I can't really say that, because I'm still technically taking it easy, but it feels good to be on my own now. Mark's back at work and things are getting back to normal. I've got big plans today:) Not really, just doing the grocery shopping that I wasn't up for yesterday. I did a lot of laundry yesterday, because that isn't really a chore that requires a lot from you, ya know? Just go down some stairs, throw some clothes around, and then back up the stairs and relax til the buzzer goes off. Nice and slow and easy. I was chomping at the bit yesterday, but my family all harassed me and my facebook friends harassed me....so I did something I never do: I listened! I took it easy peasy lemon squeezy. I'm glad I did though.
My booboo is really itchy now. I know that's a good thing! Itchy means healing. Unfortunately, itchy also means "drive-me-crazy". Seriously. I want to scratch the hell out of it, but I'm sticking to the very edges. And it doesn't look too good, scratching your butt all the time. People start wondering about you. Really.
So I went through my raw cookbooks and picked out about 8 recipes. I'm looking forward to getting going. Yesterday was good, but could have been better. I didn't count any calories (I'll start today), but I had a nice beet juice thingy, a big salad with avocado and a homemade carrot ginger dressing (raw), and then I couldn't come up with something veggie-like and super healthy to make for dinner...so after checking the fridge and the cabinets like a gazillion times, I caved and made a grilled cheese. Granted, it was whole grain bread, but I used butter and regular cheese! *GASP* Oh no she didn't!!! Oh yes she did:)
I've been very slightly toying with the idea of giving up dairy. The thought of never having cheese again is really horrifying though, and the only thing holding me back. I don't really drink milk. I like yogurt and cottage cheese, but I could live without them, and they do have some good soy yogurts. But the cheese is what kills me. I frickin' love love love me some cheese. Although, I have made some raw vegan cheeses and they were good, but nothing to write home about. They say that your tastes change and you learn to like these flavors, but I have a hard time believing that I could ever love raw vegan cheese the way I love regular cheese. I'm just full of cheesy luv. But Kristen at Kristen's Raw had a post recently linking to an article about the horrible abuse of dairy cows. It was really sad to me. I certainly don't want to support that. Baby steps, I think. Baby steps.
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Thank you for stopping by Dawn. I am glad you are feeling better! Just remember to take it easy and not push yourself too much.
ReplyDeleteAs for cheese, I love cheese too! I found I start craving more carbs when I eat it though so giving it up was very necessary. I haven't had any cheese for almost a week and I found it wasn't as hard to give up as I thought it would be.
Cheese is hard for most people! If I get into a cheese eating habit, I have a hard time stopping. However, I find that after a while of not having it, I tend to forget about it. But, I do have several crazed vegan years in my history where I wouldn't even consider touching the stuff, so I think I can now leave it alone easier than most people. Ha.
ReplyDeleteNegating the whole vegan issue, when I started CR I didn't eat much cheese anyway because the stuff is just so darn calorie dense. However, there were definitely a couple of nights where I ate way too much of it.
I have heard that diary, and especially cheese because of it's density, can have an opiate effect in our brains, but I haven't seriously researched it. Interesting to consider though...
Hope your healing goes well! :-)