I Am A Walking Fungus Day 10

DRAT! I forgot again!

Yesterday was a doctor's appointment where I learned a valuable lesson. Keep a daggum calendar of all your symptoms and medicines. I felt like an idiot yesterday when they asked me how long I have had symptoms and all I could remember was 2-3 weeks. But I don't think even that was accurate! Oh well. Cultures are sent off so I'm waiting for a phone call to tell me how I'm doing. BV ain't nothing to play with.

Monday's overall food intake was great and I actually woke up refreshed and ready to go on Tuesday! I still didn't go out walking or do any other exercise, but I was pleasantly shocked at how good I felt. But Tuesday is a totally different story.

The girls and I went to Discovery Park together for the day. So we got there before lunch so guess where we had lunch? At the Park! I had a great opportunity to do pretty good on my diet but did I? Oh no, I didn't! I totally caved and got a grilled cheese sandwich, fries and a coke. I know I burned off a little of it doing all the walking we did, but then I messed up again. I promised Dairy Queen afterwards so guess who else got ice cream? So I didn't eat supper. Well, I took vitamins for supper.

So I'm hoping that even if I don't get to the computer every day like I want to, that I need to start documenting EVERY. LITTLE. THING. I seriously need to start the AntiCandida Diet (ACD) but I'm truly terrified. But if I don't at least START, I might not EVER get the results I want. And even if I mess up and have to start all over, I'm hoping my body will progress positively anyway. Fungus ain't nothing to play with, either.

I Am A Walking Fungus Day 9

It's Monday!!! That means I forgot to post all weekend. And I didn't want to get up this morning. I hit snooze for TWO HOURS this morning. And I had plenty of stuff to do before the kids got up, but my sleep was more important. Way more important!

So I did pretty bad stuff this weekend, but as an excuse, I had company in town. I did good Saturday morning, with eggs.

I did good at Saturday lunch, with grilled chicken and salad. Look how awesome this is! I was so proud of myself, I haven't pulled off grilled chicken on the stovetop like that EVER.

But Saturday dinner, I had my usual 4 slices of pizza. By "usual" I mean, I ate my usual amount that I normally eat when I'm eating bad. I didn't refrain myself at all. And I forgot all my vitamins.

Sunday didn't turn out to be any better, but we had a LOT going on getting ready for church and the actual church service. And the potluck lunch after church. 

So I forgot all my vitamins again. My eye twitch was at an all-time high, but I figured that was from having company in town. NINE people in my little 1300 sq. ft. apartment. It went well, though.

Sunday morning: 3 doughnuts!!! Lunch: potluck, but I did eat some salad to start off!!! I think that helped my blood sugar from getting too high. But I had a lot of dessert to compensate.

Dinner: an Advocare shake, maybe like half of it. Vanilla with a tablespoon of peanut butter.

So today is MONDAY. So maybe I can start fixing my weekend today. I did have eggs this morning. And Maybe just maybe I'll remember to post again tonight to tell you the rest of my day. I'm gonna make this a habit! It's too fun!

I Am A Walking Fungus Day 6

Can you even see this picture? It says" Procrastination: Hard Work Often Pays Off Over Time, But Laziness Always Pays Off Now.

I don't think I'm much of a procrastinator, but writing on this blog is not a habit yet, so I simply FORGOT TO POST LAST NIGHT. I even left the laptop out to remind me, and I still forgot! Oh well.

I did OK yesterday. But I am happy to report that I'm losing weight! Again, that's a bonus side effect of what I'm doing, not the primary purpose of what I'm doing.

In regards to my primary purpose, the Nystatin is doing great, and I noticed significant change on my tongue yesterday. I hope it keeps going, as I continue to cut my carbs and sugar content.

Yesterday, as I said, I learned my lesson about eating breakfast and I ate 2 eggs with real bacon bits in it. I probably should not have had bacon bits in it, but it was probably only the equivalent of a tablespoon. I'm slackin'! Wait this was lunch, not breakfast.

