August Updates and thoughts
Well the icecream machine for the business broke and is leaking Freon, company will not honor the warranty and I am screwed again by life trying to make money
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My infection in above my tooth started responding to upped dosage of antibiotics and was brought back under control, but then after 7 months of antibiotic use....I got a candida outbreak in my large intestine it seems, started about mid July noticing new food intolerance issues like lettuce, asparagus, Brussels, even xylitol started causing issues, then around hte end of July Major constipation issues....I thought I had SIBO and on the suggestion of a friend I actually met here I went and got tested....breath test, stool sample, blood. Well SIBO came back negative (go figure with all those antibiotics) but of all things I ended up with something I had never heard of before or considered Candida Overgrowth in the large intestine? Funny as I have had a problem with yeast containing foods for over 5 years and do not eat anything with it I thought. I also checked unsure if this is the seed that caused it but there is something called yeast extract in a new food I introduced in July, a beyond meat beefy crumbles vegan meat replacement....I love the stuff as it is a meat textured, flavored, exact rip off of beef I can DIGEST, but I think it is partial to blame, company has not responded to what "Yeast Extract" is made of and the strain used. Anyway thankfully fixing this diet wise is basically the same as my keto/paleo diet for UC. I just have to sprout my seeds first apparently, pasturise nuts before eating then and avoid roasting them, avoid a few previous rotations like xylitol, tomatoes, asparagus, Brussels, jack fruit etc. for a few months and am taking something called candidaFX to kill it off and seed the good bacteria to re-balance my gut.
Fighting with the government about my Medicaid and Food stamps, I got back on RSDI or SSA instead of SSI. Seems the way my dad filed me as a disabled adult dependent on his SS retirement screwed me off SSI, and everything else. He had good intentions, and he pays for a lot of my living expenses, and I have issues working outside my house so technically I do fall in this category. It just really messed up my whole life setup that allowed me to just get by and left me struggling. >.< Hopefully this works out for the better, I noticed some better stipulations in the fine print for RSDI and SSA where I am allowed a part time job and allowed to make so much money and not have it count against me so I have a chance to reach out and OFFICIALLY support myself without the government slapping me taking my money away like SSI does. OTHER bad news, SSI wants my July check back and billed me for it Well this should prove to be amusing and honestly I have no clue how to deal with this. Sorta laughing about it as I have no assets in my name officially, my accounts are -200+ and my side baking and chef job is iffy with current markets and everything else that happened.
I have a convention coming up this month, I am working it so I do not have to pay for it, and I paid for the room last year....can not cancel it for money or I would have. Trying to get a roomy to pay me back some of it and help me out with life right now. It is a anime convention one of the times I can get away from life for a few days, dress up as a anime character (cosplay) and pretend to be someone else and not care about anything. Room is going to be dedicated gluten free, corn free, dairy free, and peanut free. SO I was hoping to find someone else with allergy issues that would feel blessed to be in a "safe room" but alas no luck who am I kidding I have the worst luck in the world and life literally hates me I am honestly amazed I have not been hit by truck/airplane/meteor by now.
Weight wise I am doing MUCH better got on a good 4lbs of muscle this last month. I can see it in my arms, and core (abs are popping) I changed up my routine with my ab work out and spend about 20mins a day on just ab workouts (200-400 crutches and situps + various other core exercises) Find myself moving alot more up form 12miles a day to 14-16miles a day. >.> I am binge eating cocoa nibs all the time now and the HUGE amount of fats I am now on I think is the main reason for weight gain....also doubled my protein intake from 120-150 to 250-300g a day of protein from egg whites and vegan protein powders.
I found a nice program online that links to my fitness tracker, I get PAID for walking, working out, sleeping, entering my foods, and weight into app. I even get do surveys and medical studies through it for extra money. Wish I had more friends, I get a bonus on referrals lol.
Side thoughts ever found yourself eating a ton and unable to stop? I am trying to do a sort of cleanse/fast or change or skip my breakfast one day.....but after working out or yoga.....breakfast DEMANDS to be 12+ egg whites, spinach, coconut, almonds, cocoa nibs, avocado, etc.....I just stuff myself with fats and protein lol. I feel like the cookie monster just wanting MORE PROTEIN MORE FAT.....I try to stave off the binge by chewing on whole shell pumpkin seeds but this only works so much lol.
I did some reading and found a few foods that are staples and say one thing are really not......NuNaturals Stevia syrups are supposed to be 0 calorie...the primary ingredient is glycerin and the form it is is actually 20kcal per tsp! and about the same as sugar....that is why I feel sleep/crappy after using it....hate how companies say that but then again it never said diabetic safe/friendly on it like a few other sugar alternative I use. OH sweetleaf Stevia, which I got cause it was cheaper then the pure uncut stuff I learned is cut with inulin....with promotes bacteria growth in the intestines...hence why I am more gassy using it then the pure stuff. Wish stuff was more clean cut. I also found some interesting articles on vitamins in today's society. Good read thinking of writing up something on it and posting it for references....it approaches something very true to the celiac community about if you eat cereal or processed foods in America your taking a multivitamin. And how if they did not spray our foods with this that most Americans would have deficiency as they have a poor diet without enough variation in it.......I found this very amusing considering people with celiac have to remove most of those fortified foods then have a limited diet PLUS we have poor absorption issues.....sorta makes us a nice test samples for this if you ask me and it shows in how many of us have deficiencies and have to eat a varied diet of different foods every meal no ONE FOOD per meal like most people due to lack of fortifications.
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