DD, no food in your bedroom. If you bring food into your bedroom you will be punished (punishment changes regularly as one thing doesn't work so we move on to something more serious for her). You brought that food into your room so you have to clean it up. She is now 10 years old. When she is in a good mood she will wash, dry and put away small amounts of dishes. She will sweep the kitchen, clean the neighbours cat litter, clean the pet cage, hold with laundry. There are so many things she will do when she feels like it. But today wasn't one of the good days. She was asked to clean up the food in her room and she has a complete meltdown. She nearly makes herself sick with her episodes.
So what are you supposed to do in times like this? When my daughter is screaming at the top of her lungs, refusing to do anything that is asked of her including (but certainly not limited to) drinking some water, wiping herself after using the bathroom, brushing her teeth or putting a piece of old bagel into the garbage. What EXACTLY am I supposed to do? Because staying calm is getting harder every day. Because closing her door and letting her scream and pound the shit out of it isn't working. Telling her this behavior isn't acceptable isn't working! How much can we take of this before we just give up?
Saturday 28 February 2015
Tuesday 24 February 2015
Gluten Free - more or less
I went about 4 or so months 100% gluten free. Since I'm not celliac I don't have to worry about cross contamination that much (I did find out that if I cook eggs in the same frying pan as I just cooked a loaf of wheat bread french toast I get stomach cramps) so I don't worry about buying the oats that are certified gluten free.
Anyway, after a good time off of it I was bad and I ate a large portion of lasagna. It was an alfredo chicken one and cold at the time. It was also totally awesome. I was over emotional that day and no one was around to stop me. I regretted it for the rest of the weekend. My stomach felt awful and I got a bit of heartburn as well. Every once in a while since then I take a bite of something with gluten in it. Bread, muffin, bagel; a bite doesn't cause any serious issue for me. Sometimes heartburn or a bit of bloating. But one thing I have noticed was that the flavour just isn't the same any more. I actually don't like it. I don't know what it is but it just tastes wrong.
I have a few recipes that I'm going to share eventually because I love them and they are super easy to make. But one thing that I am not too fond of so far is the Robin Hood flour blend. I find it gives the end products a grainy texture I don't get with a simple white rice/corn starch blend. But before I get around to posting the recipes I will leave you with some gluten free things that I have found tasty over the last months.
Dempsters Gluten Zero Whole Grain bread. OH MY GAWD! That stuff makes the best gluten free toast I have had, and I have tried a lot. Toast is one thing I do not like to live without and now I don't have to!
Wild Roots Tortilla chips with kale and flax. If anyone knows where I can buy these I would be very grateful. They used to sell them at my local Costco but they no longer carry them. I considered cancelling my membership over it those things are so freaking good! Even my super picky daughter loved them. She'd do chores just to be allowed to eat a few!
Cheetos Crunchies. Did you know they are gluten free? Mmmmmmm....so bad for me but still so good!
Anyway, after a good time off of it I was bad and I ate a large portion of lasagna. It was an alfredo chicken one and cold at the time. It was also totally awesome. I was over emotional that day and no one was around to stop me. I regretted it for the rest of the weekend. My stomach felt awful and I got a bit of heartburn as well. Every once in a while since then I take a bite of something with gluten in it. Bread, muffin, bagel; a bite doesn't cause any serious issue for me. Sometimes heartburn or a bit of bloating. But one thing I have noticed was that the flavour just isn't the same any more. I actually don't like it. I don't know what it is but it just tastes wrong.
I have a few recipes that I'm going to share eventually because I love them and they are super easy to make. But one thing that I am not too fond of so far is the Robin Hood flour blend. I find it gives the end products a grainy texture I don't get with a simple white rice/corn starch blend. But before I get around to posting the recipes I will leave you with some gluten free things that I have found tasty over the last months.
Dempsters Gluten Zero Whole Grain bread. OH MY GAWD! That stuff makes the best gluten free toast I have had, and I have tried a lot. Toast is one thing I do not like to live without and now I don't have to!
Wild Roots Tortilla chips with kale and flax. If anyone knows where I can buy these I would be very grateful. They used to sell them at my local Costco but they no longer carry them. I considered cancelling my membership over it those things are so freaking good! Even my super picky daughter loved them. She'd do chores just to be allowed to eat a few!
Cheetos Crunchies. Did you know they are gluten free? Mmmmmmm....so bad for me but still so good!
Friday 20 February 2015
Back from the depths of despair
In other words, I finally cleaned my disaster of an office, dug out my laptop and am ready to dive into the blogging world again.
YAY!
So much has happened and I hope to touch on some of them at a later time. For now I must keep this short. I have an injured finger that makes typing very difficult.
I am now nearly at the -50lbs mark! that's right, I have lost a total of 45lbs since I started this blog. I've had a lot of ups and downs but I am happy to be back on track. It was the end of July 2014 that I made the decision to go gluten free and I have more or less stayed that way. I'll talk more about that later as well.
Spiritually speaking I am moving forward. It's slow right now but it is the right direction.
My DD is growing up and learning more. I feel like we have made some progress with her. My DH is amazing. So much has happened with us and we are stronger than ever!
Namaste
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