Quick note
very quick post tonight because its been ages since the last one…
Went to doctors tonight to try to find out why I’ve been feeling so rotten for the past two weeks (and intermittently for the past three months before that). Apparently I’m suffering from stress. He then asked the usual sort of questions which doctors ask in these situations - namely how is my relationship, how is my work life, is there anything I’m worried about at the moment?
I pointed out to him that am A. In a secure, supportive and happy relationship and have been for the past ten years. B. Have no money worries. C. Not only like my job but find it challenging and fulfilling (yes I know I whinge about the long hours but believe me if I didn’t like my job - I wouldn’t be doing it,) He then told me (and he was being serious) that sometimes having nothing to get stressed about can be as stressful as being stressed. Stupid bloody man. Even if that was the case - which it isn’t (and I know this because in the past I have been stressed about just about everything you could ever find to be stressed about - and then some- and believe me, not being stressed is not stressful, it is not being stressed) it still doesn’t explain why I’ve been feeling fluey for the past few weeks.
So I did what I should have done in the first place and phoned my mum. She didn’t give me any bollocky stuff about stress, no stress, or not being stressed. She told me to run 5 miles a day, go to bed earlier, give up wheat properly (and apparently cherry cake counts as wheat no matter how many cherries you add to the mix) tidy up my bedroom and start drinking vegetable juice.
That sounds draconian enough to work so I’ve dusted off the juicer and, as I’m typing this, I’m drinking a mixture of the following - one handful of spinach leaves, three savoy cabbage leaves, half a lemon, quarter of a cucumber, three sticks of celery and a large sprig of parsley. I must admit it would taste even better with a good slug of vodka in it but other than that its not at all bad…(which is worrying…)
PS. In other non-health related news. Apparently my song (eskimo disco 7-11) is now tipped at 12-1 to be the UK Christmas no 1. Admittedly it’s not Ladbrokes thats giving those odds - something called PaddyPower (but it is mentioned in the Guardians betting page) - I’ve put £50 quid on it just in case (actually it was 14-1 when i placed the bet…I’ve just checked and the odds have shortened - shortened? is that right -I’ve never done this before…I wonder what odds Ladbrokes would give?)
October 30th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
Your mother sounds so wise…I should probably be following such advice as well…but um, I love me the wheat and hate the exercise. Probably also why I’m so damned groggy. Damn it all. Back to the gym for me!
Hope your feeling better soon, you rockstar you.
October 30th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
Now, about that drink you mentioned, the one that possibly a hamster or giraffe might enjoy, was it supposed to function as an emetic in some kind of purging ceremony, or do you mean you drink it and keep it down?
But i agree that getting a little physical exercise can help. I tried jogging the other day. I managed to run for 9 minutes straight before my life flashed before my eyes and my breathing got away from me and i nearly passed out. I’m aiming for 9min30 next time out…
As for eskimo disco, what are the other 12? (which is a way of saying that i have no idea what 12-1 really means). Either way, I’m rooting for you. When will it be available on iTunes? So far a search for eskimo disco brings up a band called Eskimo Beach Boy. Is that a side project?
October 31st, 2006 at 1:38 am
My supervisor felt poorly and flu-like for 3 years, and the doctors kept telling him it was stress. finally someone clued in to his gluten allergy, he gave up wheat entirely, and he’s fine. i reckon your mum’s on to something.
i will be watching the charts with interest for the first time in my entire life. good luck to Eskimo Disco! (wouldn’t that be a bitchin’ crimbo present?!)
October 31st, 2006 at 2:33 am
She told me to run 5 miles a day, go to bed earlier, give up wheat properly (and apparently cherry cake counts as wheat no matter how many cherries you add to the mix) tidy up my bedroom and start drinking vegetable juice.
Yeah. That sounds like the alleged mother. Tired? Tense? Nervous headaches? Go for a run, make some vegetable juice and cut out wheat. She’s got a point. She’s nearly always right. And even though I know that you’re allergic to the idea of exercise, why don’t you try a game rather than a sport? Instead of going running play badmington with F. Something you can have fun with, express yourself with and get a bit sweaty over. It works wonders for clearing your head and getting rid of stress. Now, pat the bunk bed down, put the cat in the airing cupboard. I’m coming up next week.
