Concerns over breakfast

First things first: My breakfast.

Today I'm having hot apple cider for my beverage. (My room was like an icebox when I woke up this morning; getting out from under my electric blanket proved to be a trying task!) In line with my promise to myself not to completely cut out carbs yet, I'm eating a small bowl of plain oatmeal with my hard boiled egg and slice of paleo bread with raw honey. I suppose I could have put raw honey on my oatmeal as well, but to be honest, I like plain oatmeal.

The paleo-friendly "bread" may look like pita, but I can't decide what it tastes like. I think, really, it tastes like nothing. The texture is somewhere in between a stale cracker and hard bread. The bread is incredibly dry, so it sort of feels like you're chewing on sand after awhile. All that being said, because I'm being as honest as I can about this, it's not terrible. I didn't completely gag when I swallowed it. I think it's just a texture thing; once I get used to it, I won't have any problems with it.

If I have to eat sand-like "bread" to get better, I will.

As for my concerns, I have been somewhat worried about my weight. Again, I reiterate, this change in my nutritional habits is NOT to lose weight. It is to find a way to be healthy and neurological symptom free without medication. However, many people adopt the diet that I have in order to lose weight. That being said, I'm going to start recording my weight on this blog. That way, if I begin to have a severe weight loss, I'll need to adjust my caloric intake.

(Also, I seem to be missing that gene that women have that makes them protective of their weight. I really don't care if people know how much I weigh.)

This morning I weighed myself in at 136.2 lbs. It's a pretty average weight for me, so I was happy. Really, I can get down to about 128 lbs before my BMI will drop below 18.5. (I know the flaws with the BMI system, but I still think that it's a good guideline to follow.) I spoke with my doctor once about my weight, and she said that even though I am tall (just under 5'10"), my frame is relatively small. She wouldn't get concerned about me until I dropped to the lower 120's. My goal is to stay above 125 lbs. at all times, at the bare minimum.