Black Friday . . .
I used to love to go downtown on Black Friday. This was back in the day when Marshall Field's and Carson's were still fixtures on State Street. I loved the hustle and bustle, and seeing the windows . . .
Those days are gone, much the same way Field's is. And there's a Target where Carson's used to be. And I find that the crowds now are far less civilized. Times change. Hard for some of us . . .
I spent a quiet Thanksgiving by myself yesterday - and it was really great. I ate food that I normally avoid, drank some root beer and a ginger ale (again - not normal), and I watched all three of my Netflix (which have been languishing since early September for lack of time . . . ). On that score - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a lovely little film; Les Mis was just not so great . . . ; and Life of Pi is well worth seeing. I got some knitting done. Did I mention that I ate food that I normally avoid?
Yeah - well, it's been kind of a crazy couple of weeks on that score. I really haven't felt well for a couple of weeks - probably some low-grade intestinal bug,, but it's made me really tired. Long story short, after the bottle of Gatorade I had to have last week, my body has been seeking sugar again. And I indulged it because it did give me more energy, which I really, really needed - and I really didn't feel the effects too much which was really surprising . . .
Really??? Well, yeah - I mean, I didn't feel the effects. Not right away . . .
No, not right away, but the cumulative effect of a little sugar here and a little more there in these past few weeks smacked me upside the head this morning - or should I say grabbed my joints in a vice grip. I totally blew past the envelope - forget about pushing, I turbo'd right through. I mean, really? If I needed any more proof about how sugar and highly processed foods affect my body, I have it now, because the chickens came home to roost today. Everything hurts, and after months (and I was SO excited to be not taking it anymore . . . ) of being off my anti-inflammatory, I had to take one this morning.
I just made a very healthy dinner and had it for breakfast ;-) I do that a lot - I'd rather eat a flat omelette for dinner and food thought of traditionally as dinner food early in the day. Seems to work well for me, and since I live alone, I don't have to cater to anyone else's tastes ;-D
What did I learn from this? Well, I've learned in the past few weeks that I need to get more fish in and more veg in. Those things help my energy levels. I've been skirting the edge of being a carbetarian, and it's not good. Not best for me. It hasn't helped that I'm still without a treadmill. Man - I really miss it.
So, to paraphrase Dr. Wayne Dyer: Sugar, Be Gone! Right back to avoiding sugar and highly processed foods, getting more fish protein, going a little easier on the peanut butter and nuts, carbs more from fruits and veg again, and a renewed focus on moving forward.
I am thankful to have figured this out. Yay Me!
I must have Ally McBeal on the brain - here is one of my favorite Vonda Shepard tunes from the soundtrack.
Those days are gone, much the same way Field's is. And there's a Target where Carson's used to be. And I find that the crowds now are far less civilized. Times change. Hard for some of us . . .
I spent a quiet Thanksgiving by myself yesterday - and it was really great. I ate food that I normally avoid, drank some root beer and a ginger ale (again - not normal), and I watched all three of my Netflix (which have been languishing since early September for lack of time . . . ). On that score - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a lovely little film; Les Mis was just not so great . . . ; and Life of Pi is well worth seeing. I got some knitting done. Did I mention that I ate food that I normally avoid?
Yeah - well, it's been kind of a crazy couple of weeks on that score. I really haven't felt well for a couple of weeks - probably some low-grade intestinal bug,, but it's made me really tired. Long story short, after the bottle of Gatorade I had to have last week, my body has been seeking sugar again. And I indulged it because it did give me more energy, which I really, really needed - and I really didn't feel the effects too much which was really surprising . . .
Really??? Well, yeah - I mean, I didn't feel the effects. Not right away . . .
No, not right away, but the cumulative effect of a little sugar here and a little more there in these past few weeks smacked me upside the head this morning - or should I say grabbed my joints in a vice grip. I totally blew past the envelope - forget about pushing, I turbo'd right through. I mean, really? If I needed any more proof about how sugar and highly processed foods affect my body, I have it now, because the chickens came home to roost today. Everything hurts, and after months (and I was SO excited to be not taking it anymore . . . ) of being off my anti-inflammatory, I had to take one this morning.
I just made a very healthy dinner and had it for breakfast ;-) I do that a lot - I'd rather eat a flat omelette for dinner and food thought of traditionally as dinner food early in the day. Seems to work well for me, and since I live alone, I don't have to cater to anyone else's tastes ;-D
What did I learn from this? Well, I've learned in the past few weeks that I need to get more fish in and more veg in. Those things help my energy levels. I've been skirting the edge of being a carbetarian, and it's not good. Not best for me. It hasn't helped that I'm still without a treadmill. Man - I really miss it.
So, to paraphrase Dr. Wayne Dyer: Sugar, Be Gone! Right back to avoiding sugar and highly processed foods, getting more fish protein, going a little easier on the peanut butter and nuts, carbs more from fruits and veg again, and a renewed focus on moving forward.
I am thankful to have figured this out. Yay Me!
I must have Ally McBeal on the brain - here is one of my favorite Vonda Shepard tunes from the soundtrack.
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