I always feel great for about 2 hours after eating eggs, but then I lose energy. I'm not hungry, I just start feeling tired. Oh yeah, and sitting outside in the heat makes you tired too!!! I watched the girls, in the shade, while they swam in the pool. Still can't go in myself. And I'm OK with that. My bathing suit is starting to fall apart from the chlorine. 

So I had low carb pancakes for breakfast. (This is what happens when you log in the DAY AFTER you eat something....I forget what and when) They were OK. I made them with almond flour, so they tasted more like tasteless cornbread cakes. I dabbed them in low calorie syrup. BAD ERIN.

Supper is where I failed again. I had spaghetti with the family. I didn't even cook it this time, hubby did. But I ate a smaller amount than usual. It was rotini pasta and meat sauce. I tried to go heavy on the sauce.

I woke up with a swollen tummy, so I'm wondering if I'm making myself gluten intolerant. Or the fact I had carbs before bed. I'm not sure yet what is going on there, but my tummy hurt this morning!

I Am A Walking Fungus Day 4 & 5

My last post was on Monday. Then, Tuesday, we went out to eat and it went downhill from there. I was trying to make it a habit to write every day. So now, I'm playing catchup.

Tuesday, I had eggs for breakfast. Salad for lunch. I've been slacking on my vitamins. I don't have them as a set schedule yet and I know I need them, but I have to put together a timetable or something for them. I'm always afraid I forget to take them. And then I DO forget to take them!!!

Whatever I need to do to get rid of this eye twitch. And the candida, of course.

The eye twitch-that's why I don't drink caffeine anymore. Did I tell you we went out to eat Tuesday? Yeah, hubby got sick this weekend, so we went out Tuesday for Father's Day. He picked out Applebee's. I got a steak and fried red potatoes and unsweet tea. That was the first caffeine I've had in a while. And the potatoes were SO GOOD considering they were illegal. But I DIDN'T get a pepsi and I DIDN'T get the entree that I usually get. Get get get.

Wednesday, I had nothing for breakfast and paid for it dearly.  When it came to lunch time, I had a totino's pizza. The whole thing. And then for supper, since I already ate my supper for lunch, I had half of another pizza. Not a great day on Wednesday. I binge ate because I didn't eat breakfast. I will try not to do that again. I learned my lesson! I hope!!!! But Wednesdays are always a bit busy for dinner because we were about to go to church.

But hey, I did a workout video yesterday and then got on the treadmill today, Thursday, for 30 minutes. WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? LOL I'll post about Thursday later today.

I know this was a weird entry, my thoughts are all scattered, especially with all the chores that need to get done this afternoon and time's a-wastin'!

I Am A Walking Fungus Day 3

EPIC FAIL EPIC FAIL EPIC FAIL. I did great for breakfast and lunch, but I EPIC FAILED (yes, I made that a verb) at dinner tonight. So here is how my day went.

I made eggs this morning, 2 again. It was great and I had great energy for a little while. I got off my ruckus and actually cleaned the house....some. The oven looks better anyways! And I took my usual supplements: D, Magnesium, Potassium, probiotic and allergy spray. I think. Well, it was great and then it's time for lunch and I'm dragging.

I forced myself to eat salad for lunch, but I did have some bleu cheese dressing with it. But I think it had like 2g of sugar with it. So freakin' boring!!! Then I decided to look up my new Pinterest frosting pin and I had all the ingredients to make it!! I was super excited and it turned out great.....just tastes a little greasy and not as sweet as I would like. I was afraid to add too much stevia to it though, in case I ruined the whole batch. Next time I'm not going to add so much coconut oil.

