Food Sucks
Jan. 13th, 2018 11:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tarotgalA friend of mine wrote in an email to me yesterday "sometimes food isn't fun." Ain't that the truth?
Because the new food were were trying Charlie out on has been giving her incredible intestinal/digestive problems, I've been switching her back to her old food for the past 2 days. Today I made it 75% of of her old food and 25% of the new and her breathing problems came back as soon as she started eating it tonight. I don't know if it's just because it's wet food of a different consistency or if it's an ingredient in the food. But there goes that forever now. I have 2 unopened cases of it right now though--one from Petco and one from Chewy. Petco has a 60 day return policy, so guess where I'm heading tomorrow with the return receipt? And I just contacted Chewy about it (they're a mail company without a physical location I can return the food to). I asked Chewy about returns and their policy is that they accept returns up to ONE YEAR after purchase, will take back even opened items, and they pay for the shipping of the return. OMG that's generous. So I told them what food it was and the rep said he would credit my account for the case and then I could just donate it to a local group or shelter instead of returning it (probably the weight makes mailing it back cost prohibitive). So now I get to be happy donating a whole case of food and I don't lose out on any money. I swear, once I find what food Charlie can eat, I'm only ordering from them from now on. What fantastic folks! (Did I mention they sent me a handwritten welcome card when I joined the site? And they send me a Christmas card every year. Seriously, they're awesome).
My own food issues have become more difficult. On Wednesday I went to the doctor's for a follow-up on my migraine issue and they did some blood work. The results came in on Thursday and I was told to "cut out carbs and sugars." After having a complete melt down on Thursday, trying to figure out how the heck to do that while also avoiding the foods that make my IBS bad and also avoiding meat (still a vegetarian) I started to come to terms with it. I'm honestly not really a fan of food, so I'm not that upset about changing my diet. I'm more upset because I don't cook and it's REALLY hard to find food and drinks out there that doesn't have any carbs and sugar in them. I'm giving myself permission to finish off most of the Amy's meals in my freezer, because they're actually not too bad on both those levels, though they have more than 0 carbs & sugars. It was actually something melydia told me at our write-in on Friday that helped the most--about how it probably feels like this is my fault. And it wasn't until she said it that I realized that was what I was most upset about. Somehow, she knew what was really bothering me before I did. Saved me so much time trying to deal and reflect. And, yes, I do blame myself. Because my eating habits have been pretty bad lately. But thiis kind of thing runs on my dad's side of the family too, so maybe it's not completely my fault either. I was being really hard on myself and frustrated on top of it, and that's not good.
My word of the year is kindness. I've got to be better at being kind to myself. And that includes eating things that my body can handle and avoiding the stuff it can't as much as I possibly can. It was Briana Buckmaster at the Supernatural Convention this past fall who said "You get one fucking meat suit in this life. Be kind to your bodies." I'm really trying to follow that advice (even though I couldn't remember for sure who said it until I checked my notes just now).
I tried MiO in my water yesterday (because I dislike the taste of water), and it was amazing. Your Sassy Gay Friend really was telling the truth all those years ago. I should never have doubted him.
Another good thing is that I'm having my Harry Potter group over to my house in 2 weeks (this weekend I AM CLEANING ALL THE THINGS) so I can provide them with refreshments in the form of the lemonade/juice and cookies in my house that I now can't eat. So those things won't go to waste.
Because the new food were were trying Charlie out on has been giving her incredible intestinal/digestive problems, I've been switching her back to her old food for the past 2 days. Today I made it 75% of of her old food and 25% of the new and her breathing problems came back as soon as she started eating it tonight. I don't know if it's just because it's wet food of a different consistency or if it's an ingredient in the food. But there goes that forever now. I have 2 unopened cases of it right now though--one from Petco and one from Chewy. Petco has a 60 day return policy, so guess where I'm heading tomorrow with the return receipt? And I just contacted Chewy about it (they're a mail company without a physical location I can return the food to). I asked Chewy about returns and their policy is that they accept returns up to ONE YEAR after purchase, will take back even opened items, and they pay for the shipping of the return. OMG that's generous. So I told them what food it was and the rep said he would credit my account for the case and then I could just donate it to a local group or shelter instead of returning it (probably the weight makes mailing it back cost prohibitive). So now I get to be happy donating a whole case of food and I don't lose out on any money. I swear, once I find what food Charlie can eat, I'm only ordering from them from now on. What fantastic folks! (Did I mention they sent me a handwritten welcome card when I joined the site? And they send me a Christmas card every year. Seriously, they're awesome).
My own food issues have become more difficult. On Wednesday I went to the doctor's for a follow-up on my migraine issue and they did some blood work. The results came in on Thursday and I was told to "cut out carbs and sugars." After having a complete melt down on Thursday, trying to figure out how the heck to do that while also avoiding the foods that make my IBS bad and also avoiding meat (still a vegetarian) I started to come to terms with it. I'm honestly not really a fan of food, so I'm not that upset about changing my diet. I'm more upset because I don't cook and it's REALLY hard to find food and drinks out there that doesn't have any carbs and sugar in them. I'm giving myself permission to finish off most of the Amy's meals in my freezer, because they're actually not too bad on both those levels, though they have more than 0 carbs & sugars. It was actually something melydia told me at our write-in on Friday that helped the most--about how it probably feels like this is my fault. And it wasn't until she said it that I realized that was what I was most upset about. Somehow, she knew what was really bothering me before I did. Saved me so much time trying to deal and reflect. And, yes, I do blame myself. Because my eating habits have been pretty bad lately. But thiis kind of thing runs on my dad's side of the family too, so maybe it's not completely my fault either. I was being really hard on myself and frustrated on top of it, and that's not good.
My word of the year is kindness. I've got to be better at being kind to myself. And that includes eating things that my body can handle and avoiding the stuff it can't as much as I possibly can. It was Briana Buckmaster at the Supernatural Convention this past fall who said "You get one fucking meat suit in this life. Be kind to your bodies." I'm really trying to follow that advice (even though I couldn't remember for sure who said it until I checked my notes just now).
I tried MiO in my water yesterday (because I dislike the taste of water), and it was amazing. Your Sassy Gay Friend really was telling the truth all those years ago. I should never have doubted him.
Another good thing is that I'm having my Harry Potter group over to my house in 2 weeks (this weekend I AM CLEANING ALL THE THINGS) so I can provide them with refreshments in the form of the lemonade/juice and cookies in my house that I now can't eat. So those things won't go to waste.
