So over the past weekend, I was participating in the Muskoka Novel Marathon, which was basically a bunch of writers sitting around and writing for 72 hours. And of course, as with any time there is some sort of group function, it also meant a bunch of food being around, most of which is not friendly to a candida fighting diet. Somehow though, I was able to pull-through. It wasn't easy, with all the delicious looking and smelling things that came out of the kitchen, and the wine and cheese event was particularly hard, since I'm generally a fiend for red wine... and they had samosas! But I didn't stick around there too long, so it was OK.
I am just soooo glad that I was on the second stage of the diet for this event. Having blueberries and hummus did make life a LOT easier, since I was able to eat more than just boiled eggs and rice cakes with nut butter (but believe me, I still had more of those things than anything else). I also started taking oregano oil with water 3 times a day. The stuff burns if it touches your skin without being diluted... which is hard to avoid since it's oil in water... kinda stays separate if you know what I mean. But I'm working on mastering the art of gulping the water down without letting any of it touch my lips, so it's not so bad. Still burns the back of the throat from time to time, but it's kind of a good burn. Like, the kind of burn that tells you it's doing what it's supposed to.
I've also been really bloated lately, which is s sign of candida die-off. But I also just spent 72 hours sitting on my ass, so it might be from that too... it's hard to say. Anyway, I'm feeling pretty good today, but I am going to try to avoid all stage 2 foods just for today, since I'm only supposed to re-introduce them gradually, and I had quite a bit in the last few days.
Oh yeah, and I wrote a fair bit towards what I think might turn out to be a publishable book! So hurray for that!
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