Girl's Night Out with my Family
When I first told my husband about this phenomenon a few years ago he just shook his head and said he didn't think food could have that kind of effect....well I think he believes me now. I began cutting corners, running out of my staples (chicken soup, yogurt, granola, etc.) and snitching holiday goodies my neighbors brought. I think what really did me in was the homemade fudge. By Christmas Eve I was angry, stressed, and trying to get hold of myself before I blew up. How did this happen? Christmas is the time to celebrate family, friends, and Christ's love...and here I am angry at any and everything? Can food really do this to me?
The answer for me is YES! and it seems dairy and gluten are the worst offenders. I have had times in the past when I am just as busy and stressed but took care of myself and the outcome was very different. If I ingest gluten or dairy accidentally I can tell within 20 minutes, I describe it as a black cloud coming over me and it makes me feel crazy and out of control. The problem over the holidays was that day after day I kept eating things with dairy and tons of sugar.....and the monster was born.
By Tuesday I was getting back to normal, but feeling really dumb. Why did I work so hard to make it a perfect day then ruin it for myself? Duh! I write this to let you know if you have someone in your life that food affects like me, be patient with them. I read many blogs written by parents with autistic children who report out of control tantrums when their kids go off of the SCD and I know to most people this sounds ridiculous, but for me it is true. Some foods are like drugs in my body and I count myself lucky to understand this and know what to avoid. Here's to a better holiday next year....I am going to dump that fudge in the garbage!
Karen, I so understand Dr. Jekyll/Mr.Hyde. Been there done that many times over. Too many times to even contemplate. Now my evil this year is sugar. I never eat it - rarely ever. But this season it has been a demon...a demon I succumbed to and have no one to blame but myself. Tomorrow is a new day...to start fresh again.. we are only human, we can only do the best we can, and every once in a while we get caught up don't we? Here is a "cheers" to you and me for tomorrow! Ina
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind Ina, Cheers!
ReplyDeleteOh yes... I know this all too well! I just recently learned again that a normal gf/yeast free diet isn't enough for me. If I eat mostly SCD, I can have a couple serving a week of gf grains. August through October were unavoidably busy and we were out of town several times...lots of restaurant food. I can only eat so many grilled chicken salads, so I ate lots of corn. I got bloated and a mild Crohn's flair in my throat. I'm pretty sure I didn't get ahold of any gluten, because I didn't get a mental dark cloud haze that comes with gluten (my mom call it "groggy"). I think stress and straying too far from the SCD did me in.
ReplyDeleteToo much sugar will cause me to obsess over things I can usually laugh off, fudge is one of my donwfalls too. One piece won't hurt, but when my husbands Meemaw makes me a pound of it, it's hard to just eat one.
Thank you for the comments Mrs. Ed and Ina, it is nice to know you are not alone!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness--just like me. The deepest darkness of winter is my worst. I'm battling it this year with green smoothies and exercise (okay, more at least). I'll see how it goes.
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