good news

The diet seems to be working. My stomach no longer growls! I can't believe what a difference it makes to cut out white flour. On another note, I'm going to tell you a little story about my meds. Last Monday, I called to have my sleeping pill refilled. For some weird reason last month there were only 16 pills instead of 30, but that's an entirely different story. Last Thursday, I figured they had been filled and called to check to see if they were ready to pick up. I was told that the insurance wouldn't cover the prescription. Now, I go round and round with the insurance about this particular medicine and every 6 months they need a new doctors note saying I still need the drug in order to sleep/function. I knew that the last time a note had been written I had been approved for 12 months instead of 6, so I didn't see what the problem was. I called the doctor's office and they agreed to fax a new letter. Then I decided to call the insurance company to figure out the problem. Well, the problem was I had already fill the prescription this month. Even though it was only 16 pills the computer said filled and wasn't going to allow me to fill again until the end of the month. The lady at the insurance company was wonderful and agreed to change the computer to allow me to fill the meds. Then she wanted to tell me how much they would cost. She said it would be about $70 for the month. I asked her if that was correct and she said yes it was and she checked all the other meds for me as well. Now, since my medical insurance starts Sept. 1st. the new prices had kicked in and all the meds had gone up quite a bit. In fact some of them had even doubled. So I said OK and she told me she would call the pharmacy to fill the meds. Then about 15 min. later she called back and said she had lied to me. The price of the meds was really $80 instead of $70. At this point I knew it wasn't going to work. In the past two months that meant my meds had doubled every month. So, I told myself I was going to go home and sleep without the prescription meds. Guess what? God provided a night free of nightmares! I didn't sleep great because I was having some withdrawals, but I can say that last night was night 5 without prescription meds. I have been using over the counter meds and they are doing a great job. Last night I fell asleep and slept until the alarm went off. Praise the Lord!!!

Random stuff

I'm sorry that I haven't posted in awhile. Things have been crazy around here. I got the cold/mild flu and was sick for a week. I finally got my appetite back yesterday after 2 weeks. Having to rethink my eating choices has also caused some slight issues, but I think I'm finally getting the hang of it. I have discovered through trial and error that my body hates white flour, so I've gone to whole wheat foods. It's a grand time in the grocery store, let me tell you. I'm going to hang the last of my pictures on the walls today and then I'll be able to post pictures of the apartment. I am also going to set up my sewing machine and maybe sew today. I have a quilt pattern in my head that just needs to get out, so I think I'll work on it.

Books I have finished:
A Promise for Spring by Kim Vogel Sawyer is about a woman who travels to America from England to marry a man she was promised to 5 years earlier. When she finally sees him again she wonders if she can really marry him.

I have also been reading the Heir of Arcadia series by T. Davis Bunn and Isabella Bunn. This series takes place in England and the Colonies after the Revolutionary War. This is a great historical fiction series. There are five books in the series and they need to be read in order.

Food choices

So after spending an hour at Winco on Friday reading food labels I found some foods to eat. Did you know that Triscuits are made with whole wheat? That's good news for me. So Sunday, I had an apple, some cheese, and Triscuits for lunch. When I found out about my new dietary plan my first thought was, no way! Then, I thought again and wondered, could God change my food palate? I prayed that He would, although it did seem trival at the time. That same night, two weeks ago, the ladies at my Bible Study prayed that my palate would change towards the new food. I have been working at trying to replace foods a little at a time, instead of switching everything over at once. So, yesterday, I was at Grammie and Pa's. The cookie jar is always full of Oreos particulary for me. I was standing in the kitchen talking to AJ as she made her lunch and she pulled some baby carrots out of the fridge. Then I heard this voice saying, "May I have some?" Oh wait, that was me. I chose carrots over Oreos. What is wrong with me. The carrots tasted delicious. Then, just for kicks, I ate an Oreo. It was too sweet. It didn't even taste right. Augh...the food palate is changing!! This just shows that prayer does work, even on the small things.
P.S. I made cookies last night. There were designed just for me (or so I hope). I'll post more on them later.

My new diagnosis

So last week, my osteopathic doctor decided that I have adrenal fatigue. In short, this means that my adrenal glands are no longer working like they should. After have been stressed for too long the adrenal glands have used up the adrenaline in my body. The good news is that this is fixable and it requires no medication. The bad news is that it requires a year of hard work on my part. Now, you all know that I'm not opposed to hard work in most situations, but this may be a definite challenge on some levels. One of the things I'm supposed to do is rest. If I feel like sitting in my apartment all weekend long and not doing anything, then that is what I'm suppose to do. The doctor said that after awhile I should be able to sit quietly and then I'll want to get up and see people or do something, but that it may take awhile to get to that point. The other thing I'm suppose to do is set boundaries. Oh, this is a little tougher. I'm working on this one. The last thing that is part of recovery will be the hardest. I'm going to get to change my eating habits. Now, I don't have to start right away because I'm supposed to be concentrating on resting, but as soon as the doctor started telling what I could and couldn't eat I started obsessing. Here's what I know at the moment: bananas are out, so are potatoes in any form [glad I live in Idaho :-)]. Eventually, I will cut out all sugar and most flour. I have discovered this week that my body doesn't like white flour, so I'm working on having only whole wheat flour for the moment. I'm supposed to eat lots of fruit, vegetables (yes, you read that correctly), and meat. Oh yeah, and processed food will be out as well. So, since I have the day off I looked up recipes on allrecipes.com. I was looking for foods that had whole wheat flour and no sugar. I got a couple of recipes and will let you know how they turned out. I did have to laugh as there were a lot of recipes for dog biscuits. I mean really, can't people have a dog recipe website instead!!
So, I have decided to offer up a thought. Anyone who would like, is welcome to join me on this wonderful journey of eating differently. I will try to let you know if I come across a fabulous recipe and you could let me know how it's working for you.

Books I have finished:
Deadline by Chris Crutcher is about a boy who is starting his senior year of high school and finds out he only has a year to live. It is such a great concept, but I don't recommend it due to the language and some of the explicit content.
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell is about a teenage after WWII whose father comes home and decides to take his family to Florida for vacation. This girl grows up very quickly as she realizes that the family isn't down there just for fun.