Calming down

Well maybe I should go anyway, but I was watching Dr. Oz at the time of my last post and he was talking about warning signs for different ailments, so I was afraid I may be dying. As you know by now I analyze everything. Now Snyder did say don't jump head first into a detox for you can experience headaches, nausea, fatigue, and the like. My serotonin meds also have a dizziness warning and I just barely switched to full-dose when my doc said I had the choice to do that or stick with 1/2. I pick up a new bottle tomorrow and 1/2 it is.

That fruit smoothie was sure delicious. Next meal is a salad with nut pate wraps. Snore. Yeah something's making me really relaxed.

Love,

SG

Almost a month!

Maybe I should see my doc?

Tired again. I hope I don't have sleep apnea. The slight headaches, irritability, and fatigue could be the detox. But I have moments where I have plenty of energy to exercise. It could be the heavy sweating every other day or so. I am supposed to feel more energy with the vitamin B12 injections, but I feel calmer and I'm losing weight. I am still painting and having a good time. You know, I did take a hot bath this morning and ate a hot lunch. That could make me sleepy. But I did make an awesome smoothie: Pineapple, mango, coconut yogurt, and orange. Mmmmm.

I'll see if I recover by the end of this weekend, if not I'll call the doc.

Love,


SG

I am an artist!

I don't know what I should blame, or just myself, for procrastinating. All I wanted to do for the last month it seems is lay on my couch all day and go to bed at 8. Then today a miracle happened. I played guitar for five minutes, which turned into 30. I also almost completed my painting and started another one. Both of these are extremely meditative and if I had one wish it would be to concentrate on something like these quietly all day. I picked up the guitar right where I left off a month ago, and I keep being reminded how good of a painter I am. I stumbled upon the ebook years ago called Portia The Pig who tries to find her true calling, and she discovers that she is an artist. Petty cool! So even if you don't feel like it, pick up that thing and just say you'll do five minutes. I guarantee you'll go much longer if it is your passion.

SG

Get off yer butt!

Well one out of three ain't bad. I went to hot yoga and finally ran into a friend who works there, and we sweated side by side. Guitar and painting WILL commence tomorrow. I am the broken record but you gotta sweat every day. It's even more important if you are quitting a bad habit. Plus it makes you drink more water! Every quit therapy for smoking I've taken, they say "Drink more water!". When you quit alcohol well, what does alcohol do to you? So you should keep hydrated! And I get 'high' after a hard workout. So there ya go. I think the emergen-c and this recovery drink I got in a Klutch Club box did the trick. I even had boatloads of energy in that 75 minute class. It was only towards the end when I couldn't hold boat pose and I was shaking like a leaf. I wonder why you sweat the most after you stop. When I lay in savasana that's when it all gushes out. I know gross. But I'm getting the bad stuff out.

Less and less. Food that is, and I pay more attention to what I put in my body. With all the nut pate wraps and salad I felt like I ruined it with gelato and damn you whipped cream in a can. I should just toss it. I think instead of sugar I'll let myself have the rest of my pasta in the pantry before I switch to quinoa and rice. I do have this healthy, chunky olive and tomato pasta sauce waiting. Plus now I eat a salad before lunch and dinner. Okay I'm going to pass out now. Oh pain is about 99.9 percent gone. Woot.

SG

Carpe Diem

So My shoulder is about 90% better and it's been a week since I've gone to hot yoga, so I'm going tonight.

Also, it's been more than a week (ashamed to say exactly how long) since I've practiced guitar...

I should finish that painting to go above my bed too.

Disposal being replaced on Friday.

Our first Trader Joe's opens on Friday also. Do I brave it?

I just made Snyder's pine nut parmesan and it's an amazing dressing/dip. Soaking nuts for tonight's nut pate over spinach.

Armed with green powder, Emergen-C, and Bayer.

Love,

SG

I...hurt myself today

OW! I woke up at 4 am and I slept wrong or something, because I felt a sharp pain at the base of my neck. A hot bath and muscle gel didn't make it go away, but it is healing and not nearly as bad as it was. So hot yoga has been postponed to tomorrow.

I am also tired, but Snyder would be proud of me, kinda, today so far minus my presssshus iced coffee and oven-dried stuffing for salad breadcrumbs. I had a GG for breakfast and a huge romaine and parsley salad with avocado, brewers yeast, lime juice, pomegranate seeds, dried stuffing, and roasted pumpkin seeds for lunch. It was very Thanksgiving leftover-tasting goodness. I feel totally satisfied. Three weeks quit and I still feel like I'm getting over a sickness. Now I'm injured. Boo hoo. Well I have my house work, Christmas wrapping, painting, and guitar playing I am physically able to do here at home although I just want a nap.

SG

HOLY GOOD SWEET PATATA!!!

Okay I can die now. Snyder's Basic Yams are anything but. Plus she has two other yam dishes I gotta try now after these. I used garnet yams and they were about 1 1/2 inches thick, so I cut them into rounds.

2 pounds organic yams cut in to 1 1/2 pieces
1 T coconut oil
1/8 t Celtic or Himalayan salt (I used Real Salt made right here in Salt Lake City)

That's it!!!

Pre-heat oven to 375. Lay yams on a baking sheet (I put them on parchment paper). Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Holy goo balls they get caramelly and some even charred that tasted EXACTLY like toasted marshmallows. I know, char=bad evil but I had to have a teensy bit of it. I spread the coconut oil over the tops while still hot and sprinkled on the salt. Apparently these will make you look beautiful! If so I'm having them every stinking night. Snyder recommends these for dinner preceded by the Sunday Salad or the Dharma's Kale Salad. Homework is done.

I was also inspired to use coconut oil as a lip balm and hair frizz-tamer. You know it's an excellent moisturizer. And now I'm smelling goooooood. Coconut oil smells a lot better than cigarette smoke and alcohol seeping through your pores, FYI.

Night,

SG

Day 23