Changes

I've had to reevaluate some of my diet decisions in the last few weeks.

I've been vegetarian for the last 3 years, mainly because the lack of the hormones in the meat and the increase in eating non-processed foods was supposed to be good for my autoimmune disease.

But, it's no longer the case.  Well it's kind of the case, but it's causing a worse side effect with my weird blood.

My platelets are OK.  Not great, not dangerously low.  My blood is still too thin and my immune system is still overworked fighting my body.  So I'm usually tired and cold and can't get shot or in a car wreck or bad things will happen.  Like a brain hemorrhage, that is the actual example my doctor once gave me.

FYI- I was going to link to a WebMD page about my disease here.  But it doesn't have a WebMD page.

Here's more info from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Sometimes, my body just decides to say fuck it and I get anemic.  Like really anemic and nothing I can do helps.  None of the supplements, iron pills, spinach, soy, beans, nothing helps.  So I get more tired and more worn out and my blood gets even thinner.

You should see how blue my veins are, so gross.

So, I'm adding meat back into my diet.  My body is calling out for more protein and iron and adding one to two meals of meat to my diet will hopefully help me get everything back on track.

My diet emphasis will still be vegetables and fruits.  I'll still get a majority of my protein from alternative sources, but I'll also add organic, hormone free meats to the diet plan a couple times a week until I get my blood back under a modicum of control.

Having a stupid immune system is such a bitch.

Yummy new recipe

I was browsing on Pinterest for recipes, as I typically do.

9 times out of 10 I do not use ANY of the recipes I pin, but lately I've been trying to use more of them.

I found a recipe for Parmesean Roasted Zucchini from the Budget Savvy Diva that sounded yummy so I decided to try it.

Bascially, you quarter a zucchini,  brush it with olive oil and season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and top it with cheese and roast it for 15 minutes or so.

Sounds easy, and it was super easy and super delicious.

Looks yummy right?

It was delicious.  I ate one whole zucchini as my dinner.  Per weight watchers it's about 3 points depending on how much/type of cheese you use.

Also, even though it's really easy it looks fancy so if you served it at a dinner party people would think you were all Martha Stewart-like.

Win.