I've been curious about my food allergies ever since my Trainer put me on a cut and said I probably had some allergies that I didnt know about. So I spent a couple of hours last night researching a Gluten Free diet and ended up finding the Elimination Diet and how it helps you identify what you are allergic to since most tests are not reliable.
I found a list of symptoms or ractions and made a list of every symptom I experienced and WOW was it a long list. I was surprised that I had quite a few symptoms from a magnesium deficieny. Hence, I might start taking some magnesium and see if that helps.
Basicallly, I am going to be eating lamb, salmon, pears, bananas, and veggies for 2 weeks and then I will start to add stuff back in and see where that takes me.
Well, gatta split. Later
Monday, January 31, 2011
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Day 1- Daniel Fast
Ok... so this is a side note to my actual blog but I am currently watching Half Ton Dad on TLC and this man is 1000 pounds!! He is HUGE... he has these growths on his legs from swelling!
On that note, I am making myself healthy so I dont get to that point. Not that I think I ever would but I dont want to start down that road.
Today was difficult but not too bad. The first day usually isnt that hard because your mind is made up and you are focused on your goal. Your body still thinks you will get the icky food another time. Although is was a little more difficult because of the location I was at. I stayed at my aunt's house for New Years and she always has yummy food there: chocolate, donouts, chips, nachos... etc. You get the idea. The morning was really easy to say no. It wasnt until the afternoon when everyone started eating that it got harder. People were just picking up whatever they wanted to eat and I couldnt do the same. I tried to keep busy and keep my mind off of food. Around 4 I made a salad with some tomatoes and olives. Plus I did have a little bit , ok i took more than a little, of pasta salad. I pushed the cheese and meat to the side but even without those the pasta salad filled a taste bud void for the day.
The next big challenge came at dinner. I went to my dad's and we went out to the mexican restaurant. I ordered a taco salad without the shell and sour cream. So basically I had lettuce, beans, and guacamole with some salsa sprinkled on top. I did decide that chips with salsa would be my one exception for the fast. I will try my best to get healthy chips!
Right now I have a huge headache and I think that is due to the lack of sugar I have had today and all that sugar leaving my body! Good Ridance! Other than that I am doing pretty well.
Talk at you tomorrow!
On that note, I am making myself healthy so I dont get to that point. Not that I think I ever would but I dont want to start down that road.
Today was difficult but not too bad. The first day usually isnt that hard because your mind is made up and you are focused on your goal. Your body still thinks you will get the icky food another time. Although is was a little more difficult because of the location I was at. I stayed at my aunt's house for New Years and she always has yummy food there: chocolate, donouts, chips, nachos... etc. You get the idea. The morning was really easy to say no. It wasnt until the afternoon when everyone started eating that it got harder. People were just picking up whatever they wanted to eat and I couldnt do the same. I tried to keep busy and keep my mind off of food. Around 4 I made a salad with some tomatoes and olives. Plus I did have a little bit , ok i took more than a little, of pasta salad. I pushed the cheese and meat to the side but even without those the pasta salad filled a taste bud void for the day.
The next big challenge came at dinner. I went to my dad's and we went out to the mexican restaurant. I ordered a taco salad without the shell and sour cream. So basically I had lettuce, beans, and guacamole with some salsa sprinkled on top. I did decide that chips with salsa would be my one exception for the fast. I will try my best to get healthy chips!
Right now I have a huge headache and I think that is due to the lack of sugar I have had today and all that sugar leaving my body! Good Ridance! Other than that I am doing pretty well.
Talk at you tomorrow!
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Year's Resolutions
I know I havent written in a LONG time, but I have been busy...kind of. I have been thinking a lot about what I want to acheive in the new year. There are so many things I would like to improve but I had to just pick a few. I tried to pick resolutions that would improve more than one area of my life and I tried to narrow it down to 3 goals. It is easier to focus my attention on a few areas rather than spread myself thin over too many goals. So here they are:
1- Do the Daniel Fast for 40 days starting on the 1st of January.
