Why I Love the Snook
- He secretly cleaned up all the wires and cords around the TV because he knows they drive me crazy.
- He happily ate lentil casserole with me for dinner tonight and only mentioned it being “hippie food” once.
- He calmed me down after an intense anxiety attack tonight when I realized that by this time next week, I’ll be earning half as much as I do now and working about ten times as hard for it. (What was I thinking?!)
Oh yeah, and that makes five full days of vegetarianism for me! My longest stint ever. Although I have to confess, four different people at work have told me I look pale over the last couple days. I need some red meat! Other than that the detox is okay. I haven’t made it to the gym since the aborted race last weekend, mostly because every night when I get home my stomach starts churning and I’m afraid to venture too far from the bathroom. But the dizziness of days 3-4 has passed and I’m feeling pretty energetic. Maybe tomorrow then…
brigita
June 30, 2004 — 12:18 am
is it legal to supplement with iron pills? that might help restore your color. 🙂
Kris
June 30, 2004 — 11:39 am
They recommend you to stop taking whatever supplements you normally take, so it’s probably out of bounds. I think I’m just adjusting.
Claire
June 30, 2004 — 1:17 pm
This veg thing sounds like BS. Humans need meat! May be you could eat a lot of beans to get your iron fix? Don’t collapse Kris 🙂
Dave
July 1, 2004 — 2:46 am
You don’t need to eat meat to get iron, but you might need to take a bit more care to have enough vitamin C in your system when you eat green veg – it helps you absorb the iron.
By the way, speaking of iron, did you know peas have a gene for making haemoglobin that’s much like the mammalian gene? [One of my very favourite bizarre facts.]
kristen
July 1, 2004 — 6:03 am
i saw this on my yahoo health tips this morning and thought of you:
Getting Enough Iron In Your Diet (Guide to Iron-rich Foods).
Kris
July 1, 2004 — 10:28 am
Thanks, everyone. I’m actually eating quite a bit of stuff from the link Kristen mentioned, so maybe the lack of iron is all in my head. I have water with lemon juice first thing when I wake up and then lots of fruit during the day, so I don’t think Vitamin C is a problem. I’m also eating lots of dried fruit, nuts, and green veggies. So I’m probably okay. I think my feeling of rundown-ness is more to do with not having been to the gym in ages – but I remedied that last night!
Megan Baker
July 3, 2004 — 1:50 am
Then why don’t ya get married in Las Vegas by Elvis? It sounds like what you’d do Kris. on the way to Amy’s wedding.hehehehehe
Jenny
July 3, 2004 — 8:23 am
That can’t be little Megan Baker. No way! I’m old now
Kris
July 3, 2004 — 10:15 am
And I’m feeling a sudden urge to make the site a little more family-friendly… 🙂