Finally the week is over

RUN 8.2 miles in 1:15, afternoon in FP

Lotsa topics, I'll break them up

The run: Felt surprisingly good, considering that my afternoon runs are usually sluggish and heavy. And this was my 4th run day in a row! Tomorrow will be 5!
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PT: PT was good, she noticed that the left side of my neck muscles, when viewed from the back, had more 'tone' than the right side. So she added on some neck strengthening exercises. She also noted a rotation in my lumbar, and added some fixes to that. I'm 98% pain free, and +90% discomfort free, so I'm pretty damned happy with this so far.
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Last night went badly. I didn't commit to a good dinner, in addition to a good salad with veggies and ground turkey, I munched carrots and zucchini, had 2 pieces of chocolate, an extra banana, then some potato. Why was this bad? Well, let's see...

The chocolate is a known belly-problem-causer. I limit myself to 1 piece because those symptoms are pretty tolerable and minimal. So why did I eat two? Dunno, but I threw the rest out in frustration. The carrots were mostly raw, and totally munched, so those are problem because I have no idea how many I ate. They're sooooo good! Two big zucchini, those are so good too but I've very recently read that more than 3/4c of zucchini is considered a FODMAP problem.

Again, all good foods. It wasn't just what -- it was HOW. I grazed. And I grazed myself sick. By the time I hit the pillow, my tummy was hugely bloated and I hurt. When I woke up, I could hear the terribly gurgling, fluidily flowing, gas-filled intestines waiting for some toilet time. Ugh. 3 trips to the bathroom this morning, and a potential 4th. Want to hear a stupid measure for "how you know your BMs are right?" How many times you have to flush, and how many times a week you have to scrub your bowl clean. :(

So I like to track and pinpoint the problem. Too much chocolate? Too much zucchini? Too much carrot + zucchini + salad? It wasn't one or another, it was all of them together. And I probably swallowed some air. I felt terrible yesterday, no energy and brain fogged. Coming home this way, even though I took a break to get some mint and walk the dog, I wasn't focused. Instead of a well-thought out meal I just grazed.

But really now. I've been having symptoms a lot all week, and they've been more on and off lately. I'm sure stress and training have a role in this. But I can't keep living like this -- getting up early to make sure I have enough 'toilet time', setting a timer for 'tt' so that even though I feel the need to sit longer I don't, and wanting to have a private toilet available during the day just in case.

I'm reading and listening more on the SCD. I'm still not sure it's right for me. I don't have the serious IBS symptoms the others describe. Or do I, and it's a mild case? I kinda decided that I'll read as much as a I can and make a final decision after the race.

In the meantime, I need to get my gut and head back on line. My health can't afford many days like this!