Thursday, July 6, 2017

Autoimmune sugar reaction

It was Monday night.  D and I decided we would go out for dinner and Mexican sounded good.  We went to a place not far from us Mohave Cantina in Clawson.  We have been there a few times before and the food has been good.  We go have dinner (I didn't eat much, got fajitas - like 3 bites, just not hungry) and a drink.  I got everything that went with it, just didn't eat it.



 Then we wanted to go to a new coffee place that just opened in downtown Birmingham, appropriately named Birmingham Roast.



I check out the reviews on FB and everyone is stating how much they love it.  I'm game, I love coffee and don't even think about getting decaf since Tuesday was the 4th and I would be off work anyway.  I get the Kuppa Joy - no decaf and he didn't do almond milk....  It was described as a creme brûlée with dark chocolate.  Sounded so good and tasted even better!  I drink about half and we get home and take the dogs for a walk.  We get back and I drink the rest of it.  A while later I was hungry so ate some more of my dinner and shortly after I began to feel nauseous.  

I know what you are thinking - it was dinner.  Yes you may think that but nope.  It's never been how I work.  It's never what I ate last, it's what I ate before that.  So me eating the Mexican food triggered the milk and sugar I ate prior.  Does that even make sense?

Ok, so bad stomach, bathroom trip (only one) and I went to bed.  I woke up feeling the same way.  It didn't stop me from lifting heavy (in my basement gym), going for my long walk or even eating.  But I certainly felt horrible ALL DAY LONG!  I didn't get much sleep Tuesday night since it was the 4th and big dawg hates the loud noise!  I ended up waking early because I was so warm.  I decided to get up and go to the gym.  I did a HIIT treadmill workout.  Here is a breakdown I did for 45 minutes.

1 minute @ 4.0 @ 4%
1 minute @ 4.0 @ 6%
1 minute @ 4.0 @ 8%
3 minute run @ 6.0 @ 0%

Repeat several times for approximately 45 minutes.  I then did 5 rounds of 20 kettlebell swings with 25 lbs and bodyweight squats.

The rest of the day remained the same.  I didn't feel great for about half the day.  I had some brain fog in the morning but that all seemed to lift after lunch and I have been feeling pretty good.  Only slightly tired.  I'm still trying to get use to my very minimal cardio/lifting routine.  Thursday morning is lifting, no cardio, only walking.  Friday is yoga.

Thursday night is pancake night and will post up an AIP friendly recipe, hopefully!

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