Just a typical Thursday night
Yesterday, I didn’t shower and change out of my pj’s til around 4 pm. Jack wasn’t feeling the whole nap thing til the late afternoon and I was busy cleaning, so why shower, right?
By the time Reid got home, I was pretty aware that I needed to get out of the house by myself for a little bit. I usually go to the gym or the grocery store when I leave by myself, but this time I went to Barnes and Noble.
Deena met me there. We looked at magazines.
“Deena, act natural.” and this is what I get.
Dress – Macy’s
Shoes – Payless
Earrings – Premier
Red flower Ring – Handmade by Samantha Smith
Give me that bread! Or else!
Two weeks of being gluten-free. Two weeks of no pasta. No bread.
(Which I realize isn’t a huge feat considering others have been doing this for years out of necessity, but still…)
My cravings are gone. I actually lost my appetite this week altogether, which wasn’t too good because I was barely eating.
The psoriasis is starting to look like it’s old self and I mean that in the bad way. Boo hiss. Although, it’s time for another injection, so that could be the culprit.
I go to the GI on Monday and after getting a lot of advice and reading online, I’m introducing gluten back in til then so that if I do get tested, it should be more accurate with gluten in my bloodstream.
I started out last night with some good ol’ Ben and Jerry’s Phish Food.
Oddly enough, I ate it thinking it had gluten, but turns out, it’s GF. Win win?
Next up- pizza, massive sandwiches, more sandwiches, cinnamon toast.
Ok, I may not go that far considering I prefer not to gain 5 pounds before Monday. But a big bowl of spaghetti sounds heavenly at this point.
I still have had a tiny bit of stomach pain here and there, so maybe I ate something with gluten and didn’t know it. Or perhaps it’s that it takes longer than 2 weeks to get it out of your system.
OR gluten may not even be a problem for me. I could be crying wolf and just hoping for a solution.
Time, and the right doctor, will tell.
Snack Time
**I’m really trying to learn how to use my camera properly and not always have it on auto. It’s very hit or miss because I don’t fully understand what I’m reading. These pictures are the result of my refusing to use flash and messing with the buttons. I WILL get this! Just not today.
Thanks to Jack’s Nana, he now has his own little table.
Since it’s a bit too hot outside, I’ve been letting him eat his snacks on it inside. Maybe in December we’ll move it outside.
He’s still in his pj’s because I let him stay in them til after his first nap.
I think I snapped him in mid-rambling or something. Regardless, this picture disturbs me…
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What I Wore Wednesday
Shirt – TJ Maxx
Jeans – Express, thrifted
I did have my cute etsy ring on, but took it off for dishes.
We didn’t do too much today.
Lounged around the house and hung out at Deena’s for a little bit.
Shirt – Under Armor via Academy
Jeans – Same Express, thrifted
Shoes – New Balance, shoe station
I got called in to fill in at work. My gym clothes weren’t clean, so I just went with this.
Guess it didn’t matter because when I got there,
there was no electricity and there’s no way I’d make someone workout with no air!
16 Months
Jack Ryan is now 16 months old! My fingers are crossed that this will be the month he starts walking. I think I’ve said that every month since he turned one! 
He’s taken a step here and there, but nothing that seemed on purpose.
He stays busy chasing Chewy to no end, “playing” Reid’s guitar, trying on my shoes and jewelry, trying to put things in the toilet if he gets a chance, plugging in our laptops, stealing remotes and hiding them in his toy rocket, and digging Cheerios out of his backpack and eating them in secret in his room. Oh, and occasionally he’ll play with his toys, haha!
The rocket and Kurt the lion are his main forms of transportation around the house. They go everywhere!
He still loves to eat bananas. I think his favorite meals are scrambled eggs and turkey tacos with black beans, not that he turns down other food.
He’s become an annoying beggar. Anything you’re eating or drinking, even if he just ate the same thing, he thinks he has to have. It’s not a very attractive quality.
Jack longs for winter. Or at least, Reid and I do.
Reid was reading “Welcome Winter” to Jack last night in trying to pretend it’s cold outside.
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As promised, here’s what I wore Tuesday.
Dress – Kohl’s
Necklace – Premier
Lovely flip-flops – Gap
If you’ve seen me in the past two months, then you’ve seen me in this dress. This has been my go-to dress all summer long because it’s so light and comfy. Plus, I’d rather wear dresses than jeans or shorts any day.
Hair Tuesday
In keeping with fashion week on the blog, I thought I’d share my wavy hair secret.
I started doing my hair like this every once in a while since we were in Gatlinburg:
I’d always read in magazines to “simply wrap the hair around the curling iron” for wavy hair. It never worked for me.
BUT Emily from Cupcakes and Cashmere has a pictorial step-by-step guide that has changed my hair for good!
Click on the picture to see how it’s done.
While I’m sharing hair tips (none of which are my own, but still), I have to link to the Hair Poofing 101 post. Jennifer and her sister give us the low-down on how to get big hair.
Their video cracks me up! I don’t do a huge poof, but with thin hair, it’s nice to “poof” it a little around the crown to make it look like I have a little extra body.
Click here to see what I’m talking about.
Happy Hair, everyone!
WIWW
When I worked full-time, I found myself changing into pajama pants as soon as I got home. After wearing heels all day and being dressed up, they were a welcome relief.
The first few months after having Jack, the pajama pants were all I lived in. Not only because they were comfortable, but because they fit. And my XXL pj pants never made me feel fat.
I still get into that mindset of “Hey, we’re not leaving the house today, so my pajamas will be just fine.”
I’m one trip to the grocery store in my gym shorts away from being on What Not to Wear.
