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.