Here we go again.
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torquillI've been noticing more distinct periods of exhaustion and high energy. I was fine this morning; now, after lunch, I'm lightheaded, exhausted, and muzzy. That sort of thing has been happening more often.
That's good and bad. Good is that I can figure it out, given some work; bad that it means I'll have to make some changes again. It's probably something environmental causing fatigue and brainfog -- my money is on diet right now. My dietary restrictions are already complex enough that I dread having to expand them, but it would give me enough energy and brainpower to cope with that.
More specifically, I have two suspects: gluten-bearing grains (I still eat rye, in fact I had some today) and corn, including corn syrup. Corn would be a much bigger blow for me than rye/barley -- it would take out corn tortillas (I'd have to go back to making rice ones at home), soda (which is what I drink in restaurants where I can't have the water), almost all candy, and depending on sensitivity it could even take out things like mayonnaise and spaghetti sauce. I'd end up cooking a lot more than I do already, which might be pretty difficult when I'm commuting for school, especially as I'd have to plan more meals that I could take up there with me.
If it isn't either of those, there are a few minor runners-up like canned fish; I've been sensitive to that in the past, and what I had for lunch today was kippered herring. That would impact me barely at all.
It may be more than one of the above. The added joy of this is that an elimination diet means two weeks of cutting out all suspects -- and then I go to Burning Man, which is not a normal environment. I'll probably be tired afterward, which could mask symptoms. So it'll be at least four weeks before I can test reliably... I'll be starting school while running the tests. Not great, as you're supposed to hold other variables steady while you do it. Not to mention that I have no idea of how difficult it may be to do food at Burning Man without corn.
All of this would be so much easier if my life were not in a constant state of flux. New school terms every ten weeks, punctuated by periods of high stress. Irregular and highly intensive periods of physical activity. Conventions, trips, exposures. It feels like just about everyone who has to do this sort of health measure has a more consistent daily routine -- hell, many of them are housebound, and the rest have a steady job. How on earth does one do these protocols when life isn't cooperating?
I guess I can at least cut the suspects out for now and see whether I feel better... no point in barking up the wrong tree. And I'm likely to be much more pessimistic about all this at the moment, given that I've had something that doesn't agree with me today. I'll have another look at it later.
That's good and bad. Good is that I can figure it out, given some work; bad that it means I'll have to make some changes again. It's probably something environmental causing fatigue and brainfog -- my money is on diet right now. My dietary restrictions are already complex enough that I dread having to expand them, but it would give me enough energy and brainpower to cope with that.
More specifically, I have two suspects: gluten-bearing grains (I still eat rye, in fact I had some today) and corn, including corn syrup. Corn would be a much bigger blow for me than rye/barley -- it would take out corn tortillas (I'd have to go back to making rice ones at home), soda (which is what I drink in restaurants where I can't have the water), almost all candy, and depending on sensitivity it could even take out things like mayonnaise and spaghetti sauce. I'd end up cooking a lot more than I do already, which might be pretty difficult when I'm commuting for school, especially as I'd have to plan more meals that I could take up there with me.
If it isn't either of those, there are a few minor runners-up like canned fish; I've been sensitive to that in the past, and what I had for lunch today was kippered herring. That would impact me barely at all.
It may be more than one of the above. The added joy of this is that an elimination diet means two weeks of cutting out all suspects -- and then I go to Burning Man, which is not a normal environment. I'll probably be tired afterward, which could mask symptoms. So it'll be at least four weeks before I can test reliably... I'll be starting school while running the tests. Not great, as you're supposed to hold other variables steady while you do it. Not to mention that I have no idea of how difficult it may be to do food at Burning Man without corn.
All of this would be so much easier if my life were not in a constant state of flux. New school terms every ten weeks, punctuated by periods of high stress. Irregular and highly intensive periods of physical activity. Conventions, trips, exposures. It feels like just about everyone who has to do this sort of health measure has a more consistent daily routine -- hell, many of them are housebound, and the rest have a steady job. How on earth does one do these protocols when life isn't cooperating?
I guess I can at least cut the suspects out for now and see whether I feel better... no point in barking up the wrong tree. And I'm likely to be much more pessimistic about all this at the moment, given that I've had something that doesn't agree with me today. I'll have another look at it later.
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Date: 2008-08-14 04:36 (UTC)I mostly eat leftovers from dinner for lunch, but often that doesn't work if you can't heat lunch. Bread, cheese and fruit on a daily basis gets boring after a while. But, as you know all too well, better boring than sick.