What the heck is that?

Last night as a family we went out to the park and played.  It was so hot outside that we were trying to figure out where to go next.  So my lovely husband said, "Hey, why don't we go get $1 chicken sandwiches (regularly $3-4) from X fast food company."  We have been avoiding fast food for quite sometime now.  I really didn't even want to go, but I knew that everyone would be getting hungry and Dustin needed to get this $1 purchase out of his system before he exploded.

I wasn't even that hungry, but I thought to myself, I don't even want this.... I don't have to eat this even if everyone else does.  So when it came time to order, I ended up ordering one for myself.  It wasn't my proudest moment...  I even considered avoiding blogging about it but then came to my senses.  I stress the importance of progress, not perfection.  I have made a huge amount of progress.  Granted I do not want to make excuses for myself, but if my less than perfect choices become fewer and far between that is the ultimate goal. 

So anyways...  we ended up getting a sandwich and french fries and low and behold 1 hour later I had the worst headache.  If you know me, you know I will go to all costs to avoid taking any OTC medications (or any medications in general).  I ended up taking 2 (not 1...) ibuprofen to avoid it escalating to a full blown migraine.

Not much longer than that I noticed that the left side of my neck was hurting, and when I felt it I felt a lymph node sticking out.  It could only make me think that my body was fighting the bad stuff.  When I woke up this morning, I made sure to have my juice and blended a bunch of other stuff together.  I took a walk, and then when I came back I drank another glass of the same blend I had in the morning.  The lymph node is starting to go down but it is still there.  I ended up coming to a conclusion that I am going to become more strict with myself about avoiding meat.  I'm hoping I can be just as strict with excluding dairy since I think that is a horrible toxic substance.

I prefer more of a plant based diet now and my body yells at me if I do otherwise.  I'm happy that instead of just will power to do the right thing that my tastes are beginning to adjust and my body has symptoms when I get off track.  It keeps you in line!

Well, off to make my menu/shopping list for at least the next couple days...

Happy 4th of July everyone!