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NEW YEAR NEW YEAR
Jan. 4th, 2009 08:08 pmMmgrog. First post of the new year. Hi? o.o
I've been sick since the start of Christmas break, first with migraines and then with a stinking cold (which I'm finally getting over, after about 3 forests' worth of tissues), so I don't really have any epically festive news from the past few weeks. New Year kinda just came and went like any other day, although it was still nice to spend it with Jei, who came back from America on Dec 30th. We're back in Bournemouth now. Jei's classes start again tomorrow, but mine don't start up again until next week, so I have a week of free time, really. It's nice, I guess, but I don't have much idea of what I'm going to do with it. It's too cold to go out anywhere ;_;
Probably the most important thing I wanted to update about is the big change I'm making to my diet this year. I'm going 100% gluten and dairy free. That means no wheat, rye, oat, barley or dairy produce of any kind (cow/goat/sheep cheese, milk, etc). It's a pretty drastic step to take, but I really think it's worth trying. My mom's side of the family has a history of food intolerances (including my grandpa who was lethally allergic to eggs, and a great aunt who was allergic to cow's milk), and my mom has always reacted badly to wheat. I had colic as a baby and couldn't take milk, so I had soya milk through my infancy. I think wheat could be a problem too. It might just be wheat rather than gluten in general, but I'm cutting it all out to begin with just to see what happens. I can try introducing non-wheat glutens (e.g. rye) and/or certain dairy products after a couple of months and then see how it goes, but for now I'm being as strict as if I had coeliac disease - no gluten (or dairy) particles shall enter! I fear I might wind up pissing Jei off with how rigid I'm being about it, but it's the only way. So far, it's only been a few days, but I'm doing fine with it. Asda has some gluten/dairy-free stuff, although not a huge amount. But careful package checking means you can find some stuff that's free from it even if it's not in the 'special' foods area. And of course, plenty of natural ingredients (fruit/veg etc) are naturally gluten-free. The only thing I'm pissed about is how Asda (or at least my local) doesn't stock soya plain yoghurt anymore :\ They have flavored soya yoghurts, soya milk, and even soya custard and soya chocolate blancmange! But no plain yoghurt... urg. Never mind. I still have plenty of good stuff for now ^^
So, Jei and I spent most of today and yesterday just playing through Zelda: OoT (we brought my N64 back with us - OoT and Goldeneye ftw!) and playing around with the human Sonic and Tails dollfie dolls that Jei made XD They're so awesome. Argh.
Oh yeah, and I have a fitness step machine with arm cords, hee! New diet, new exercise regime (it's too cold to walk outside :P), better sleeping hours = new healthier happier Jai! Hopefully :)
Well, that about wraps it up! Happy (rather belated) New Year, everybody!
PS: Since the tattoo place has finished my design, I'm gonna go see 'em to make my appointment this week :D Whee! Can't wait!!
I've been sick since the start of Christmas break, first with migraines and then with a stinking cold (which I'm finally getting over, after about 3 forests' worth of tissues), so I don't really have any epically festive news from the past few weeks. New Year kinda just came and went like any other day, although it was still nice to spend it with Jei, who came back from America on Dec 30th. We're back in Bournemouth now. Jei's classes start again tomorrow, but mine don't start up again until next week, so I have a week of free time, really. It's nice, I guess, but I don't have much idea of what I'm going to do with it. It's too cold to go out anywhere ;_;
Probably the most important thing I wanted to update about is the big change I'm making to my diet this year. I'm going 100% gluten and dairy free. That means no wheat, rye, oat, barley or dairy produce of any kind (cow/goat/sheep cheese, milk, etc). It's a pretty drastic step to take, but I really think it's worth trying. My mom's side of the family has a history of food intolerances (including my grandpa who was lethally allergic to eggs, and a great aunt who was allergic to cow's milk), and my mom has always reacted badly to wheat. I had colic as a baby and couldn't take milk, so I had soya milk through my infancy. I think wheat could be a problem too. It might just be wheat rather than gluten in general, but I'm cutting it all out to begin with just to see what happens. I can try introducing non-wheat glutens (e.g. rye) and/or certain dairy products after a couple of months and then see how it goes, but for now I'm being as strict as if I had coeliac disease - no gluten (or dairy) particles shall enter! I fear I might wind up pissing Jei off with how rigid I'm being about it, but it's the only way. So far, it's only been a few days, but I'm doing fine with it. Asda has some gluten/dairy-free stuff, although not a huge amount. But careful package checking means you can find some stuff that's free from it even if it's not in the 'special' foods area. And of course, plenty of natural ingredients (fruit/veg etc) are naturally gluten-free. The only thing I'm pissed about is how Asda (or at least my local) doesn't stock soya plain yoghurt anymore :\ They have flavored soya yoghurts, soya milk, and even soya custard and soya chocolate blancmange! But no plain yoghurt... urg. Never mind. I still have plenty of good stuff for now ^^
So, Jei and I spent most of today and yesterday just playing through Zelda: OoT (we brought my N64 back with us - OoT and Goldeneye ftw!) and playing around with the human Sonic and Tails dollfie dolls that Jei made XD They're so awesome. Argh.
Oh yeah, and I have a fitness step machine with arm cords, hee! New diet, new exercise regime (it's too cold to walk outside :P), better sleeping hours = new healthier happier Jai! Hopefully :)
Well, that about wraps it up! Happy (rather belated) New Year, everybody!
PS: Since the tattoo place has finished my design, I'm gonna go see 'em to make my appointment this week :D Whee! Can't wait!!