Honestly, most days I’m waiting til after Reid gets home to workout, so I rarely shower before then unless I have plans.
Hmmm…maybe I shouldn’t be telling this to the world.
There is a point!
After reading about Lindsey’s challenge from The Pleated Poppy’s blog, I’ve decided to do this for the week! Lindsey does a post every week called
“What I Wore Wednesday,” where she simply posts pictures of what she wore everyday in attempt to hold herself accountable to making an effort.
Sounds a little silly, but I want to give it a try. As my kick off week for it, I’ll be doing it everyday. This is also my attempt at being a wanna-be of these blogs,
but I lack the fashion and name brands:
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Day One
The reason I bought this tank is this is my favorite neckline. Love love love.
I actually didn’t shower and get presentable til 10 minutes before people came over,
so this almost defeated my purpose. But it was still the first time I’d done my hair in a few days.
Samantha, Beth, and Magen came over tonight to watch The Bachelorette.
Our antenna decided not to work, so we had coffee and brownies and talked instead.
Tank – Target (via Plato’s Closet)
Jeans – Express (thrifted)
Necklace – Premier
Bracelet – Gift
Now that I’ve braved the camera and blog, who’s going to do this with me?
You know you want to!
Let them eat pizza!
I love food. If you know me, you know this.
I, also, find comfort in food. Especially when I was pregnant, which is why I gained an obscene amount of weight in every part of my body. But that’s a whole other post for another day.
I will say, though, that my finding comfort in food thing has lessened over the years due to Reid pointing it out to me. I’ve gotten a lot better about viewing food as an energy source. However, there are those bad days and all I can think is “I NEED chocolate right now!”.
So my transition to a GF lifestyle has brought some emotion with it, even though it’s only been a little over a week.
Wednesday night, there were some tears shed over pizza. There were other things involved, but I was upset about not being able to eat pizza ever again, along with other foods that I’ve always loved. (Of course, if I make it from scratch, I can eat it, but that’s not the same.)
All that to say, I got a crazy excited when I heard that Mellow Mushroom has a gluten-free pizza!!!
We haven’t been yet, but just knowing that there is pizza I can eat makes me happy enough.
Can’t really go a week without a random list
* Every remote control is a phone to Jack. He holds it up and yappers away. When my phone rings or he hears the text message noise, he holds his hand up to his ear like a phone!
* Jack “talked” to Reid on the phone today. I’m so proud! Reid said that he’s turning into a girl- his favorite things are necklaces and talking on the phone.
* I’ve been e-mailing lots of companies that have gluten free products asking for coupons. I feel silly, but they’ve emailed me saying they’ve put the free product coupons in the mail! Hello!
* My old boss called me to fill in at the gym tonight, so I’m pretty excited about that.
* There was a really bad lightning storm on the Grand Teton last night; there were 3 teams of climbers on the mountain. They’ve brought everyone down with only minor injuries, except they still can’t find one climber. Reid was there exactly 11 months ago on that very mountain top, so it’s very eerie to read about it.
* Jack, the almost 16 month old, still isn’t walking. He’s started standing alone every once in a while. He may not be able to walk, but he’s got some sweet dance moves.
That’s all the random I got for today.
PS: When I get sad about eating gluten free, I just remind myself that Vanilla Diet Cokes from Sonic are GF and so are M&Ms. What else could I ask for?
Hot Hot Heat
It’s so hot outside that I think Jack can get by with going shirtless.
What a ham!
My Gluten Epiphany
I promise, there will be a day when I stop talking about gluten.
(This is more of a sidenote: I need to include that I had a milkshake fail this weekend. Long story short, I had a milkshake with gluten in it. All day, I had felt great- no stomach issues at all. After I drank the milkshake, about an hour later, I was curled up in a ball on the couch from stomach pain. This hit me pretty hard because it made me think that it’s a very high possibility I might have some type of gluten allergy.)
I’ve been researching like crazy; I haven’t done this much reading on one subject since my college days. I feel as if I could write a paper on this!
I’ve moved on from the stomach issues, focusing on psoriasis.
Psoriasis and Gluten.
Some doctors have actually stated that gluten causes psoriasis.
Not all doctors agree, but the fact that even some are suggesting this is enough for me to put down the fork and listen.
I’ve been reading researchers and studies, doctor’s opinionsblogs and forums (to gain personal experiences), , etc.
The tricky thing about psoriasis that causes some doctors to stumble is it’s not a one size fits all disease. What may work wonders for one patient, may cause another patient to get worse.
Same as the gluten-free diet- I’ve read of some people seeing immense improvement just in days of going GF, but also read of others who claim to have developed psoriasis because they went gluten free.
However, I’m started to draw my own conclusions about my own situation.
Here’s what I’m thinking.
Nine years ago my body developed psoriasis out of no where telling me I was allergic to gluten, but i didn’t know it.
Not all people with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity show any symptoms. Maybe the psoriasis was my symptom.
And now, my stomach hurts. My body’s reacting. All these years, being sensitive to gluten, maybe the lining of my stomach has worn down because I kept eating gluten, not knowing. And now, it’s gone too far, and that’s why I’m noticing it.
I know I sound like I’ve gone a little crazy in the head, but I truly believe I’m onto something.
After three weeks of stomach pains, I’ve cut out gluten for five days and have no more pain. The arthritis in my hand, caused by the psoriasis, is feeling a little better every day. My psoriasis spots that were once red and inflamed are calming down. I have more energy; I don’t feel as if I need ten more hours of sleep a day.
Could this have been my problem all along?
I’m going to keep going with my experiment, but I’m also going to a gastroenterologist in a couple weeks.
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