Listen to that still, small voice... of your belly

Just moving back to Idaho put me in a better place - mentally and not just figuratively.  I've said that before.  In the hours and hours of thinking of the last few months, I've come to a number of different conclusions.  This post is about one of them in particular.

I now have this brilliant, shining opportunity to get access to healthcare and "get better" (in quotes because I don't even know what that means anymore).  But I have opportunities to work on getting better now.  What it boils down to is this:

-I stopped taking the vile Neurontin
-I am attempting to scrutinize every morsel of food that goes into my mouth for nutritional quality (sometimes I'm better at this than others)
-I attempt to get some sort of exercise whenever I can, even if it's nothing really spectacular or encouraging to me... sometimes it's just stretching in the living room
-And finally, the best part... I'm listening to what my body tells me do to nutritionally

I've been a vegetarian for awhile now for a few reasons, including that I think the way I eat is more sustainable for our planet and there wasn't really a lot of meat I liked anyway.

In the last little while I've had some meat here and there but learned that my body just doesn't like meat.  Everything works better without it.  I learned even tuna (I still eat fish occasionally) can screw things up.  I've also learned I can't get lazy about it... I'm of the lazy persuasion... like if it takes more than three minutes to prepare, bleh.

Earlier in the week was my "come to Jesus".  I'd gotten lazy about taking my laxative combo and I hadn't really paid attention to what I'd eaten and I got in trouble.  Then I started taking the 10mg instead of the 5mg and I got in even more trouble.  Let's just say this kind of trouble plus lower back pain really, really sucks.

Today I ate well - lots of protein and fiber with some tasty dessert after dinner.  And I made homemade veggie burgers!  And I feel better.  So my conclusion, which might just be universal, is that making an effort is worth it... even if it takes more than three minutes.

PS I wish I'd have taken a picture of the veggie burgers I made!  They were pretty. Instead, the pic is of some raspberries from one of my mom's friends.