Acupuncture: round 3

Had some KILLER points during acupuncture yesterday. The one that hurt the most was in my ear, a point that "settles the mind". I felt WONDERFUL for a couple of hours afterward.

Feeling good today... went for a walk with Luca. As it gets warmer, our neighborhood is really showing its personality. It's so much better being happy all the time. It makes me sad, because I barely remember the last 6 months, I was in such a fog. I feel like I have missed out on Luca's babyhood, since I wasn't fully there, mentally. It feels nice to hear him cry and not have to fend off a panic attack. It feels nice to wake up, still very tired, but not so exhausted that I have to will my limbs to move at all. It feels nice to see my husband do one of those little-annoying-things and just smile to myself, rather than silently fume and obsess.

Luca only woke up 3 times last night, which is lucky because Ash woke up with a sore throat, and I can let him sleep in.

I took Luca to The Regulator to look at some books, yesterday. A new big color picture book called "Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter" was there, and I got SO inspired looking through it that I sat down (giving Luca a toy) and sketched down some great ideas. To build without proving structural integrity your building has to be 12'X12' or smaller, and I was struggling imagining living in a place that small. But this book showed how it could be done (tip no. 1: outdoor kitchen! tip no. 2: bath house!).

Nutritionist said my diet doesn't have enough variety, carbohydrates, or FLAVOR! I guess I would eat more if my food actually tasted good, eh? I'm looking up some recipes right now, for tomato-less barbecue sauce and marinara sauce. A good meat sauce over some quinoa pasta sounds DELICIOUS.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is coming to UNC and I can't go because I have a baby :( Eh. Fair trade. ;)

Edit: HE IS CRAWLING BACKWARD!! I swear he learned it from Leo the other day, because he was doing nothing resembling crawling until after their play date.

I just realized that my DMER is gone. Breastfeeding only feels warm, fuzzy, happy, etc now. Oh it's so wonderful!!

Tonights tasty dinner adventure: white fish on corn tortillas with fruit salsa (mango, pineapple, cilantro, onions, salt, pepper), rice cheese (thought I'd give it a try...), and lettuce.

acupuncture

Acupuncture was a great experience... I have never met people who have such a thorough understanding of health and nutrition than those at Oriental Health Solutions. I feel like the info they gave me today is the last info I will ever need about food. It all seems so simple now.

The needles hurt a smidge going in, but that's to be expected since the pain being treated was pretty bad. She just treated my right side, since my pains have all been on the right. It turns out that the points on my spine and in my neck that were sensitive and uncomfortable were actually reflex points for my liver! So it was all connected. My other complaints were all related to low blood sugar. She says all of my carb and sugar loading as a teen have created some insulin resistance in my body, so whenever I eat fruit or honey or maple syrup, I need to make sure there is plenty of protein/fat to go with it and I should be fine. Poor pancreas! I'm sorry I abused you so!

I left there feeling 100% better, just like magic. After spending time in the car and accidentally ingesting 36 grams of sugar, I'd say it's down to about 75% better. I'm going to wait until tomorrow to see how I REALLY feel, because she seemed to think that this was the only session I would need (unless she takes a look at my bloodwork I'm bringing in tomorrow and sees something else she should treat).