Cold

 I have a cold, and I feel incredibly sorry for myself. -___-;  

It started on Saturday when I went nuts and cleaned my room from top to bottom (might not sound like much, but I put my back out doing it) and it got progressively worse from there.  Yesterday was the killer day, when I basically lacked the energy to even play computer games and spent the whole day staring at CSI re-runs.   Today I am off uni because now my voice has gone, but at least I am no longer having nose-bleeds every time I sneeze, which was gross to say the least. XD   I'm just hoping that I'm well enough to go to my doctor's appointment tomorrow, because hopefully this will be the one that gets me off the blood thinners.  Which would help with the nosebleeds, obviously.

The funny thing is, despite being sick as a dog I am still in really good spirits. O_o  

Normally being ill makes me feel low, which is pretty normal.  But this time around I am actually pretty OK with it.  I really do think it might be the new diet, because I have practically doubled y intake of fruit, and- and I think this is more important- I have stopped eating anything at all that is processed, with the exception of tinned tomatoes and spray-on cooking oil. >_>  
I am seriously wondering if there is something in processed food that has been depressing my mood.  I'm sure it's not unheard of, and if this continues then I may have to consider the possibility that there is something in processed food that I am seriously affected by.  It's an interesting thought, and even though it would limit my future food choices, it's one that I'd be kind of OK with. >_>;  I like being happy.  I like it a lot.  Long may this continue. ^__^

Chicken Stir-up (recipe for cooking beginners).

( A Nice Quick Meal for People Who Can't Cook At All. )

But in all seriousness, it was actually really nice!    I am slowly making progress with cooking on this diet (and cooking in general- something that I am normally really bad at.)  And the best thing is, everything in this stuff is absolutely free on my diet.  I have an allowance of 15 'syns' a day (maybe calling them 'sins' is too religious?  Too negative?  Who knows....) and every 'bad' food has a syn value, while 'good' ones are free to eat as much as you want of.  Meat is free so long as it is lean, including bacon, and you can fry anything so long as you use low-cal oil spray instead of normal cooking oil.  Today I haven't used any syns at all, and the most I have used in one day this week was 4.  So far I just haven't felt the need to- but I imagine that will change as I get more adventurous with my cooking.  Although, I do actually like the more plain, natural tasting stuff I have been eating regularly.

In Other News:
I've spent most of the day in and out of bed, but I am slowly starting to feel better. ^__^  If anything, my extreme laziness today means I am feeling jittery- and jittering is always a good sign when I'm ill, because it means I am recovering! ^__-.

While I have been busy doing nothing, I have started re-watching 'Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers', which was never an amazing show, but has always been one of my faves.  I make sure to watch it through every couple of years, as part of my strict 'never growing up' regime.  On this watch through it strikes me that even though I always remember Bulk as being massively obese, he's actually thinner than I am- and thinner than I have been in a long while. -__-;
Well- for now at least.  Who knows?  In a few months I could be a lot lighter, if all goes to plan! ^__-

Tomorrow I am going into town with a friend after my doctor's appointment, and we are hoping to go and see the Avengers movie, which I haven't seen yet.  I keep hearing it's awesome, so I am looking forward to it.  After that I have my first weigh-in, so fingers crossed for that!