THE NEW ME.... WEARY (DAY 22) - A gluten free, natural sugars, less alcohol diet.

Ploughman's

 



After my blog yesterday and catching up on paperwork I went back to bed as I felt weary.  With a couple of hours of sleep behind me, I still felt weary and this continued all day until I went to sleep at night.  Must be the valerian herbal remedy.  This tiredness I can't cope with every day, so will alternate alcohol one night and valerian the next until my body regulates itself, or I try something different.

Had another busy day, this time creating and sourcing.  Also picked up the sewing machine from the whisperers.  It turns out I was using the wrong sized needle for the material.  I now know the rules - number 12 for silk, 14 for cotton, 16 for thicker materials like polycotton.  I have learned the error of my ways, so hopefully the 'jamming' won't happen again.

As it was 'Orange Wednesdays' we took advantage of 2 for the price of 1 offer.  A popular event with bargain hunters.  We met a retired couple who were also enjoying a similar day out.  They used their free bus passes to journey to and from the cinema, brought a packed lunch with a flask of coffee and enjoyed a film all for the price of £6.15 for the two of them. BARGAIN!

Saw the 'Dallas Buyers Club' with Matthew McConaughey as the lead.  I must admit, I have only ever seen him in one other film and that was 17 years ago.  The film was 'Contact' starring Jodie Foster.  At the time he performed adequately, handsome looking, but nothing outstanding.  This time in DBC he was absolutely AMAZING.  He and the film deserve some Oscars. I hardly recognised him... gaunt, and in character as Ron Woodroof - diagnosed as being HIV Positive in the 1980s when medical treatment was purely trial and error to combat the then deadly disease.  A very moving film based on a true story.  I just love people that have fire in their bellies, stand up to be counted, to help others and make the world a better place. 

What was interesting was that even in the 90s, some 10 years later, very little was known about HIV and AIDS, in the UK at least compared to now.  I remember when I briefly studied the subject at University as part of a Human Biology module, group project, that I was doing.  Before the internet had really taken off, we only had the University library and newspapers to go on, and it was in 'The Guardian' newspaper that we discovered a journalist who was a real expert.  Sadly his name escapes me.  But for this one journalist, there was hardly any literature around.

The other thing I will mention is that I remember reading a case some years later in a book, where a person, through a nutritional diet, certain medication and change in lifestyle had turned the viral beast around to become HIV negative.  Yet you never hear of those cases publicised, but they do indeed exist.

So, a toast (I have a mug of tea in my hand), to Ron Woodroof and all those combatting HIV and AIDS.

What I ate yesterday (Day 21)

Snack
1 mug tea + 1 tsp sugar

Breakfast
Leftover neutral mash from the day before
Tomato sauce
1 mug tea + 1/4 tsp sugar

Lunch (take-out)
10 thin slices salami
1 small tub Greek style yoghurt
1/2 pint milk

Dinner (A ploughman's)
2 slices turkey
1 slice beef
fried potatoes
tomato sauce
pickled beetroot
cheese
cherry tomatoes
grape, celery and cucumber salad
1 glass water
Wine
1 glass water

Signing out

Pam
:)

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Mummy of Nancy Jones (star of 'Tales of Nancy Jones' children's book by Taff Jones)