Because I Should
Jan. 26th, 2012 06:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hjwoodSo, seeing as I broke up with my boyfriend the week before last, I went into a candy tailspin. Which wasn't actually that bad, but it was bad for me... I had a whole bag of that cheesy popcorn, and a bag of chips, and a bag of gummy bears over the course of the week- but mostly in a single day. So yeah, terrible. And awesome. But mostly terrible.
Anyway, something I stopped doing in the midst of my emotional trauma was a particular experiment that I'm restarting-
A tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon, once a day.
Now the point of this is that I read it helps take away arthritis pain- which I don't have, but I have something an awful lot like arthritis due to my bent out of shape (literally) backbone. The last time my back kicked my ass my doc gave me a medicine usually prescribed for arthritis.
So yeah, I read this study that said people who add these two things to their diets have way less pain in a week, and none in a month. So I figured I'd give it a go. And the scary thing is... it was working. Two weeks in and no back pain at all. No wrist aches after too long at the computer. No cracking bones when I stretched in the morning. My body felt great. And then... yeah. It stopped. I stopped and binged and it all went out the window- and now im sitting at my computer, four days of not doing this- and my back hurts. It's not a real pain worth medication or whining or whatever, but the point is- I was painless, now I'm not. Which pisses me off because it is directly my own fault for screwing around with my diet. Which isn't even a diet because I eat whatever the hell I want- so long as I fit a few things in amongst the clutter once a day.
Anyway, the awesome thing is- I didn't even have to go out and but these things. (Honey can be expensive). I simply starting dipping my apple a day from lunch time into a little bowl of cinnamon. And as far as the honey goes, I just make a point of eating some rhubarb sauce that I canned myself last year- which I used honey to sweeten it, not sugar. (( also, sidenote, if you don't know much on canning Honey is great cause it stops bacterial growth way better than sugar. ))
So yeah- both things that I enjoy and already had in my house.
And now... back to the diet.
Last but not least, folks- always remember to eat and sleep at the same time everyday, eat your breakfast, and the more things you make in your own kitchen- the better. lol!
Next up on the agenda: I've been working on that website I mentioned before, for Grimm- and sadly ran into a stumbling block. It's not terrible really, but I'm hoping for this site to be more about icons than fanfiction- and while I'm not really having trouble finding fanfiction, I've ran out of icons to add. don't get me wrong, I've found a couple hundred already- but I want more. Mostly because I'm used to GIANT fandoms like Buffy or Stargate, when I go icon hunting... I know more will come with time, but if anybody ever finds some, please- send me a link!
Anyway, something I stopped doing in the midst of my emotional trauma was a particular experiment that I'm restarting-
A tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon, once a day.
Now the point of this is that I read it helps take away arthritis pain- which I don't have, but I have something an awful lot like arthritis due to my bent out of shape (literally) backbone. The last time my back kicked my ass my doc gave me a medicine usually prescribed for arthritis.
So yeah, I read this study that said people who add these two things to their diets have way less pain in a week, and none in a month. So I figured I'd give it a go. And the scary thing is... it was working. Two weeks in and no back pain at all. No wrist aches after too long at the computer. No cracking bones when I stretched in the morning. My body felt great. And then... yeah. It stopped. I stopped and binged and it all went out the window- and now im sitting at my computer, four days of not doing this- and my back hurts. It's not a real pain worth medication or whining or whatever, but the point is- I was painless, now I'm not. Which pisses me off because it is directly my own fault for screwing around with my diet. Which isn't even a diet because I eat whatever the hell I want- so long as I fit a few things in amongst the clutter once a day.
Anyway, the awesome thing is- I didn't even have to go out and but these things. (Honey can be expensive). I simply starting dipping my apple a day from lunch time into a little bowl of cinnamon. And as far as the honey goes, I just make a point of eating some rhubarb sauce that I canned myself last year- which I used honey to sweeten it, not sugar. (( also, sidenote, if you don't know much on canning Honey is great cause it stops bacterial growth way better than sugar. ))
So yeah- both things that I enjoy and already had in my house.
And now... back to the diet.
Last but not least, folks- always remember to eat and sleep at the same time everyday, eat your breakfast, and the more things you make in your own kitchen- the better. lol!
Next up on the agenda: I've been working on that website I mentioned before, for Grimm- and sadly ran into a stumbling block. It's not terrible really, but I'm hoping for this site to be more about icons than fanfiction- and while I'm not really having trouble finding fanfiction, I've ran out of icons to add. don't get me wrong, I've found a couple hundred already- but I want more. Mostly because I'm used to GIANT fandoms like Buffy or Stargate, when I go icon hunting... I know more will come with time, but if anybody ever finds some, please- send me a link!
