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My Wheat-Free Experiment

I do not have celiac’s disease. Or anyway, I don’t think I do. I have a couple symptoms that crop up from time to time, and others in my family have it, so maybe I’ve got an undiagnosed case. But on...

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I Come Bearing Questions

As you can probably tell, a lot of this stuff is just me free-writing. Talking helps me think, and it feels more orderly and useful if I can do it with an “audience,” even if I recognize that audience...

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Observations on the First Gluten-Free Week

So, my weight has been all over the place this last week. The exact weight impact was something that I wanted to check out, because (as I mentioned) when I did a month gluten-free last year I lost 16...

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Emotional Floods of Stretching, Zumba

Whether it’s because of my gluten-free experiment or some other element of the current equation, I am doing more self-care — exercise, meditation, conscious eating — than I have in several months....

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This Far, No Further

There are two large scars near the crook of my elbow on my left arm. My fourteen-year-old step-son asked me straight up where I got them, and I told him straight up: They’re self-inflicted. From a very...

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Self-Control and Portion Size

My wife told me about something she used to do. When she ordered food at a restaurant, she asked for a box at the same time, had half of the food set aside. It wasn’t off limits. It was just in a box....

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Binge Eating, Wheat, and Days of Depletion

Admittedly, it had been a shit day. One of those days that dragged on and on, and little went right, and most of what didn’t go right went very wrong. The stress reaching past the thresh-hold and...

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The Caffeine Cycle: Quitting Again

Here’s what the cycle looks like. I become, as I am now, frustrated with the dependence on caffeine. It has long since stopped benefiting me, giving me more energy than I would have by default. There...

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Caffeine Withdrawal Notes: 1-3

Day One Off of Caffeine: Very much as anticipated, the day felt much like any other but with a sagging fatigue that began to trail me from roughly halfway through the day. I was drowsy during my work...

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Caffeine Withdrawal Notes: 4-6

Day Four: The day was plagued by fatigue, but otherwise there was nothing of great note. The tiredness I experienced was relentless, and frustrating above all for how it made me desperate for rest but...

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The Second Week Off Caffeine

Here are my lump-sum observations: When I have energy, it’s great. My sleep cycle is also more predictable and feels healthier. I feel more connected to my natural appetite, although the post-Halloween...

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The Gluten-Free Month Reflections

My weight has been consistently below what I expected, with the month leading to a decrease of somewhere between 6 pounds (the difference between the averages in the first and last week) and 9 pounds...

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I’m Feeling Pretty Good

Quitting caffeine was hard, with the first week leaving me feeling ransacked and the second week leaving me bereft of motivation. But in the third and now fourth week, my motivation is back and my mood...

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