January 27, 2008--Attack of the Soybeans

I have many allergies, including food allergies. The two food allergies that I get a noticeable reaction to are whole wheat (mostly because I eat a bowl of whole wheat each morning, so any more wheat in addition to that is just too much for my poor body to take) and soy.

I went shopping on Friday and got some more snacks, including some high protein cereal bars, because Kelly keeps saying that we'll feel more satisfied if we have protein with our food. I thought that was a great idea to try. 

The Jacksons came to get Tyler today at 3. They left around 3:45. So at about 4 I thought I should have a snack before I went to the Pound Plunge exercise class tonight. So I thought, hey why don't I try one of those protein bars! That will definitely tide me over until 7 or 7:30. It was pretty yummy. Then, about a minute after I finished the thing, my mouth started burning. So I checked the ingredients list. Now, in my mind, I was thinking the cereal bar would have more protein by adding protein chemicals or something to it. It didn't even cross my mind that an alternative protein source is soy. So guess what the protein cereal bar is made of? Soy nuggets, soy lechtin, soy powder, soy oil and another shot of soy for good measure. Oh dear, thinks I.

At 4:30 I began to put new sheets on my bed. Midnight decided to crawl under the top sheet and not ever come out, so I had to take a break from it. It was during that little break that I realized that I felt like I could throw up at any minute. I haven't thrown up since I was 8, so that wasnt really a danger, but I was nauseous like none other. But I said, no, I'm going to aerobics tonight! I want to go! So I changed into my workout clothes. Then Midnight came out from under the covers and I could finish the bed. After that I had a new round of nausea while I gathered my gear to go to aerobics. I really was determined to go. 

I walked out the door and got in my car. I almost ran over Sean in the parking lot, and then headed to Alice's. By the time I got out of campus, I knew there was no way I could do aerobics. The jiggling of the car was making me extremely sick. There's no way I could jump around, bend, flex or do anything. So I turned around and came home. I'm currently writing this because I know Amy and Jen are going to demand an explanation as to why I skipped out.

I'm very sad, because I was actually looking forward to exercising tonight. I'm hoping this will pass quickly and I can maybe do a Richard Simmons tape or something. But for now I'm going to lay on the couch and pout.