I had intended to update this more frequently so I could go back and read it when I needed ideas or a refresher. Hopefully I'll remember to do so more frequently from this point forward.
I slept so much better last week. Most nights I woke up around 2:30 to go to the bathroom, took 5mg of Melatonin and went right back to bed and slept until my alarm. There was even one night that I slept through the entire night without waking. It was heavenly.
We ate really well on this plan last week and even made it through a weekend away from home at my parents house. It took a lot of planning and a trip to the grocery store, but we were able to stay on plan all weekend.
Then I made the mistake of getting a bottle of wine for dinner on Monday night. I had 1 1/2 glasses. I was happy - I missed wine. And I've spent the last 2 nights waking up and not falling back to sleep again.
I was feeling so good and so positive and hopeful... and now I'm upset and discouraged again. Disrupted sleep really wreaks havoc on me.
I spoke with my health coach yesterday morning and told her about it. After asking a few questions, she decided that I have a candida issue... which is interesting because I thought i had a candida issue a few years ago after taking a round of antibiotics and feeling unreasonably tired all the time. At that time I cut out all foods that had yeast or sugar and felt better within 2 weeks. Now I need to cut out sugar entirely (alcohol, dates, dried fruit) and add a probiotic to try to crowd out the yeast. So I got that and started it yesterday.
An example of my daily meals:
Breakfast: I make a big breakfast salad: saute some onions, peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms in butter and put them on a huge plate full of organic mixed greens. Add 2 fried organic, free range eggs & 1/4 avocado (if I have one). Drink a tall 20oz glass of lemon water & take all of my supplements.
Mid-morning: cup of green tea
Lunch: Hemp protein smoothie made with water, banana & berries. Bowl of some sort of vegetables - usually a cucumber, tomato, onion, pepper salad mixture (add avocado if I have some).
Afternoon snack (if I remember): strawberry infused water with basil & ACV, small bowl of berries.
Dinner: chicken saugsages, chicken tacos, hamburgers, pork, etc. This has been my biggest challenge because we didn't normally eat a lot of meat for dinners... but we're figuring it out. Served with vegetables - grilled or a salad.
Before bed: cup of herbal honey vanilla chamomile tea, sometimes with 2 pieces of dried mango.
I'm enjoying the food, a lot. It hasn't been as expensive as I anticipated. Although the supplements could get that way if I have to continue taking them or keep adding to them.
I have not worked out in probably 3 weeks because of my sleeping issues - that is incredibly bothersome to me, but that issue will get fixed in time, too. I need to do this one day at a time and have confidence that my health coach knows what she knows and can help me.
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