I'm a young, vivacious woman with terrible health. I'd like to blame genetics and situations beyond my control for this, but I know it is partly my fault. I decided I was sick of feeling like "twenty five is the new fifty two," so I changed my diet and lifestyle to help fix my declining health. No one my age should have a blood pressure of 190/110. This is where I write about it.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Just for Today
I am really getting enjoyment out of looking at pictures of people with trail mix.
Random, I know. But its great.
YOU GUYS. INDULGENT TRAIL MIX FROM WALMART. SO GOOD.
If this is the mix with the cinnamon apples in it, I concur.
I have class in a few hours but I have so much work to do.
However, I refuse to do it. I’m so hungry. This is what I live off of. I think I really could live off of this because therre are peanuts (protein), raisins (fruit), and M&Ms (what you really need to live).
I had to re-post this because of the last bit of information contained in the parenthesis.
Couldn’t agree more.
8.11.10
I just found out yesterday that I will be in a show for Bebe next week, so my better eating really needs to start today. I am really not sure how I can be so on-track with my healthy diet habits, then fall off so quickly.
I know a big downfall of mine is being around other people with bad habits, because I have very little will power when it comes to choosing a salad when everyone else is eating pizza.
So here I am, actually trying to stick to my word and keep a “diary,” of sorts, on what I eat, do, meds I take, and how I am feeling on a particular day: I’ll try not to leave anything out, because I don’t think that will be helpful in any way.
So far today:
9am
One 30mg Adderall XR Capsule; One 25MG Topiramate Tablet
(I ran out of my BP medicine; need to see doctor for a refill)
Two 1/4 cup servings of GK Snack’s Cranberry Nut Mix:
140 calories (60 fat calories) per serving- 280 (120)
12:30pm
One medium tomato seasoned with pepper
15 Calories (0 fat calories) per serving- 15 (0)
CalNaturale Svelte Protein Drink
260 Calories (90 fat calories) per serving- 260 (90)
I also feel really tired, and kind of on the depressed side. I had to bar-tend right after my full-time job yesterday, and ended up staying until close, so it was a long night. I squeezed in what was more like a three hour nap before I had to be up again for work. I normally get about 4-hours of sleep a night, so this is even less than my usual small amount. My brain has just been keeping me awake with a lot of things, and the Soma makes it hard to wake up if I don’t give it enough time to wear-off.
I hope the sad, stagnant feeling is just the back-from-vacation blues and not the life-sucking, “woe is me” mental state that leaves me posted-up on the couch for days at a time in silence. However, being withdrawn is a side-effect of the Topiramate that I hate. I really do keep photos, writings, etc. to remind me that I am happy and my life is beautiful.
Still at work now and there is proof-reading to be done, as well as research and programming to work on.
I’ll also keep a careful watch on what goes in my mouth…
