Torture

[cjsmith]

Yesterday's free lunch: pasta in assorted sauces, with bread and butter.
Today: someone brought in Krispy Kremes and left them by the microwave.

I don't for one minute think other people should have to change what they're doing for my comfort, but my God, I never knew how AWFUL this sort of thing could be. I am getting a major education here.

edit: AND there's an Enforced Fun at the office tomorrow! Guess what we're having! Pizza and ice cream! I think I feel an attack of bubonic plague coming on. *eyeroll*

Comments

[hopeforyou.livejournal.com]

FWIW, I think that after a few months of this diet, you can probably phase a few things in for a little while and treat yourself to others. I can say that in my experience, I ate the limited diet for a while and then made sure I treated myself to dark chocolate every couple of days and I was fine.

I only began really having problems with my stomach and intestines recently -- after about 18 months straight of high-dose antibiotics and not having enough probiotics regularly. Just moving to taking more probiotics, drinking more water, eating yoghurt, and eating more small meals throughout the day -- I've been doing much better.

I can eat just about anything, but I really should be more mindful about the sugars and carbs on an ongoing basis.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

phase a few things in for a little while and treat yourself to others

That would be heaven. I seem to be okay with the 85% dark chocolate, which does make some sense when you realize that there are carbs in everything, including glycogen stores in muscle tissue (meat). So clearly very small amounts aren't hosing me. Or maybe they are. I don't know if I would be able to tell.

One bite of what everyone else is having would help a whole lot, I think. But I want to talk to the doc before I start unilaterally disobeying the guidelines. I sure don't want ANOTHER hard-to-cure chronic ailment.