October 31st, 2006 at 2:14 pm
Christine - my mum’s always right. Its one of the most irritating things about her.
Bering. Well done on the jogging. I’ve heard that if you get fit enough you can bypass that bit where the whole of your life flashes before your eyes and just fast forward to the good bits.
I haven’t got a clue what 12-1 means..but the people who seem to have better odds than that at the moment (and on this particular site) are Take That, Girls Aloud and Westlife (at 11-4, 11-2 and 8-1 whatever that means) respectively. Single will be on itunes on the 20th of November. Eskimo Beach boys is obviously someone cashing in our fame!
CB. I know its a gluten thing but I crave bread so badly you wouldn’t believe it. Normally I’m really good about avoiding it but it becomes a vicious circle - a quick sandwich or a piece of cake and then I start to want to eat more and more and more of the damn stuff. Makes me a nightmare to live with too…
herebe…I can’t do exercise you know I can’t. It I started to do exercise then the skies would fall, the rains come down and hell would freeze over. Think of the effect that would have on the environment.
October 31st, 2006 at 3:59 pm
shag more. best cardio workout there is. sorted.
October 31st, 2006 at 4:57 pm
REal foods has non gluden flour - get thee to real foods!
Plus try and see some of ‘outside’ think like the real miss hc she knows that something powerfully important happens out thee… real light?
I’m going to the Turkish Baths in Dec with C do come with us.
Oh and I cans end you my choc cake made with almond flour recipe
October 31st, 2006 at 6:01 pm
CB. there speaks a woman in the throes of a new relationship!
M. I know, I know, gluten free flour. I can do all that home baked bread stuff but when I want bread I want jam sandwiches. Made with white sliced plasticky bread. However I think you should not just send me the recipe of your choc cake made with almond flour but you should post it on your blog because it was the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten…
will def come to turkish baths with you and C it would be lovely to see you.
Outside. I went outside tonight - I went to the off license.
November 1st, 2006 at 11:13 am
oo, ooo, i can fix this.
identify the type of bread you crave.
then look up its nutritional content. you know, vitamins and all that crap.
what it’s highest in? THAT’S what you’re craving, believe it or not.
start jamming down those multivitamin and minerals in an oil-bourne or waterbourne base-not starch! check the labels!
in one week you’ll be feeling better. worked for me.
I KNOW EVERYTHING.
(YAY FOR ESKIMOS!)
November 1st, 2006 at 2:26 pm
keep us up dated with Eskimo Disco bet placings…
November 1st, 2006 at 2:32 pm
FN. you know I never even thought of doing that? Bloody sensible. Of course its my body crying out for some mineral or vitamin it needs!!
M. Will do. It now 10-1 but alas - Cliff Richards has joined the race and I think that its the law that he has the Christmas number one. But still…it’s nice to be noticed.
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:26 am
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOO that MAN MUST BE STOPPED!!!
November 2nd, 2006 at 6:24 am
Silly Doctor should have taken a blood sample. Sounds v. much like a vitamin B12 deficiency (quite common)which can be remedied by a few B12 shots. Giving up wheat is a positive thing in anyones book.
November 3rd, 2006 at 6:23 pm
sarah and i will buy the single (each) if it gets released. if it doesn’t get released, i’ll probably burn someone’s house down in protest.
November 3rd, 2006 at 7:07 pm
M. I completely agree with you. Surely the monopolies commision should be looking into his deadlock on the Christmas No 1
Frobisher - He should have. But then ick - needles… I think that you\’re right. In fact 4 days after totally giving up wheat (apparently choc digestives count too), taking magnesium baths and ingestiong enough vitamins supplements to make me rattle when I walk (higher natures profit margins will be upped considerably this quarter) I am no longer getting times when I find it difficulty to speak coherently because my tongue feels too big for my mouth, I don\’t feel half as tired and my moods have definitely improved for the better!.
JD. It is definitely coming out on the 19th of November. I think that you should not only buy a single each but buy them to give as christmas presents to everyone you know. In fact sell your house and use the money to buy the single (that goes for all of you)