...is apparently a side effect of pregnancy.
Who knew?
I feel for my students the most!
This means one of two things: I'm short on calcium or I'm short on water. or both.
Unless, of course, brushing after meals is not enough for basic hygiene.
I found out that cheese, not milk, has some of the largest sources of calcium.
Esp. parmesan---whoah...my fave cheese too!! (aside from feta, which i'm not allowed to eat right now...)
Here's to hoping dairy isn't too far gone out of my system--i won't be lactose intolerant (I've haven't cut out dairy completely), but I still feel the affects when I'm back in the States and eating healthy portions of it...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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hormones have kicked in.
hard core.
and have only been getting worse over past several days.
a pmsing day, i can handle.
non-stop ragers where i either want to cry or wail someone in the head (or peel their face off), or both, are not fun, or cool.
talk about having to do some serious 'ommmmm'ing' before walking into a classroom.
and the rest of the day.
i have become more blatant, more truthful (in the overly open context), more adamant.
(well, in a way, some of it does me good!)
just doing my best to be careful.
i just hope, as with the rest of my symptoms, that this doesn't stick around long as well.
i might go mental.
i think i almost already am.
hard core.
and have only been getting worse over past several days.
a pmsing day, i can handle.
non-stop ragers where i either want to cry or wail someone in the head (or peel their face off), or both, are not fun, or cool.
talk about having to do some serious 'ommmmm'ing' before walking into a classroom.
and the rest of the day.
i have become more blatant, more truthful (in the overly open context), more adamant.
(well, in a way, some of it does me good!)
just doing my best to be careful.
i just hope, as with the rest of my symptoms, that this doesn't stick around long as well.
i might go mental.
i think i almost already am.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
A Wise Artist Recently Said...
http://stuffnoonetoldme.blogspot.com/2011/02/65.html#comment-form
hehe-I know I will enjoy the future as well, of course.
But there is nothing compared to complete and total independence
Monday, March 21, 2011
Tofu: Yes? No?
Oh no...
I don't like this debate.
Being a Mostly veggie and anti-cow's milk, I live for soy milk and tofu and other soy products.
I don't eat them all the time, except when I have cereal, then I have soy milk almost every day. I live in Asia, where tofu is more of the common diet than even in the States.
So, how is it that the States say it's terrible to eat when you're preggo, but Asians think I'm crazy when I mention that it could be bad.
They say that tofu has estrogen properties-and that women who are/have had breast cancer should never eat tofu. I keep hearing tofu. What about other soy products? There has been some talk about them.
They say it's worst for the pregnant woman if she's carrying a boy, for obvious reasons. However, you can't find that out for a bit.
Some say that moderation is the key-just don't overdo it. If you have a soy product once or even twice a week, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Others say don't eat it at all.
If you read message boards, you see the debates.
However, if you look at pregnancy websites where they list healthy food and recipe options for pregnant women, they all state tofu somewhere, and soy in general.
Debate goes between doctors and nutritionists-some doctors and nutritionists say yes, some say no.
So, who is right?
I don't like this debate.
Being a Mostly veggie and anti-cow's milk, I live for soy milk and tofu and other soy products.
I don't eat them all the time, except when I have cereal, then I have soy milk almost every day. I live in Asia, where tofu is more of the common diet than even in the States.
So, how is it that the States say it's terrible to eat when you're preggo, but Asians think I'm crazy when I mention that it could be bad.
They say that tofu has estrogen properties-and that women who are/have had breast cancer should never eat tofu. I keep hearing tofu. What about other soy products? There has been some talk about them.
They say it's worst for the pregnant woman if she's carrying a boy, for obvious reasons. However, you can't find that out for a bit.
Some say that moderation is the key-just don't overdo it. If you have a soy product once or even twice a week, it shouldn't be a big deal.
Others say don't eat it at all.
If you read message boards, you see the debates.
However, if you look at pregnancy websites where they list healthy food and recipe options for pregnant women, they all state tofu somewhere, and soy in general.
Debate goes between doctors and nutritionists-some doctors and nutritionists say yes, some say no.
So, who is right?
Saturday, March 19, 2011
40 Weeks = 9 Months
Was talking to a couple friends and think that maybe we solved this mystery.
As some months have 4 1/2-5 weeks, it is possible to add on a couple extra weeks-ish.
This was established early. However, I was still not convinced, as it still didn't tack on 4 extra weeks.
BUT, and I don't know if this is the final reason--but our current hypothesis is that it actually has to do with the first 2 weeks of the pregnancy.
These two weeks, you are not actually pregnant! The doctors start counting from the 1st day of your previous period, not from date of conception.
So, if this is taken into consideration, than, yes, technically, you are only preggo for 9 months. If you look at months, and not weeks.
Yoda told me that she never figured out why they counted the way they did--in two pregnancies.
So, tip is to just not let it worry you--stick with the weeks, bypass the details, and concentrate on the pregnancy itself.
Sounds like a good plan. :-)
As some months have 4 1/2-5 weeks, it is possible to add on a couple extra weeks-ish.
This was established early. However, I was still not convinced, as it still didn't tack on 4 extra weeks.
BUT, and I don't know if this is the final reason--but our current hypothesis is that it actually has to do with the first 2 weeks of the pregnancy.
These two weeks, you are not actually pregnant! The doctors start counting from the 1st day of your previous period, not from date of conception.
So, if this is taken into consideration, than, yes, technically, you are only preggo for 9 months. If you look at months, and not weeks.
Yoda told me that she never figured out why they counted the way they did--in two pregnancies.
So, tip is to just not let it worry you--stick with the weeks, bypass the details, and concentrate on the pregnancy itself.
Sounds like a good plan. :-)
Monday, March 14, 2011
Healthy Food
...is something I definitely need more of. Like the kinds with little to no preservatives. Beyond making cooked veggies and noodles or cooked veggies and rice, I feel a bit out of 'safe' options. Enter ordering food, as I feel more comfortable eating their prepped veggies to ones from the market...currently. Expensive. Especially the more 'organic' the food. Supposedly I'll get more energy within a few weeks--which is good, as I've already started getting some back. Then maybe I'll have energy to go to the market and make my own meals. Until then...I'm salivating over what Tango Juice is about to deliver (except the avocado pannini that they're sold out of today...). Some things here will never change...
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