Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Yoga class

Food wise, today was not much different from yesterday. I had the same amount of protein, fat, carbs, veggies, fruit, etc. Because of weather, illness and time, I haven't gone out for a run since Friday though I did exercises some over the weekend indoors. Today I took a 1.5 hour Hatha yoga class and it got my muscles going. I am so stiff that I think the class benefited me more than a run would have. I will try to wake up early tomorrow to spin before I shower, eat and go to work. Lets see how that will go.

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Muffins

Today I went back to work; thank goodness I was feeling better than the previous day. Before dinner, I made grain and flour-free muffins (with pecan and almond flour, eggs, maple syrup, baking soda, salt, vanilla, frozen blueberries - all organic).

Breakfast
1 hard boiled egg
(I am not very hungry in the morning, but I must eat something)

Mid morning snack
1 hard boiled egg
Bartlet pear

Lunch
Leftover baked chicken
cabbage slaw


  • red cabbage
  • daikon radish
  • red onion
  • green onion
  • Shiitake mushroom
  • carrot
  • EVOO
  • Balsamic
1 sprouted corn tortilia

Mid afternoon
not hungry

Dinner
3 large prawns sauteed in coconut oil, spicy (they were pretty big)
sliced baked eggplant
same type of salad as lunch
16 oz kombucha
2 muffins

Supplements

B-vitamins
Folic Acid
Cinnamon
Vitex (herb)
Evening Primrose Oil
Flax seed Oil


I know I need more fruit in my diet, but unfortunately, this season hasnt been good for that.


Monday, February 26, 2007

food list

This is a very rough guide to my diet. There are more foods I eat, but this can give you an idea: (I will continue to update this list)

NO
refined carbs
white rice - except for occasional Sushi out
sugar, corn syrup, fructose, high fructose corn syrup
juice (except for raw vegetable juice)
sodas
artificial sweeteners
preservatives, MSG, etc
hard liquor
beer
unfermented soy foods and products
dairy - except for raw or at least organic, grass fed butter

YES
organic fresh, raw fruits and vegetables
sea vegetables
raw vegetable juice
wheat grass juice
whole grains
quinoa
brown and red rice
wild rice
flax
organic chicken and turkey
wild salmon and other fish
wine (very seldom)
Flax seed oil
Coconut oil (unrefined)
raw and organic butter
extra virgin olive oil
raw fermented foods such as raw sour kraut and kombucha (daily)

Called in sick

Today is the first day of my cycle and I was having crippling cramps: not able to stand up straight, dizzy and heavy bleeding. Plus DP and I are still fight a bug or cold of some sort.

Though today was supposed to be a rest day, I couldn't help but cook and so some laundry though I managed a 1 1/2 nap in the mid afternoon. I did some spinning on my bike for about 25 minutes and it did help some of the cramping (followed by a hot essential oil and Epsom salt bath).

Morning (slept until 10:00)
2 oz fresh wheat grass juice
1 hard boiled egg
1 gluten-free waffle
raw butter
strawberry sugar free jam (sweetened with fruit juice)
1 tbs coconut oil
kombucha 8 oz

Mid afternoon
Salad
  • lettuce
  • radishes
  • nori
green onions
red bell pepper
Sauteed shrimp
sweet potato fries (baked)
kombucha 8oz

Dinner
chicken (baked)
salad (same as lunch)
baked eggplant

Supplements throughout the day
zinc 30 mg
cinnamon 350 mg 2x today
alpha-lopoic acid 150 mg x2 today
cayenne
astaxanthin 4 mg
B vitamin
magnesium citrate 400 mg
folic acid 800 mcg
evening primrose oil
vitamin E
Taurine
White tea

Excercise
25 minutes of spinning

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Today was a bit light as well as I still wasn't feeling well physically and emotionally. I kept the carb content low at least and did some core work and stretching. If its not raining tomorrow, I will go for a run after work; if the rain stays, I will do some spinning.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

A new day - 24 Feb 2007

OK, so its been quite a while since I posted. I almost forgot I have a blog! Again, I want to write on a regular basis what my lifestyle protical is for PCOS and possible hypothyroidism.

So far, this is what I had today:

Breakfast

3 turkey sauseage
3 tbs polenta
1 tbs raw, coconut oil

I didn't really have an appetite today because I'm fighting a cold, but I did have a fair amount of energy going into the afternoon.

Late Lunch

Broiled salmon with a spicy lemongrass sauce

8 oz of Kombucha (I will drink 8 oz before bed)

Tonight I will make a big salad and will add flax seed oil and balsamic vinegar, I don't feel the need to have more protein or any starch for that matter. Like I said, I'm fighting a bug and dont really feel like eating much. :(. I will also have red raspberry leaf and needle tea before bed.