Penlan's Journal, 28 Jan 16

General trend = down.
Today's movement = up.

Two or three things have happened which could interrupt the downward flow.
One is that my SIL died a week ago. All sorts of stress arising from that.

My little fella has been really poorly since Monday. All sorts of stress arising from that, disturbed nights, lack of sleep blah blah.

On the back of that something has inflamed my gut. Feels really bad. Could be food, could be stress, could be both.

I have eaten little out of the norm this week by way of new foods.

I usually eat a bit of whole coconut, maybe this week I had too much.

I added garlic. BIG mistake. I know I am particularly sensitive to alliums, but given that I have had none in the last three+ years I thought I might be ok with a clove of garlic a day. It's supposed to be really good and I love it. Nope, no way. Not only is my gut rebelling, my blood is so thin now that I bruise if something/someone touches me. I have rafts of bruises on my hips and shoulders where I sleep on my side, and my legs are covered in bruises where my knees lay over them. Lots more haematomas too, rather than just plain flat bruises. I don't like those, they worry me,and the hurt a lot more. My gut is likely upset with the garlic too, thankfully there has been no sign of bleeding.

The other thing I ate a little of was a smoked Polish sausage. Ah, that taste took me right back to my childhood..... sigh. Perhaps the poor gut just couldn't cope on top of the garlic onslaught.

Anyway, for one reason or the other, my innards hurt and I am heavier on the scales. I plan on working hard to reduce stress levels. Someone said raised cortisol can lead to weight gain. I understand that - it's an amazing hormone, overriding the insulin god, and promoting glucogenesis, so I could well be holding on to more water.

Little fella has a smile for me this morning and is deffo on the mend, singing his little heart out and being brazenly cheerful. Easy for him, he has slept; hard for me, still massively sleep deprived.

SIL's Funeral is in a little over a week. Plenty time for everything to settle.

No more garlic or Polish sausage and we will find the status quo.

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1351 kcal

Fat: 98.93g | Prot: 72.20g | Carbs: 54.79g.   Breakfast: Infinity Foods Organic Almonds, Green Olives, Sweet Red Peppers, The Co-Operative British Organic Somerset Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Cheese, Cabbage, Sainsbury's So Organic Organic Chestnut Mushrooms, Avocados, Ginger, Co-Op Celery, Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Lunch: Graham's Gold Top Whole Unhomogenised Milk with Cream At The Top, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Sweet Red Peppers, Satsuma, The Co-Operative British Organic Somerset Farmhouse Mature Cheddar Cheese, Atlantic Herring. Dinner: Blueberries, Total Greek Yoghurt, Infinity Foods Organic Almonds, Red Sweet Pepper, Gwenlas Jersey Cream, Sainsbury's So Organic Organic Chestnut Mushrooms. Snacks/Other: Infinity Foods Organic Coconut Chips. more...