This goal is one I have been wanting to do for a long time, but something always gets in the way. I did do it for 2 weeks last year and I felt great. But then something came along and I fell off the wagon. If you are not sure what the Daniel Fast encompasses, here are the basics: No meat, no dairy, no sugar. Basically all natural stuff so your body can cleanse and heal itself. I will be bloggin throughout my journey talking about my successes and struggles.
2- Focus on prayer: Before meals, in the morning, and in the evening.
This is an area of my life I have wanted to work on for a long time because I know my relationship with the Lord will grow exponentially but just havent due to outside things getting in the way. I bought a women's Bible with a focus on prayer (for $65!!!) to help me stay focused. Which brings me to my next goal...
3- Read my entire NIV Bible in 2009 and memorize a Bible verse every month.
I read through my Message Bible in 2008(well I almost made it, I only had a couple of books to go and will finish those before I start school on Jan 5th). Now I would like to experience God's word in another fashion, the NIV translation. This time through I am going to add another dimension by memorizing Bible verses.
So there you go... My hopes for the New Year. I will try my hardest to Blog a little more. But I dont even know if anyone besides Michelle reads my blogs. Oh well... I will do it just for you Michelle :)
1- Do the Daniel Fast for 40 days starting on the 1st of January.
This goal is one I have been wanting to do for a long time, but something always gets in the way. I did do it for 2 weeks last year and I felt great. But then something came along and I fell off the wagon. If you are not sure what the Daniel Fast encompasses, here are the basics: No meat, no dairy, no sugar. Basically all natural stuff so your body can cleanse and heal itself. I will be bloggin throughout my journey talking about my successes and struggles.
2- Focus on prayer: Before meals, in the morning, and in the evening.
This is an area of my life I have wanted to work on for a long time because I know my relationship with the Lord will grow exponentially but just havent due to outside things getting in the way. I bought a women's Bible with a focus on prayer (for $65!!!) to help me stay focused. Which brings me to my next goal...
3- Read my entire NIV Bible in 2009 and memorize a Bible verse every month.
I read through my Message Bible in 2008(well I almost made it, I only had a couple of books to go and will finish those before I start school on Jan 5th). Now I would like to experience God's word in another fashion, the NIV translation. This time through I am going to add another dimension by memorizing Bible verses.
So there you go... My hopes for the New Year. I will try my hardest to Blog a little more. But I dont even know if anyone besides Michelle reads my blogs. Oh well... I will do it just for you Michelle :)
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Crazy?!?!
Last Sunday I was at Sunday school at my aunt and grandma's church. We were discussing a passage from the Bible, I think from Acts??, where scrolls were burned that were worth TONS of money because the sorcerers, or whatever, gave their lives to God and were getting rid of everything that was poisoning their lives.
Since the scrolls were worth a lot of money, someone made the point (for arguments sake, I do not believe they actually would have done this) that they could have sold the scrolls and gotten some money out of it. But if they would have sold the scrolls it would have just been passing on the sin instead of getting rid of it. Which is like saying "these things are destroying my life so I must get rid of them, but its okay if they destroy your life." In selling the scrolls it would have also created another sin, love of money over God.
During class I began to think of how this related to my life. I think the sin that has been laying on my heart for awhile is the Sex and the City series. I own all the seasons and the movie came out a few months ago. Since I gave my life to Christ, I have not been into the series. I believe with my whole heart the Lord was telling me that I needed to give up this vice and actually did not go see the movie (although I did read about how it ended). It was not so much the series but what the series stood for: promoting casual sex and promiscuity. I did not want to take part in that anymore.
Even though this is my belief, I kept the DVDs of the series, telling myself that it was ok as long as I was not watching them. Which is stupid when you think about it. I even toyed with the idea of selling them on CraigsList or something, but never got around to it. So, back to the Sunday school connection, I think the Lord used the lesson to bring to my attention my "scrolls" (or Sex and the City DVDs) and how they were weighing me down and keeping me from being closer to him. Even though I didnt watch them, they were there in my space. And I couldnt sell them because that was just passing a sin on and not getting rid of it.
So... what did I do??? The people in the Bible burned their scrolls... I threw mine away!!
