Ok... well, regarding sugar cravings I've been doing pretty well. I think since I was sick all week (PRIOR to this diet) and have been stuffing down healthy veggie foods I still have not had major sugar cravings until about an hour ago. I quickly ran into the kitchen to find my 'go to' food, guac/chips. But couldn't find my chips and opened all sorts of cabinets and saw horrible things - OREOS. And more. Wow I was really jones-ing for my sugars but I continued until I found my chips and immediately relaxed as I enjoyed my treat.
That led me to look into making my own tomato-free guac and just in case someone had a perfect recipe I am going to use this one. Only I will remember to KEEP the pit in the quac to keep it from browning.
As far as detoxing... I am totally feeling it. I'm lightheaded as I type right now. Plus, last night I could barely sleep because I had the itchy rash I usually get in the heat or at summertime, AND I got it on the arm that never gets it. I actually felt it first last night before bed. I did eventually get an ice pack to tether to my arm and that always helps numb the itch so I can sleep. But that first 10 minutes or so it seemed even the ice pack was not working. By about 30 minutes (and a change of packs) I could finally relax and eventually removed the pack.
I was also hot and cold all night - mostly hot. That's not common in winter either and it actually made sleep hard. Actually I just felt - off - during the night, making sleep hard.
Indeed even now with my light-headedness, I've got the jitters and have had them all day and even last night felt spurts of energy. Friday was an "energetic day" but not jittery. I can't actually recall if I had more energy yesterday, I do know I relaxed a lot. Took a long hot bath with epson, etc. I don't think I was particularly tired or energetic. So I guess these jitters are pretty much a new feeling I've been experiencing today that maybe also had something to do with my lack of sleep last night.
Yesterday I made a bunch of almond milk. I LOVE almond milk so I am considering this a treat to go to when I feel a sugar craving. Surprisingly I'm not gulping it down as fast as I have in the past when I made it, but probably because I've cut down all intake of foods and water is more of my go to drink.
Tomorrow we are going up to a mountain for snowboarding and it's an all day event. Yikes. I have to really get foods prepped. Maybe I will make more of this drink I just created. It tastes pretty good and the flavor is good for satisfying cravings. It's the ginger that cuts cravings most, I suppose. Here's what I did:
Ginger Spice Drink - mix on high for a couple minutes in a vitamix (blender)
about 3-4 slivers ginger root
about 3 slivers tumeric
about 1/4 part almond milk to 1 part cold water
cinnamon
cloves
cardemmon
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Friday, January 29, 2016
Day One
I was sick with the flu this entire week! I've never been hit so hard that it took me 4 days to feel good enough to function on a computer. But -- I also forgot to make coffee on the worst day (day number two) of the flu - and of course that meant I was going through sudden coffee withdrawal symptoms alongside my flu.
I had already reduced coffee consumption to about 6 oz per day... I was preparing to get off of it so that I could start a Candida Diet, but it was taking me longer than I thought. So when I forgot - or was too ill- to make coffee on Tuesday and my head pain struck, Tuesday night, I decided to ride it out to the end my coffee addiction alongside this flu and start my Candida Diet immediately.
I feel great today! While sick, whenever I could manage to sit at the computer for 10 minutes at a time I did some research this week to refresh my memory about what foods I can eat on the Candida diet. And I did go out yesterday, despite the lingering withdraw pain, and picked up a small arsenal of foods to get me started on the diet. My plan is to do a full-on cleanse for 25-30 days until my body kicks out the worst of the candida in my system.
I did eat organic guacamole and ancient grain chips this morning. I was starving and couldn't wait to fix food. But it's ok, just moving on.
Research I am saving from today
I really enjoyed this post by Gillianb, who is also a coach. I guess people might want a coach but for me I'd turn to this blog, or a friend, when I really need help. I loved that she listed the ingredients for a homemade tea, or "elixer" as she called it. I just picked up fresh organic ginger root and tumeric root, as I LOVE ginger tea with honey on my normal diet but am not going to be using tea bags so needed to get the real thing. Last night I made it without the honey but really wanted to soften the flavor so tried a tester with coconut oil. The texture bothered me too much for me to tell if I liked the flavor. But now that I see this post and her use of the oil in her drink, I will keep at it. I will not consume stevia during my cleanse.
"elixir: turmeric, lemon, ginger, cinnamon in hot water, blended with a little stevia, sea salt and coconut oil."
http://www.gillianb.com/vegan-candida-diet/
I also stumbled across this website where she blasts the candida diet - but seems she's referring to those who eat it long term. Interesting stuff. I hadn't realized people use the diet as a long term option, for me it is about clearing the system and starting over. I expect it to take 20-30 days, and I would go longer if I thought it might impact my health issues. But definitely am looking forward to adding back some of the foods I will be without. http://empoweredsustenance.com/busted-candida-myths/
Pages visited earlier this week:
I liked this one's list of foods, seems to match closer to what I originally knew about the diet:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/natural-foods-that-support-candida-cleansing-and-what-to-avoid/
I had already reduced coffee consumption to about 6 oz per day... I was preparing to get off of it so that I could start a Candida Diet, but it was taking me longer than I thought. So when I forgot - or was too ill- to make coffee on Tuesday and my head pain struck, Tuesday night, I decided to ride it out to the end my coffee addiction alongside this flu and start my Candida Diet immediately.
I feel great today! While sick, whenever I could manage to sit at the computer for 10 minutes at a time I did some research this week to refresh my memory about what foods I can eat on the Candida diet. And I did go out yesterday, despite the lingering withdraw pain, and picked up a small arsenal of foods to get me started on the diet. My plan is to do a full-on cleanse for 25-30 days until my body kicks out the worst of the candida in my system.
I did eat organic guacamole and ancient grain chips this morning. I was starving and couldn't wait to fix food. But it's ok, just moving on.
Research I am saving from today
I really enjoyed this post by Gillianb, who is also a coach. I guess people might want a coach but for me I'd turn to this blog, or a friend, when I really need help. I loved that she listed the ingredients for a homemade tea, or "elixer" as she called it. I just picked up fresh organic ginger root and tumeric root, as I LOVE ginger tea with honey on my normal diet but am not going to be using tea bags so needed to get the real thing. Last night I made it without the honey but really wanted to soften the flavor so tried a tester with coconut oil. The texture bothered me too much for me to tell if I liked the flavor. But now that I see this post and her use of the oil in her drink, I will keep at it. I will not consume stevia during my cleanse.
"elixir: turmeric, lemon, ginger, cinnamon in hot water, blended with a little stevia, sea salt and coconut oil."
http://www.gillianb.com/vegan-candida-diet/
I also stumbled across this website where she blasts the candida diet - but seems she's referring to those who eat it long term. Interesting stuff. I hadn't realized people use the diet as a long term option, for me it is about clearing the system and starting over. I expect it to take 20-30 days, and I would go longer if I thought it might impact my health issues. But definitely am looking forward to adding back some of the foods I will be without. http://empoweredsustenance.com/busted-candida-myths/
Pages visited earlier this week:
I liked this one's list of foods, seems to match closer to what I originally knew about the diet:
http://www.onegreenplanet.org/natural-health/natural-foods-that-support-candida-cleansing-and-what-to-avoid/
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