Sorry friends...it looks like I'm just destined to keep posting about food. I hope no one minds!
I've been dealing with an endo flare up since Mother's Day weekend, and food and stretching have been my saving graces. I can't not share that with you all!
First, the stretching: If you don't have a yoga ball, invest in one. Being able to stretch, on stomach AND on back, over the yoga ball, has helped me more times than I can count. Because I have rectovaginal endometriosis, I get a lot of tailbone pain, and this kind of stretching (when done gently) can do wonders. Anyway, if you haven't tried it, do I suggest it. If the pain is really bad, I find stretching over the ball with a heated up Magic Bag is a wonderful combination.
Now, on to the food!
I have always been a big "lentil/bean" person, so this is really nothing new. I've been putting chickpeas in my garden salads for years, because I love the flavour and colour, and I dig the extra protein. Yay chickpeas!
I happened upon a recipe for another salad, (trying to find the source now so I can credit it back), and I wanted to share it with you all.
CHICKPEA SALAD
1 1/2 cups diced cucumber
2 cups chopped tomato
2 15-oz cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp honey
1 tsp dijon mustard
3 tbsp chopped fresh dill
Dash of freshly-ground pepper
1. Combine cucumber, tomatoes, and rinsed chickpeas in a large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, honey, and mustartd. Season with pepper, and then stir in dill.
3. Add dressing to salad and toss until well-mixed.
4. Cover, and chill at least 15 minutes before serving.
I made this tonight, and it was gorgeous. I let it chill about an hour, and I noticed a huge difference in the taste. This salad looks like it will serve 5-6 people as a side. (I also threw in some olives right before I ate it, because I have an obsession with olives...)
Chickpeas are a total powerfood, or at least they are for me. I know I've posted about chickpeas before, and I probably will again. They help my digestion, help reduce bloating, and I always feel energized and comfortably full after eating them.
Enjoy!
With peace & joy,
Cher
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Monday, 20 May 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Dairy Attack!
I meant to post this on Sunday, but this is the first chance I've had to check in on things here.
Anyway, as you know, I've cut out dairy entirely these days, in keeping with the Endo Diet. On Sunday, my mom and I went out for lunch at the mall after church, to do some walking around and get an idea of the new styles for spring. (And I bought the most perfect navy blazer - but I digress....)
We went to Moxie's, which has a good handle on gluten-free food prep. We shared a Santorini salad, which is a salad of greens, tomatoes, olives, and boccaccini cheese (hold the croutons please). I figured I could eat around the boccaccini, since it's not like gluten for cross-contamination (for me, anyway).I'd forgotten that the salad also has a generous sprinkling of feta cheese all over it. Sigh.
I felt too stupid to send it back, since it was my own fault anyway. I thought the little bit wouldn't matter. I tucked in, and about 30 minutes later, wasn't feeling so well. A couple of uncomfortable trips to the bathroom later, I was official Not Well. Lovely.
For me, this was my body's official statement: No More Dairy. Not even a little, tiny bit. No eating around it, no little tastes here and there. No More Dairy.
It's worth noting, as well, that following this dairy attack, I had tailbone Endo pain and sciatic Endo pain for the first time in nearly a month. That night, I slept terribly, and was very bloating and uncomfortable the next day.
Some might say this is a coincidence, but I find that laughable. To me, this is proof of what my body needs. It's not easy, saying goodbye to more food I love, but why keep around something that doesn't love me back?
Moving forward, I am being much more careful about reading labels and sorting out ingredients - even "may contain" products are out. Sad? Maybe. But there isn't anything I wouldn't give up now, if it means feeling better.
With peace & joy,
Cher <3
PS: Shout-out to Tevanna at Fairview Mall, which hooked me up with an oolong tea that helped settle my stomach nicely. I wish I could remember what it was called!!
Anyway, as you know, I've cut out dairy entirely these days, in keeping with the Endo Diet. On Sunday, my mom and I went out for lunch at the mall after church, to do some walking around and get an idea of the new styles for spring. (And I bought the most perfect navy blazer - but I digress....)
We went to Moxie's, which has a good handle on gluten-free food prep. We shared a Santorini salad, which is a salad of greens, tomatoes, olives, and boccaccini cheese (hold the croutons please). I figured I could eat around the boccaccini, since it's not like gluten for cross-contamination (for me, anyway).I'd forgotten that the salad also has a generous sprinkling of feta cheese all over it. Sigh.
I felt too stupid to send it back, since it was my own fault anyway. I thought the little bit wouldn't matter. I tucked in, and about 30 minutes later, wasn't feeling so well. A couple of uncomfortable trips to the bathroom later, I was official Not Well. Lovely.
For me, this was my body's official statement: No More Dairy. Not even a little, tiny bit. No eating around it, no little tastes here and there. No More Dairy.
It's worth noting, as well, that following this dairy attack, I had tailbone Endo pain and sciatic Endo pain for the first time in nearly a month. That night, I slept terribly, and was very bloating and uncomfortable the next day.
Some might say this is a coincidence, but I find that laughable. To me, this is proof of what my body needs. It's not easy, saying goodbye to more food I love, but why keep around something that doesn't love me back?
Moving forward, I am being much more careful about reading labels and sorting out ingredients - even "may contain" products are out. Sad? Maybe. But there isn't anything I wouldn't give up now, if it means feeling better.
With peace & joy,
Cher <3
PS: Shout-out to Tevanna at Fairview Mall, which hooked me up with an oolong tea that helped settle my stomach nicely. I wish I could remember what it was called!!
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