PMS statistics who kill people when pmsing
I've been taking agnus castus 100% herbal tablets and everything is fine.
Well I've gone back to using fitday. I hate not knowing what calorie, fat and nutrient intake I'm getting. Yes, it probably seems a little bit controlling but it works for me.
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Treehugga can you tell me what exactly body combat is? It sounds fun but I can neither find a translation nor have I heard it before.
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Body Combat is a Les Mills aerobic gym class. It is made up of boxing and martial arts done at a cracking pace. Lots of kicks and punches and skipping about. Fab workout and great for pent up frustration.
Today
DIET
2 pancakes and strawberries with maple syrup
1 veggie fritter with salad
I soy cappacino
1 soy chai latte
2 chick pea sausages, mashed potatoes, peas & carrots
strawberry rooibos tea
water
EXERCISE
1 hour Body Jam (funk/hip hop/jazz exercise class)
SUPPLIMENTS
none - forgot to take any.
WEIGHT
71.2 kilos' - getting there. Goal - 65 kilo's
Getting waxed tomorrow, so I think I'll probably lose about 2 kilo's then
Thanks!
Treehugga, it REALLY sounds like a lot of fun but I guess we don't have those classes here T_T
Roxy, I bought the agnus castus from a pharmarcy and paid about 10€ for 100 tablets (you take one every day).
My snacking goes on will probably last all week since I bought a lot of goooood stuff from the Turkish grocery.
I hope to start excercising again next week when I find some spare time (no excuse...I work 9-5 and attend events in the evenings all throughout the week).
Today
DIET
2 Pieces sour dough toast & peanut butter
some Turkish bread and hommous dip
1 roll with sun dried tomatoes, red onion, avocado
protein shake
vegan sausage roll and salade with oven baked no fat wedges.
apple
water
chai tea
bancha tea
EXERCISE
1 hour walk
SUPPLIMENTS
multi.
WEIGHT
70.9 kilo's
Roxy, most PMT suppliments include this herb as well as cramp bark, dong quai etc. Here we can just pick them up at the supermarket.
Thanks treehugger I've actually heard of those other remedies and had looked into using dong quai, but was told it wasn't suitable for someone using birth control (I wear a patch).
So, I haven't had internet for like a week and I haven't been able to post on here! Here we go though...
Breakfast: Nothing, I was hungover from last night...
Lunch: veggie soup
Snack: pop-tart thing and cereal (I made up for missing breakfast)
Dinner: Amy's black bean burrito and some tortilla chips
check with someone qualified not just a shop assistant, as agnus castus works! you don't want it working in a way you don't require!!!
See my local diary ... http://herbwormwood.blogspot.com/
ugh god im so sick. i have a flu. ive been throwing up, and as im writing this i am trying my best to hold it down. oh god.
i just ate brown rice thinking it might help to settle my tummy. apparently not. i feel like curling over and not doing anything.
steevs going to get me gingerale so im sure that will help my nausea and ease my stomach a bit.
i havent been eating much in the past couple of days. the days before those i was eating just crap food because i couldnt cook. so thats my update. lol.
hope everyone else is doing well.
oh and i went for a walk on saturday.
"you dont have to be tall to see the moon" - african proverb
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