Day 43 - Oh, What a Day!

Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5: 21-24

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

No cheese for me today! Not after yesterday's episode, anyway. I still have a bit of a stomache ache, so kept my breakfast to something easily digestible -- a couple scrambled eggs and some peach slices.

At our meeting, Dr. Ford explained that it was the milk solids in the soft cheese that upset my system, and recommended that I go more slowly with the cheese in the future, limiting myself to the parmesan, extra-sharp cheddar, and romano varieties.

Good advice.

Funny thing is, I'm really not much of a cheese eater anyway. A good salad doesn't need it to be complete. Scrambled eggs are fine without it. Steamed veggies are delicious on their own.

However, it's a key ingredient in a grilled cheese sandwich. But guess what? I can't eat that. It's a requirement for pizza...but I can't eat that either. It's necessary to use in macaroni and cheese too... but no mac and cheese for me.

And now I'm a bit more hesitant about adding new foods in. Will I have another reaction? Another disappointment? I surely don't want to undo all my hard work so far. I don't want to take any more backward steps. I only want to move forward, learn from my lessons, and learn what I can and cannot eat. For the time being, or for the rest of my life.

Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil. Hebrews 5: 13-14

After an intense morning conducting out-of-town interviews for some pending writing projects, I ran home for a late lunch. Three slices of bacon and an apricot-peach smoothie filled my noontime nutritional requirements.

I felt better by dinnertime, and enjoyed a tasty meal of chopped steak and caramelized red onions, served with fresh green beans which had been cooked down with bacon and onion.