I am so glad to be back to my normal self.
I had a 4-day depression-laden food bender. I normally have a time where I get into a really bad funk about midway to TOM, but for some reason it was really bad this time. I was eating every calorie-laden item I could get my hands on, dairy, meat, anything. I honestly didn't care what I was doing to myself or anyone else.
However, I noticed after four days of not eating anything even remotely resembling a vegetable, fruit, or grain that I started to feel different. It was like a cloud of yuck was over me. I couldn't concentrate, I had low energy and motivation, and my insides were ravaged from all the dairy products and soda (I am lactose intolerant, that just shows you how addictive dairy can be!) and I just felt horrible. I decided after almost having to skip out on something I wanted to do because my insides were so torn up, that I wanted to get a handle on the thing. I dumped my soda (I have a cup that says V (stands for vegan) that I reuse for my drinks because it is cheaper) and refilled the V-cup with water. The moment I drank it, it cleared my head part of the way. I was able to at least get through Chemistry class without going crazy. But my body was screaming at me to feed it some veggies. I got this crazy idea for a recipe, like I normally do, when I was driving home. I thought it would be fun to mix the stuff together and see what would happen. The recipe is as follows:
1 patty cooked veggie burger
1 whole-wheat tortilla
1 handful of kale
1 tbs-ish of hummus
Coat tortilla in hummus. Add kale, and cut up veggie patty to add to tortilla. Roll burrito style, and serve.
I will definitely try it with black bean patties next time. All I had was patties with soy and although it is better than meat or dairy it does cause me some mild stomach cramps so I will stick to the black bean patties. :-)
Even with a mild case of stomach cramps, I feel sooo awesome and am so excited to be back to my vegetable-loving ways. I will make sure to go to the grocery store later this week and stock up on some of my staples. My "roomies" (AKA my parents who I'm sharing the house with for a few months before I move in with my fiancé) are less than thrilled with my diet I'm sure, but whatev's I suppose, they good-naturedly poke at me and most of the time I don't mind. Just don't call them out on it or all hell will break loose, I learned that the hard way, lol. :-D
I hope everyone has a good day! It is dark at 6:34, I'm not sure that I like that very much. :-D I miss my late-evening runs but can't really run in the park after dark because the dark generally closes an hour after sunset unless you buy the evening pass. But I would be scared to death, lol! So, in lieu of a dark run, I will delve into Chemistry homework yet again. Be blessed and enjoy the journey.
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