Days 89 and 90
Food was our typical on Sunday (cacao pow using instant
rolled oats instead of steel-cut because we did sleep in. However; there was no juice today. We decided to go Geo-caching with a friend
this afternoon and so had a quick HUGE salad lunch and then were off.
It has been since law school that we’ve gone geo-caching… we
stayed on a pretty good bike/walking trail so our kids would not have too much
problem and they loved it! I forgot how
much doing something so small as a kid can be sooo much fun. The trail we walked on was one of the “Rails
to Trails” program creations so there were a lot of those old train rocks off
to the side of the trail. My 4 year old
had a blast kicking rocks off the trail and then when there were no more he
could kick off the trail I would throw them onto the trail for him to kick
off—he couldn’t get enough and it really tuckered him out.
We drove by about 8 homes this afternoon—since we are going
to have to move in about 5 months or so—but there is really nothing that is
calling our names. My little 8 year old
is awesome. He really wants to stay in
this area but the area is well out of our price range right now. He understands that we have to find a house
in an area that will work with our budget so he’s decided to pray for us to
find the right area and the right home—and he was sure to add that he is praying
that it will be in this area. In a big
way I hope his prayer is answered because it would mean that some things have
changed for us financially in a very short period of time. ;)
As far as any progress with my candida it’s hard to say
where I am or what needs to happen now.
For the last few weeks (and in some ways almost the whole time we’ve
bene doing this cleanse) I’ve had pressure in my sinuses that does not want to
go away! It’s a pressure that is hard to
describe but I told my wife today that it feels little like something is
crawling around in my deep sinuses that are just above the rim of my nose. She looked at me a little like people look at
us now “bat crap crazy…” but I don’t know a better way to describe it.
I’ve done some searching online and have found some people
who say you can actually get parasites in your nose but others who say that
when they told their doctor this they thought they were crazy and ought to go
see a shrink. I don’t know what—if
anything—is stuck in my nose, I just know there is a pressure that won’t quite
go away and I would like it to be gone.
Deep down I believe (and hope) that it is progress that continues as I
continue to cleanse my body… afterall… it’s only been about 3 months of
extremely clean eating and many people say it takes at least 3 months or as
many as 6 or longer to get rid of all the symptoms.
Here’s hopin’ for more!
Day 90
I did it again! I got
up very early and ran. 5:40am I was at
my starting point and off. It did feel a
little slower and more difficult than it did when I ran on Saturday (my best
run yet) and when I was done it was confirmed.
This morning it was very dark and I couldn’t see my time as well as I
could on Saturday so I only ran and really didn’t track my speed while I ran. The problem with is that my running is so sporadic—I
have no sense of how fast or slow I’m going sometimes. It can feel like I’m running 8 minute miles
or better and when I look down at my watch I’m doing 10 minute miles.
When this happens while I see my watch I pick things up
because I know I’m capable of much faster.
Well.. when I couldn’t read my watch this morning I had to go on how I
felt. I still did pretty good though—I
think 8:45 minute miles (compared to my 8:16 on Saturday) but it still
frustrate me a bit. Getting up that
early in the morning lets you get quite a bit done. I actually started some steel-cut-oats before
I left so they would be done when I got home from my run. I had our juice ready (green drink with
lemon, lime, romaine, spinach, ginger, cucumber and celery) and also our
cacao-pow with steel-cut-oats as the base (OUR MOST FAVORITE TREAT AND
BREAKFAST!). My wife even got to work by
about 7:45am which I think really helped her.
Morning was tough.. I keep waiting for my sinuses to clear
but they don’t. I mentioned that it
feels like something crawling around in my sinuses but I thought of another way
to describe it as well. If you’ve ever
been swimming and gotten water up your nose there is a feeling—at least with
me—that inevitably comes as my sinuses try to clear (similar to the ears
popping with driving up a canyon) my nose just feels like water needs to drain
and then finally does to GREAT relief.
Well… the feeling I feel in my sinuses is similar to that except the
drainage never comes—I wait… and wait… and wait… and wait… hoping beyond hope
that it will clear but NO.
I tried a nasal rinse tonight that was a little
strange. I figure if there is something
living up there—which I’m not convinced of—then it wouldn’t hurt to add a
little something to the neti-pot mixture (not probiotics though). I added some apple cider vinegar (about 2
teaspoons full). As I flushed it through
my ears I felt a burn that was a burn above all other burns. It actually made my eyes water!... which I
knew it would do I just don’t think I was as prepared as I needed to be fore it
(it burned! And I’m not convinced it did much more than has already
happened). I want progress to proceed
again! And may be willing to try a few stupid things to make this happen (I’m
just not sure I’ll recommend any copycats out there, YIKES!).
Lunch was a HUGE salad with quinoa and then dinner was
spaghetti (still one of our favorite meals).
Things are still saying as they’ve been (no better, no worse) but I’m
ready for things to get better again.
However; I do need to say that I recognize my anxiety and other issues
still feeling much better!
And... now I am almost caught up!
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