Crazy?!?!? Maybe.
Crazy for the Lord?!?!? Absolutely!!
Since the scrolls were worth a lot of money, someone made the point (for arguments sake, I do not believe they actually would have done this) that they could have sold the scrolls and gotten some money out of it. But if they would have sold the scrolls it would have just been passing on the sin instead of getting rid of it. Which is like saying "these things are destroying my life so I must get rid of them, but its okay if they destroy your life." In selling the scrolls it would have also created another sin, love of money over God.
During class I began to think of how this related to my life. I think the sin that has been laying on my heart for awhile is the Sex and the City series. I own all the seasons and the movie came out a few months ago. Since I gave my life to Christ, I have not been into the series. I believe with my whole heart the Lord was telling me that I needed to give up this vice and actually did not go see the movie (although I did read about how it ended). It was not so much the series but what the series stood for: promoting casual sex and promiscuity. I did not want to take part in that anymore.
Even though this is my belief, I kept the DVDs of the series, telling myself that it was ok as long as I was not watching them. Which is stupid when you think about it. I even toyed with the idea of selling them on CraigsList or something, but never got around to it. So, back to the Sunday school connection, I think the Lord used the lesson to bring to my attention my "scrolls" (or Sex and the City DVDs) and how they were weighing me down and keeping me from being closer to him. Even though I didnt watch them, they were there in my space. And I couldnt sell them because that was just passing a sin on and not getting rid of it.
So... what did I do??? The people in the Bible burned their scrolls... I threw mine away!!
Crazy?!?!? Maybe.
Crazy for the Lord?!?!? Absolutely!!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Mom?!?!
Apparently I have 2 17 year old daughters!!! This weekend I got called the mother of my 2 cousins not once, but twice!!! The first time was Friday night. We went to watch the Clackamas High School team play Oregon City. As we were leaving, the gate attendant tried to get my cousin, Kala's attention to tell her that if she left she couldnt come back in. Mid-monologue she turns around and sees me and says "Oh its ok. Mom's with you!!" OMG... (side note: right after this incident we encountered a drunk guy who said, as he walked by us "Oh man I wish I were still in high school. You girls are gorgeous!" So not in high school!!)
Second time, we were at the nail salon getting pedicures. First the ladies asked me if I were paying for the pedicures (there were 4 of us! haha). I said "No" and thought nothing of it. Later Kala told me her girl asked her if mom was paying, and pointed to me!!! Two time!!! In 24 hours!!! What is this world coming too?????
Conclusion: I am old!
Second time, we were at the nail salon getting pedicures. First the ladies asked me if I were paying for the pedicures (there were 4 of us! haha). I said "No" and thought nothing of it. Later Kala told me her girl asked her if mom was paying, and pointed to me!!! Two time!!! In 24 hours!!! What is this world coming too?????
Conclusion: I am old!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
God is SOOOO Good!
Wow! Yesterday was a roller coaster of emotions. For those of you who dont know, I havent had any luck finding a job. I had 2 interviews: one for a 5th grade position at Reedville and one for a bilingual kindergarten at Henry. The bilingual position I hadnt applied for, but the principal, Crystal, called me and wanted me to come in and at least interview due to my background in Spanish (Argentina and Chile). I interviewed and did fairly well, but they wanted someone with a little more Spanish skills, which I knew but went for the interviewing experience. (On a separate, yet relevant note: Crystal, the principal, knows my mom from back in her principaling days) After these two opportunities, there werent really anymore jobs posted. I think 3 came out and that was it. So I was looking at subbing, which is not really my choice, but I will do what I need to do.
Anyways, school roles around and I start putting things together for subbing. All the while questioning my choice in career. Being away from teaching for so long, I was beginning to forget my love for it. Disappointed with where I was and no prospects of getting anywhere, I lost hope and faith in the fact the Lord had a plan.
With all of this going on in my life, my doubts and fears, I get a call on Wednesday from Crystal at Henry. She got an FTE position for a 1/2 blend class and wanted me to come in and interview on Thursday for it. I was SOOOO excited!! I researched blend classes and wrote down some notes to take into the interview with me.
