Friday I had the day off. I went to Fred Meyer and purchased some bulbs to plant and some flower seed for my flower beds. Last year it was pretty empty but this spring and summer I am looking forward to Dahlias and a mix of colored flowers. I am also going to push Wayne to build me a ladder herb box, he just doesn't know it yet.
I had a bodywork appointment for my back and strained thumb and happy to say with the changes he made with connective tissue I am on the mend. Still a little sore and inflamed but I hope having the next two days off it will heal and be good as new.
We were invited out to dinner with friends so this was a big challenge. I didn't want to be "that" person at dinner but I inevitably was because everyone started talking about it. We went to a newer mexican restaurant in downtown Gresham called Uly's. I want to go back once I am off the Whole 30. I ordered a carbonated water with lemon and lime and have to say it wasn't bad! Better than drinking regular old water. I found one thing on the menu I could eat, a salad but had to order it without the rice, beans, and sour cream. It was a romaine mix, shredded chicken, homemade guac, tomato, cilantro, and I added pineapple. I was happy with it but when I first saw it the salsa wasn't normal salsa. I looked creamy and I was kinda pissed. It is so frustrating. Especially to have people at the table tell me to not worry about it when they don't understand the reasonings behind this diet. No I am not going to have one sip of your drink, one bite of your burrito. So stop asking, I have 21 days left and I am on my cycle so don't mess with me right now.
We headed home after dinner. I instantly felt tired on the way home. I woke up this morning and felt a little dehydrated. My BM this morning was not normal and healthy like it has been the last week. Then it occured to me that I didn't ask how the chicken was cooked and with what fats and oils. I'm not eating out the rest of this Whole 30. It is just too much. So much crap is snuck into food at resurants it is almost impossible to eat clean.
Even just with my experience last night I got nervous thinking, "what the hell am I going to be able to eat when I am done with this?" I already know I cannot tolerate wheat, but what about dairy? corn? beans? Did I just doom myself forever by starting this diet? If just eating what I tried so hard to make a "clean" salad upset my GI tract will I ever be able to eat anything that isn't Paleo/Whole30? Only time will tell I guess.
No comments:
Post a Comment