Felicia Dumont
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Tiny Update
🕑 Added 2023-04-16 20:01:59 +0000 UTCI was a little slow getting the Poll Caption out. The problem I'm running into now, is that as I try to introduce foods back into my diet, I appear to be sensitive to some of them. So I'll essentially have a slight mental decline that gets worse over about 5-7 days, and I have to realize that nothing else is the culprit, and it's the food item. Then, stop eating that food, wait 3-5 days to return to normal, while hopefully not accidentally introducing another food that causes the problem (Because I'm impatient to some extent).
Last week, I think the culprit was Peanuts. Right now I'm testing Tuna. So no peanuts for me. :/
And the 'mental decline' I get, is essentially: "The meds(Vyvanse) I take to be able to curb my adhd (primarily inattentive/unfocused/distractible, Impulse Control), isn't 'as' effective at solving those problems.
I'm not on a very high dose, so I kinda need it to work as well as it can, without over-working (Over-working means faster tolerance buildup, and over-working isn't effective long-term, even if I get better days from it short-term).
So, when I have allergies (Hello Tree Pollen Season), that can curb the effectiveness. And if I'm consistently eating something I'm sensitive to (not allergic, not intolerant, just sensitive) then that effects me 'just enough' to consistently not get work done. (If I'm eating the item as a daily part of my diet.) And I was eating peanuts 1-2 times a day for protein last week. So, it was able to build up fast and bother my brain I guess.
So while I'm overall technically better than I've ever been (prior to meds in general) and 'back to writing' long-term, I will have these phases where I find a food I need to avoid, which will take me out of commission a little. BUT, maybe ONE DAY I'll know all my weaknesses and this will be much less of an occurrence.
This is just some mild transparency on my part, cause I WANT to be productive through the week and I feel like I fell off a bit there despite trying to work, and while I'm doing my best to curb this from happening, I just want to let you all know it still might happen, but these short stints shouldn't be any cause for alarm of 'me going silent long-term again.'
Also, I miss Pizza so bad. (I'm avoiding Wheat/Gluten, And Dairy)
