Day 7 and cell phone complaints

I had to count. It's Day 7 of GAPS, and things have been pretty easy so far. The biggest pain in the ass is packing food if I know I'm going to be out. Can you see me going to a restaurant and ordering homemade broth with boiled meat and veggies? Oh, and a raw egg yolk thrown in, too. Yeah, right!

But, I feel good and have noticed that the yeasty places on my body are clearing up. I honestly didn't even know they were yeasty places until now.

The problem for me is that none of these things was a troublesome issue. Yes, that toenail fungus is unsightly, but to whom? I'm the only one who sees it. I struggle with the motivation to keep going with this. I haven't had this much trouble with any of my other dietary changes, and those were all for my son! I'm sticking with it for now, though. We'll see what happens. Can't wait for that roasted meat. I've got a Tails and Trotters roast in my freezer that makes my mouth water.

Now, on to my new bitch. Pre-paid cell phones and the scams surrounding purchasing a new one. I stepped on my phone a few weeks ago and totally ruined the display. The phone still works for calls, but I can't see the time, who is calling or who I want to call. Frustrating. So I went to t-mobile today, but they only have $50 replacement phones for pre-paid customers. So I went to Radio Shack. First off, you can buy the cheapie phone, but you have to buy at least $10 worth of minutes to go with it, which I didn't need, but was willing to take, because at least I was getting something useful with that extra $10. So, on to the register, where they want my name and address. When I said I didn't want to be in Radio Shack's database, they said it is the law, that I must register, because some people use cell phones for illegal purposes. Whatever! I'd rather use my broken phone and buy a cheap watch. Which is what I'm going to do. I don't know why I even need a phone, except for the rare occassions that my son is with his dad, and I need to be reachable.

So I'm stuck with a broken phone. I'm pissed.

Symptoms?

I thought I'd talk about things I notice now that I've been through 4 days of GAPS intro. I'm not sure how any of these relates to GAPS or my former diet, but I want to keep track of things. So--

I was really sniffly the few days before beginning the intro. My nose is completely clear today.

I still have a little fungus on the side of each big toenail, but it might be going away. I had this fungus, along with crazy itchy, peeling feet, for a couple of years straight, from about 2006-2008. I noticed it would subside when I went to visit my family in Georgia each year, but didn't know why. Now, I'm thinking that I probably laid off a lot of refined and processed foods during those visits because I didn't and don't really trust American food. Could this be a candida overgrowth issue? Not sure, but when I moved to PDX and started being very careful about processed foods, the fungus went away. Now, it's been back for a few months, maybe. Did I unmask something or is it not food related? Not sure about that one either.

I had been having a little rumble in my gut pretty frequently, in the same spot, lower right, must be large intestine. Anyway, just realized today that I haven't felt that the past few days.

Thick vaginal discharge. OK, no one likes to talk about that, but I recently read that that's one more possible sign of candida overgrowth, so I began noticing it. Haven't noticed that the past couple of days either. Could just be coincidental with my cycle. Never tracked it before, so it's difficult to tell on that one, but we'll see.

My rash is still here, but getting a little better each day. Today I took a few Apis homeopathic pellets to try and get some relief from itching. That might have made a difference, too. Don't know. I just got out of another oatmeal bath, which felt sooooo good! Now I'm in a nightie with no undies. TMI, I know, but the waistband was bothering the rash.

So, that's about it. Tomorrow, I'm going to add raw egg yolk. Getting a little tired of soup, but all in all, I feel good.

GAPS Day 4--still going

I missed posting yesterday because I worked all day. I'm still going on the intro diet, and I really haven't suffered any die-off. I think because I had already given up grains and starchy veggies (Oh my potatoes!).

The rash is still with me, but it's getting a little better. This morning, I woke up in a frenzy, stripping the bed and the futon cover to throw into the washing machine. You know if I'm doing all that laundry, I'm serious. I just thought if there is a possibility that the rash is coming from something in the house that I should wash it all out.

Here's hoping...