But I still had no energy for the rest of the afternoon. I had no carbs to wake me up and I don't know how I want to exactly get energy considering I am not NOT not (did I say NOT?) drinking caffeine right now. Today, I didn't make any excuses to DO exercise. I just didn't at all. I'm riding the crimson wave hard today and I just didn't feel like it. 'Nuff said. All I can figure is that I'll have to drink more water to get energized. I drank almost 3 bottles today. My goal is 5, but I'm not there. But I have gotten used to drinking the distilled water. It's best when it's cold.

So I had 3 doritos chips as a snack near dinner time. Guilty? Yes!!! And then I felt really guilty because I had 2 grilled cheese sandwiches tonight for supper, with tomato soup. It. Was. Glorious! And I was happily surprised there is no sugar in campbell's tomato soup! Bonus!

So now, all I have left is to take my supplements.

I don't mind the eggs in the morning so far, but I hate eating the salad with no meat. I don't like just eating it by itself. Since I'm trying (ha!) to limit cheese intake, I have nothing exciting on my salad, literally lettuce and dressing. I can't have carrots and I don't feel like boiling 1 egg just for a tiny salad.

I tell myself I'm going to try to go walking in the morning. But I need to get up earlier so I can go farther in the mornings. We will see what happens!!!

Happy Father's Day! I Am A Walking Fungus Day 2

Well, today is Day 1 of officially TRYING to eat better to help kill off my Candida. Wait, that stuff doesn't even deserve a capital letter. candida. candida. candida. There!

So I did better than usual, but not spectacular today. For breakfast, I scrambled and vacuumed up 2 eggs plain. I had to eat in a hurry or we were going to be late for church. But it was the best decision ever! It kept me full all morning long. And I took my round of supplements: D, Magnesium, multivitamin, and probiotic.

We decided on Wendy's for lunch. I was pseudo-excited about it, because I knew there was something there I could get....salad. Yay! So I got a chicken nugget meal with a side salad and didn't eat any dressing or croutons. I realized halfway through that I FORGOT I couldn't eat fried foods and here I am eating 10 fried nuggets. WHOOPS. And the salad sucked, it was already turning on me, so I didn't eat much of it. Basically I had 10 nuggets and water. I'm craving flavored beverages so bad today.

But of course, with all fried foods and because of my condition, I was craving sweets pretty bad after lunch, but my desire for a nap greatly outweighed my desire for something sweet. It was a glorious nap too, since E is on medicine that wakes him up at night with a hurt tummy and I lose an hour of sleep.

So tonight, the family is having hamburger helper, which I am cooking. After all, it is Father's Day and he requested this. So I'm cooking for everyone but me. I did get a bag of salad so I guess I'll have that, but I'm not looking forward to it. Actually, I'm still not that hungry from lunch. I might skip supper altogether.

Yesterday, at the grocery store, I mentioned I bought distilled water. I've never had that stuff before, but it's supposedly better for you than regular tap water because of the presence of chlorine. Man, does that stuff taste WEIRD when you've never had it before. It's just a little different. But it's definitely something I can get used to. I have to at least drink the gallon I bought! Can't waste that 88 cents! LOL

If I have anything for supper, it will maybe be a salad, but at least I'll take my usual vitamins: D, Magnesium, probiotic, and garlic.

Thanks for coming to the party! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADDIES!

I Am A Walking Fungus Day 1

Day 1 of my candida die-off, I hope. Well, maybe not today being the first day of eating better, but the first day of writing on the blog to keep myself accountable. Yeah, that's it. Day 1 of Food Journal Blog.

For breakfast, I had a sausage biscuit from Mcdonalds and 16 oz. of Crystal Light Fruit Punch. Then I ate another sausage biscuit and felt pretty guilty about it.

Followed by D3, Magnesium, and multivitamin.

Took a shower, worked on the annihilation of thrush with cepacol mouthwash.  Thank goodness, it seems to be a minor case this time. Of the thrush, that is.

No lunch. I don't remember having any lunch. I think I was so depressed about going on this candida die-off that I didn't want to eat. Because there is nothing in the house I CAN eat. Then I went to the grocery store to get food for everyone else. But I bought distilled water in a gallon jug and a small bottle of water to enjoy at Walmart.

