I Am The Decider
I have totally been PMS-ing. Okay, I know “syndrom-ing” is not really a word, but then again – this is my blog and I am the decider. So it’s now official - here at Bacon Is My Enemy “PMS-ing” is a most reasonable word to use to describe the state that I am in right now.
“Grrrrr” works too.
But, back on topic: I AM SOOO P-M-S-ING.
Over the last three days I have had intense cravings for things like bread and chocolate. Not necessarily together, but at this point I would absolutely feel justified in saying that toast and nutella fit snugly between fruits and vegetables on the food pyramid. Right next to chocolate croissants? RIGHT?? You with me?
Oh bother. Who am I trying to kid? I feel fat and bloated. Don’t worry, this is not a pity party “I feel so fat and bloated” comment. Rather, I quite literally FEEL fat and bloated. My feet are swollen like I am 9 months pregnant and my fingers feel like plumped up Jimmy Dean sausage links. Like right now? I feel like I am typing with fingers that have no joints. Just try typing without bending your fingers, it’s really hard. Go ahead. TYPE LIKE YOU CANT BEND YOUR FINGERS AND YOU’LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN. See? I have to suffer through all-CAPS because it’s easier to just type like you are barreling through a sentence.
I know, we all have those days or string of days. For me? I actually broke down and had a bowl of spaghetti and some garlic toast. And some chocolate mousse with some white chocolate shavings. And you know what? It was delicious. It really was. But now I feel like complete shit. Not mentally, but physically. I feel all sorts of messed up. Like I am coming down off of crack. Not that I would know what the downside of a crack high is like, but I am the decider, so I decide what euphemisms I am going to use.
Anyway, I don’t feel guilty about going AWOL on the diet. But man oh man. I feel like crap. I think I mentioned, I’ve been on a (mostly) Gluten-Free diet as of late. I do not have a wheat allergy or celiac or anything like that, it’s just something I wanted to try as part of my “I’m going to be healthy and lose weight schtick.” As a result, over the past few weeks I have never felt better in my life. Limiting the dairy, sugar and bread has really stabilized my blood sugar levels and all those gastrointestinal side effects of eating those types of foods? Gone. Really. Ask Paige.
So that spaghetti and chocolate mousse I had? Well I definitely “felt” my blood sugar spike and then crash. I don’t think I noticed how eating those foods effected me before because I have never taken a protracted break from them. It’s like I hit the reset button on my body and now I am really getting to know how foods make my body feel.
So did I lose weight this week?
Uh no.
In fact, I was a gainer. Like 3 lbs. I know.
Which means that I am back up to 174 lbs. Very, very frustrating. It is fretful but I am reminded of how much I need to push myself further. And how I really shouldn’t eat spaghetti and garlic bread right before I weigh myself. And that water is not always a friend. Just ask my sausage fingers.
PS. No photo update. My trusty camera has finally died. I have had my G6 for about 6 years or so. I’ve dropped it more times than I would like to admit. People make fun of it all of the time because it is so big and clunky. But whatever. It was a good girl.
But here’s a little diddy from 1996:
Yes those are blond streaks. I am the decider. Sometimes the decider of bad hair decisions.
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Gotta admit, I actually straightened out my fingers, and attempted to type like that. And gullible is written on the ceiling. But you were right, that shit is hard.
I can sympathize with the feeling as I know from experience what McDonalds really does to my system. We very rarely eat fast food because it’s much cheaper and healthier to just cook at home, but once in a while I get a craving for a greasy, cheesy burger with those crisp, equally greasy fries. Then my GI tract rebels against me for making it work so hard.
I concur that PMSing should be a word. Of course, I have about four months to go before I can get back into that cycle of things.
Adorable pic!
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aaggggghhhhh … PMS is such a nasty state of being. We go from “decent” to gargantuous in the matter of minutes. Just for that alone I am so looking forward to menopause. But I’m sure that also has it’s share of problems. sigh … no escaping the “perils” of womanhood.
Wow … Paige has some great photography skills. What a talented girl.
So…TMI on the bloody vagina.
to take the load off of you, i am a volunteering to be the decider for the next minute, or at least next sentence, and i say, GO GET A MASSAGE, WOMAN.
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Ahw…I am sorry you are feeling down. Don’t feel defeated though. I am unhappy with my body and keep thinking that if I could just be ****** then I could be happy but then I realized the other day that if I do eventually get to ******* that’s great but I still need to live in the momeent and enjoy life while I am getting there.
I hope that little analogy made sense.
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Since food blogging, I’ve noticed the cravings crank up around that time of the month. I’ve decided to celebrate it!
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I suffer from celiac. It took years to figure out what it was, but oh god, was it great when I found out. I NEVER felt as healthy as I did when all of that junk was finally out of my system. I still give in from time to time (which is miserable, but always seems like a good idea when someone shows up with a pizza?) but much like you, I never realized what bad foods did to me until I didn’t have them anymore.
P.S. I totally tried the straight finger typing thing. Sucks.
I totally understand what bad food can do to you once you’ve been off it for so long, but we’re all allowed our slip ups. No one’s super human, especially during that time of the month. It’s about realizing your mistake and getting back on track. You need to go a little crazy to keep from going all the way crazy!
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HA! I had PSM-ing type evening… I wrapped some turkey bacon around BBQ flavored potato chips, it was heaven!
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