Lindsay--the jolly green giant--Mecham

Admittedly, I am not a giant, but I seem to be eating enough vegetables for two giants!  This semester, I have been experimenting with the London AS diet.  Developed by rheumatologist, Dr. Ebringer, it is a low starch diet high in protein, fruit, and vegetables.  Theoretically, it should ease the symptoms, tissue damage, and bone fusion associated with AS.  When so many people have found relief through this diet, I figure I might as well give it a shot.  While having always been a fruit and veggies lover, I am now consuming them in greater quantities than ever--a GARGANTUAN amount really.

Tonight, after seeing my broccoli fill half my dinner plate, images of me as the jolly green giant flitted through my mind.  Ironically, I can't eat peas--too starchy. Since experimenting with this diet  I have noted some decreased pain level.  However, there are so many variables that it is hard to isolate which specific action is making a difference.  Nevertheless, I will continue to see what and how big a difference this will make.  And I will continue to feel like the vegetable-loving, jolly, green giant...though less masculine, tall, and green.  Also, more covered and shoe savvy. 

On a side note, since being on this diet, my biggest craving has been for a big, juicy, greasy fast-food cheeseburger.  I barely ever ate those before, and now I'm craving them. Bizarre!