I was really "bad" over the weekend, but i'm neither going to beat myself up over it, nor wail and mourn. No, i'll "pick myself up, dust myself off, start all over again." :-) (i do enjoy those Rogers/Astaire movies...)
It was COLD for Texas! It dipped down into the thirties at night; the challenge is not having a warm bedroom when we hit the hay, but the fact that the wood-stove or kerosene-heater has cooled off by morning -- you wake up all warm in the woolen blankets, but your clothes are OVER THERE and are darned chilly against your skin.... I rarely plan ahead well enough to put my stockings, petticoat, and a shawl under the covers to pre-warm them, and it really isn't feasible to do with a dress because it wrinkles too much.
When it's cold you DO burn more fat keeping warm, and we do a lot of walking and physical work at "Cowboy Town" too -- I don't regret the rice i ate, but the hidden wheat and vegetable oils i "accidentally" ingested have me pretty bloated and inflamed. No, i indulged in restaurant foods with my eyes open, and have no one to blame but myself ... but i was HUNGRY! :-)
The most annoying and telltale symptom? Carpel tunnel! It completely went away when i went low-carb, and only reappears when i've committed sins against my villii. My hands and feet are uncomfortably puffy, and the discomfort in my gut has nothing to do with the corset i wore all weekend. My throat feels a little irritated, but that is likely just the result of breathing wood-smoke.
My daughter's first visit there went very well -- i think i can tempt her to go back for another visit! And after a couple of days of eating the way i really PREFER, i'll feel great again.
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ReplyDeleteOwning up to one's mistakes is better than saying, "why can't they..." why can't I ever..." I have a friend who got relief from her RA with a wheat-free diet, but won't stick to it. It's her choice, of course, but medications, doctor visits, exercises, spending an hour a day with her hands wrapped up and surgery seem like such a high price to pay to eat bread.
ReplyDeleteOn a happier note, I do love my programmable thermostat.
:-) i got my first chuckle of the day out of your postscriptum! thanks!
DeleteYes, a cold profoundly affects own well-being . I think humans are pre-wired to react way more strongly on immediate needs of the moment than to think - "on a long run eating rice is not beneficial".
ReplyDeleteA useful trick how to get from your warm bed into a cold outside - rub yourself , especially shoulders and arms, energetically, then dive out.
i'll try to remember that! i certainly believe that diving out (or in) is the best way to deal with the cold, though. :-)
DeleteI have always been a "Summer Girl", but I find myself growing increasingly cold-intolerant as I get older... I would REALLY suffer w/out my bathroom heater!
ReplyDeleteAlso, getting back into "Onederland" seems to be a real metaphysical barrier to my psyche - I know whatcha mean about "missteps"!
i've always handled cold better than heat, myself. ;-) you can put on enough clothes to be warm, but it's impossible to take off enough to be cool!
DeleteI get heat-intolerant as I get older, which could get inconvenient for a person who has to live in a Florida.
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