So I have a headache. A bad headache. Bright lights make my eyes hurt. And no, I don’t have a hangover, honest!
I’m trying the usual things… Motrin. Excedrin. Napping. A warm bath. And I’m trying the not-so-usual things. Two Weight Watchers bagels. Two large bowls of beans and rice. A big bowl of Fiber One. Not a very exciting binge, eh? Nothing like the raw cookie dough of days past.
The good thing about getting rid of the junk around the house is that I’m pretty limited in how I can self-medicate with food. Nonetheless, now on top of feeling sick I also get to kick myself for expecting food to make me feel better.
Though it’s not that unreasonable a hope? If I don’t eat, I get headaches and become… unpleasant. Just ask my family. Wait, don’t ask my family.
Just goes to show that my new healthy habits aren’t as habitual as I’d like. How do you stay on course when life takes a turn?
Foodie McBody
June 15, 2009 at 7:05 pm
It’s so hard when things are difficult or painful, not to turn to that most familiar of comforts. I think the thing is to be as creative as humanly possible with the non-food comforts. Wrapping in blanket with lovely soft music in a dark room? A slow walk in a pretty place with dark dark sunglasses on? Acupuncture? Meditation? If all those don’t work, just be kind and gentle with yourself. It sucks to be in pain.
Wendy
June 15, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Thank you. I needed someone to give me the advice I’d give someone else… and to be at least as kind to myself as I would be to a friend.