Migraines 1 : Laura 5
Yep, yesterday I got hit hard with a migraine. I was really frustrated. Praise God for my Imitrex! It works within an hour or two and I am so thankful for that. I just wish I could figure out what my triggers are exactly. The barometer has something to do with them and the weather has been funky lately. Also, I slept poorly and I know that my sleep patterns determine my migraine activity as well. But I'm just gonna keep on keeping on. As the slogan goes, "I have migraines, but migraines don't have me!"
On a side note, this anti-inflammatory eating isn't all for naught because today I noticed that my jeans are getting loose and I have a lot more energy :)
Last night I had planned to have tilapia tacos, but the corn tortilas had dextrose (sugar) so we just had garlic and lime seasoned tilapia with a side of garlic noodles, spinach salad and some heavenly garlic naan. Would you like a little food with your garlic, you ask? Why yes, I will admit that I am a smidge obsessed with the stuff and was very thankful that Tom and I had no plans to socialize with anyone other than our garlic soaked selves last night.
This is how much I love garlic...
No sissy little jars of minced garlic for me! This big guy is about half way gone and I just opened it a couple of months ago :)
As for how I'm hanging in there without sugar...well yesterday was tough especially when I started to feel the migraine coming on. I'm thinking..."Seriously?? I've been working so hard to only eat anti-inflammatory foods and I get a migraine??................Ugggggggggggggggh!"
Then I promptly threw an extravagant pity party for myself. But with the encouragement of my super supportive hubby...please give him lots of props and respect when you see him for he truly rocks at being encouraging....I was able to put an end to the pity party and move on.
Today is better...haven't thrown a pity party for myself all day. I've been eating lots of fresh fruit, which I think has been really helpful in keeping me away from sugar and snackies.
I made a really delicious smoothie this afternoon. Here's how I made it:
1/2 c. blueberries
1 medium banana
1/2 orange
splash of milk
1/2 c. plain yogurt
2 ice cubes
(Sometimes I put in a 1/4 c. quick oats to make it thicker, but today I didn't cause it was a snack)
*I mixed it all together with my Magic Bullet (love that thing) and voila!
Most importantly though, I don't think I would have been able to succeed in my anti-inflammatory eating without God. It seems rediculous that the creator of the world would care what my plan is for what I eat, but He does. He's been teaching so much lately about how much He truly loves me and cares about even the tiniest of things in my life. It overwhelms me to think about how much God loves us all even though we mess up, sin, and don't give him the glory. Matthew 19:26 says, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." What an incredible truth. I know that without God, I would not have been able to stay true to my plan to fight against these migraines. You know, if I didn't suffer with migraines, I may not have been open to God teaching me all these things. Now I'm not ready to be thankful for them just yet, but I do hope that God can use my migraines for something good.
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