Thursday roles around and I am feeling pretty good. Taking into account I had already interviewed here, I felt more comfortable and ready. The interview went well, but it was really short, which meant either they already knew they wanted me or they knew who they did want.
Friday morning I got a call from Crystal saying I didnt get the job. I was super disappointed and really began to question my choice in careers. If I couldnt even get a teaching job, maybe I wasnt cut out for it and the universe was trying to tell me something.
But here is where the story really gets cosmic and obviously God-directed, after Crystal tells me I didnt get the position, she lets me know that Butternut (my old elementary school) has a temporary position opening up and she will e-mail the principal and tell her about me. She also suggested I give Butternut a call and let them know I am interested. After I got off the phone, I woke up (I was sleeping when she called... haha) and was just supper down-in-the-dumps and just moping around the house. I let everyone know I didnt get it. In the afternoon I started contemplating calling Butternut. It was a real dilemma for me because I didnt want to be a bother to the principal. The position wasnt even posted yet. So I asked my mom if she thought I should call. She said ya, and just ask if I could maybe drop my resume off after school.
I decided to call at 2:45ish, which was an hour away. In the meantime I decided to go down to the pool and enjoy the sun. I get down there and start talking to Tiffany about everything and telling her how humbling it is to not get a job, because before this I had gotten every job I applied for and really wanted. As I am mid-sentence with her, my phone rings. It is a Hillsboro number so I kinda get excited but not hoping for too much. I answer the phone and it is the principal from Butternut!!! She tells me about the position, it is a temporary 1st grade until the end of October, and asks if I can start on Monday!! I didnt even have to interview for it, let alone I hadnt even met her!! Wow!!!
All I can say is I am sorry I doubted God, because He certainly had a plan for me!
Anyways, school roles around and I start putting things together for subbing. All the while questioning my choice in career. Being away from teaching for so long, I was beginning to forget my love for it. Disappointed with where I was and no prospects of getting anywhere, I lost hope and faith in the fact the Lord had a plan.
With all of this going on in my life, my doubts and fears, I get a call on Wednesday from Crystal at Henry. She got an FTE position for a 1/2 blend class and wanted me to come in and interview on Thursday for it. I was SOOOO excited!! I researched blend classes and wrote down some notes to take into the interview with me.
Thursday roles around and I am feeling pretty good. Taking into account I had already interviewed here, I felt more comfortable and ready. The interview went well, but it was really short, which meant either they already knew they wanted me or they knew who they did want.
Friday morning I got a call from Crystal saying I didnt get the job. I was super disappointed and really began to question my choice in careers. If I couldnt even get a teaching job, maybe I wasnt cut out for it and the universe was trying to tell me something.
But here is where the story really gets cosmic and obviously God-directed, after Crystal tells me I didnt get the position, she lets me know that Butternut (my old elementary school) has a temporary position opening up and she will e-mail the principal and tell her about me. She also suggested I give Butternut a call and let them know I am interested. After I got off the phone, I woke up (I was sleeping when she called... haha) and was just supper down-in-the-dumps and just moping around the house. I let everyone know I didnt get it. In the afternoon I started contemplating calling Butternut. It was a real dilemma for me because I didnt want to be a bother to the principal. The position wasnt even posted yet. So I asked my mom if she thought I should call. She said ya, and just ask if I could maybe drop my resume off after school.
I decided to call at 2:45ish, which was an hour away. In the meantime I decided to go down to the pool and enjoy the sun. I get down there and start talking to Tiffany about everything and telling her how humbling it is to not get a job, because before this I had gotten every job I applied for and really wanted. As I am mid-sentence with her, my phone rings. It is a Hillsboro number so I kinda get excited but not hoping for too much. I answer the phone and it is the principal from Butternut!!! She tells me about the position, it is a temporary 1st grade until the end of October, and asks if I can start on Monday!! I didnt even have to interview for it, let alone I hadnt even met her!! Wow!!!
All I can say is I am sorry I doubted God, because He certainly had a plan for me!
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