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the_siobhan ([personal profile] the_siobhan) wrote2007-09-13 02:30 pm

i got the poison, i got the remedy

This is me stressing about my meat stuffs again, so hit the downspace key right now if you're tired of it.

One of the instructions that seems to be pretty much universal for dealing with my acid reflux issue is to eat more frequent and much smaller meals. Which I've been trying to do, while working around the fact that the breaks at work aren't really long enough to do much more than grab a coffee and skate back up to my desk.

The problem with this is that to deal with my teeth issue I have to spend 10 minutes cleaning up my mouth every single time I eat or drink anything other than water, no exceptions. This has resulted me having oh, at minimum about an extra hour a day devoted specifically to the task of how I feed myself.

Add that to the fact that I'm trying to avoid grains this week as part of my "figure out how to make at least one of my physical problems just go the fuck away and stop pestering me" strategy and yesterday I didn't eat breakfast at all. I honestly just could not come up with one single thing that I wanted to eat badly enough to have to deal with doing all that scrubbing and flossing and rinsing afterwards.

As you could probably have predicted, physical issues are turning into enough of a resource hog that they are starting to leak heavily over into the realm of mental issues. This whole situation is twigging my eating disorder Stuff like you would Not. Fucking. Believe. And I'm not kidding, my main defense? My full-blown anorexia was in 1985-86, so I keep visualizing going back there by picturing myself in leg-warmers and headbands and teased bangs.

So what I am essentially communicating to you all is that the knowledge that a 45 year-old women would look like a complete 'tard in leg-warmers is the only thing that stands between me and bugfuck crazy.

This is one of those situations where I'm honestly not sure which is worse, the disease or the cure.
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[personal profile] miss_squiddy 2007-09-13 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Well that sucks. I know it might not be much help, but there are things that you can buy over here called 'brush aways' and they're little balls of bristles that you chew and then spit away. Would they help you to do your teeth at your desk?

[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
They would actually - I've never heard of them.

I don't suppose you have a link? The only one I could find was to these</a<, and they seem to be more geared towards making your breath smell good than towards your actual teeth. (http://www.ciao.co.uk/Oral_B_Brush_Aways_Disposable_Teeth_Wipes__Review_5531789)
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[personal profile] miss_squiddy 2007-09-13 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Wrong name sorry - They're called fuzzy brushes. Same thing, but slightly different...

[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-13 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm. I'm going to show them to the specialist. Breath fresheners often have sweetener in them, but if s/he thinks they're worth trying out I may order a box.

I tried these

[identity profile] theevilchemist.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 12:38 am (UTC)(link)
SLS had one that she let me try, except it's kind of like a sleeping bag for your finger. You slide you finger into it and just go back and forth. It works amazingly well.

I have a proposition for you. I feel like going to Toronto for a nice little vacation after the 1st. of Oct. If you guys let me crash with you, I'll bring you 6 months worth of folic acid. I'll show you how to make a spray out of the tablets. It's pretty easy. Just grind a crapload of them in a coffe grinder, add water and filter like coffee. I get 50% off on our products so I can get you a 6 month supply of spray for about $10US.

jv

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[identity profile] 50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 01:03 am (UTC)(link)
If you could show me how to do that as well, I'd be hugely grateful. Also, if you visit soon, I may insist on taking you to a gourmet vegan restaurant. They even have organic wine.

Re: I tried these

[identity profile] 50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I just suggested to Sio that we all meet for dinner at Fressen on the Saturday night, if that works for you.

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[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, Fressen! From the German word for "to graze".

There's also Fresh at Queen & Shaw. I've been wanting to check them out because they have a cookbook for sale that I might be interested in buying.

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[identity profile] 50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Aha, so that's why they called it Fressen. Website here: http://www.fressenrestaurant.com/

Fresh is very good, and the cookbook looks quite fab. We bought it a bday gift for a friend last year, and the recipes looked great. The only drawback is that the dining room feels a bit cafeteria-like.

Re: I tried these

[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
I ate at Fressen once years ago and it was delicious. Even for a dedicated omnivore like me.

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[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
You are totally on. We're back from TSM's wedding around noon of the 1st.

Axe and I were in Little India and we passed by a restaurant that offered all-vegan southern Indian food. I immediately thought of the place you & Sarah took me to in Chicago.

Awesome!

[identity profile] theevilchemist.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
I am thinking the weekend of the 5th. Does this sound good for you?
jv

Re: Awesome!

[identity profile] the-siobhan.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Works for me. And I'm not working that weekend.

Re: Awesome!

[identity profile] 50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com 2007-09-14 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Shall we all meet for dinner at Fressen on the Saturday night?
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Re: Awesome!

[personal profile] the_axel 2007-09-14 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Fantastic.
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[personal profile] miss_squiddy 2007-09-17 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Ditto!