Well, maybe you can count lunch as the garlic pills and probiotic pills and gummies I took mid-afternoon. But that little bit of stuff sent me into a sugar crash and of course, I realized I CAN'T HAVE THE GUMMIES ANYMORE AS MY PROBIOTIC. And I got sad again. LOL

I think I'm gonna try fasting 20 hours, and eating 4 hours. No guarantee that I'm gonna do that yet. Today is Saturday, and it's really hard to get through Sunday church without food. SO, I haven't decided what I'm doing in the morning. Maybe eggs!!

For supper, I had 2 leftover hamburger patties with nothing on it. I'm gonna miss cheese. A LOT.

I'm about to take more D3, magnesium and probiotic pills. Maybe I'll do better tomorrow. I'm already stressing about where we are lunching tomorrow after church. What can I eat? Oh yeah, A SALAD....super excited. NOT

WARNING! TMI! I Am A Walking Fungus

WARNING! TMI!!!
When is the most inconvenient time to try to lose weight or get healthy? Every. Single. Day. But this time, I don't care if I lose weight or not. Sure, that would be a great bonus. This time, I have to do it for other reasons. The main reason is the fact that I'm a walking fungus.

I'm sure you've seen my other posts about how I was gonna be "for real" this time. That I was gonna do it, no excuses, this time. That, this time, I was going to make the lifestyle changes I needed to make to get healthy.

So, here I am again, this time. But it's not about losing weight THIS TIME. It's about getting rid of the fungus that I have been growing for who knows how long. I really don't think I've had candida that long, at least on the surface, but now when I take antibiotics for anything, it WREAKS HAVOC on my system. But I fought back harder than ever this time, even though I was unsuccessful.

I have just been given, and have taken, a round of antibiotics for bacterial vaginosis again. AGAIN. I just was diagnosed with it, like, 2 months ago, and I have it again. Or, it never really went away.

Sure, I'm bummed. It's hard for me to kill this stuff. But hopefully, the antibiotics have done what they needed to as far as the BV goes. I do feel better in general. BUT THE ANTIBIOTICS.......take a toll on my bacteria levels and all the good goes out with the bathwater as well. So now I'm exploding with yeast out all ends again. That in itself pisses me off more than anything. I hate hate hate yeast infections and thrush. And I'm all-too familiar with them.

So now I'm ready for the yeast to die. DIE VERMIN. Do you know how disgusted I feel with myself for the fact that I have weird, yucky stuff growing inside me that shouldn't be there (or at least the levels need to be decreased significantly)?

So the die-off begins. This is now going to be my food journal. This is where I am going to keep myself accountable to the foods I eat, so I can embarrass myself as much as possible when I mess up.

What Does 100 Calories Look Like?

Hi! This is what 100 calories looks like to me! Even as inaccurate as a calorie counter is on a treadmill, it took me 24 minutes to burn it off. 

You know what else has 100 calories? Plenty of stuff, but in particular, 8 ounces of my nemesis, my elixir of death, my favorite addictive substance: Coca-Cola. Actually, 106 calories for 8 ounces, if you want to be technical. That's right, I drink a whole lot less than I used to, but I still get excited when I get the opportunity to drink some of this fine-tasting battery acid. 

I know, pretty sad. 

As I continue my struggle with weight loss in the laziest of ways, I still think Coke is worth it. So I've learned to cherish every drop I get. I don't keep it in the house....much. But I do have some in the house right now. Not gonna lie. 

Still sad, yep. 

Will I get on the treadmill today to burn off some Coke? Maybe. I didn't yesterday! Again, I'm lazy. I need to go back eating low-carb but don't have the willpower right now. I hate getting older. 

And I didn't mean for this to turn into a complain-a-thon. Sorry. Maybe my next post won't be centered around Coke. Here's hopin!