Wednesday, April 30, 2008

A String of Eeyore Days

Not sure if it's the cloudy, rainy, snowy weather we'd had in the past few days, or the lack of taking my good vitamins, or eating too much white flour & carbs this week, or the lack of meaningful conversation, but I've had a string of Eeyore days this week. I've been sleepy, depressed and isolating myself. Today was sunny and warm but I'm still not chipped up. I probably need to go pick up a new bottle of my mega-vitamins and just eat vegies for a day. White flour bread, baked goods, sugar and pasta really dopes me up. And I've had a bit more of this stuff this week than I usually do. Last fall I had three donuts after church and I couldn't wake up or even get off the couch for the whole day. By the evening I was in complete despair. Since then, I usually steer clear of baked goods with sugar. Please pray for me that I have the good sense and self-discipline to do the things that I know are healthy for me in these next 48 hours. I know this will pass if I make the right choices; but when I'm feeling this way it's very easy to just allow myself to slip into the pit.

2 comments:

AnneGero said...

Kathie, Have you ever been checked for gluten intolerance? I have and am, so I steer clear of white bread (almost any bread, in fact) and eat lots of fruits and vegetables. That way I can not feel down in the dumps. Hope this helps.
Mom Gero

Kathie Brinkman said...

Thank you for the input. I haven't been tested for that but I do know I feel significantly better in every way when I'm eating mostly fruits and vegies and not much carbs. I'll put that on my list for my next doc appointment.