Gluten, that sneak!

Ok, so it’s been awhile. But after a month of traveling, eating fun food, and looking at new landscapes, I came home and just worked, worked, worked. I missed the new smells, different sounds and freedom. Plus, I just felt crummy. I knew it was lurking somewhere; breadcrumbs sneaking into a bite of food, gluten hiding in… something, but where? This is one of the most frustrating things with gluten intolerance, gluten can be in everything. Yes, I think I am careful, but, as my body is telling me, not careful enough.
However, my new roommate, Leah, introduced me to Sheana from glutenfreegirl.com and her book Gluten Free Girl . It moved me from realization, compassion, frustration and tears. She reminded me how awful my used to feel on a day to day basis, and that, while living gluten free does restrict me from eating many foods, it also expands my taste buds to others.
For what feels like the first time in a while, I have all the time in the world, yet it’s remarkable how little gets done. My planner is remiss of assignments, my desk is empty of pages upon pages of editing and reading to be done, and all the playing I missed whilst taking summer classes is at my finger tips, yet, why I do I feel like I’m playing less? Now that I have all the time in the world to cook and enjoy flavors, I find myself reheating tamales and eating bowels of cereal at 11 at night. Once upon a time, I used to prepare meals ahead of time, cook in large quantities, freeze leftovers and take pride in nourishing my body. Last time I checked, honey nut Chex (GLUTEN FREE!!!) isn’t that nutritional (but I am still relishing in the fact that I can eat it!). I feel like time is a common excuse, I don’t have time to eat well, I don’t have time to read, to exercise, to play in the sun. But really, when we take a step back, don’t we have more time than we actually think we do? At the end of the day, it takes less time throughout the week to prepare healthy meals that will make your body happy than to prepare quick fixes throughout the day. It saves energy, it gives you energy, and keeps you going. I know all of this, and yet, I’m still failing horribly at actually doing it.
My new goal is to slow down with all this time I have, eat well, play, write, and remember that I love writing. Plus, it makes my blog a little bit more interesting when I actually update it, right?