Spring is in the Air

We’ve a beautiful couple of days here in London, nice and sunny with temperatures in the high teens. The crocuses are in full bloom and yesterday I even saw some early daffodils in bloom. It really does feel like spring is in the air. Unfortunately for me, that also means that pollen is in the air.

I have no idea if it is related to having Celiac’s disease, but it seems that my immune system is always in overdrive. Not only do I have to avoid gluten, but I am also allergic to cats, dogs, horses, house dust, trees, grass, pollen . . . just about anything natural. And I have a degree in biology and wanted to be a field biologist! I can always tell when spring is on its way because my allergies start acting up. My allergies are not severe enough for the prescription stuff, but I do end up taking a daily antihistamine six to eight months of the year. Ironically, running outside can really make my allergies worse as my breathing speeds up, so I’m taking in more pollen filled air, and I breath more through my mouth, which means the air isn’t filtered by the mucus and hairs in my nose. On a bad day I can find myself coughing and wheezing at the end of a run, which is not encouraging.

Since moving to England, I find my allergies are at their worst in the spring and summer and ease off in the winter. Probably because the more it rains the better they are as rain, and cold, keeps the pollen down. However, with the very mild winter we’ve had and now looking at an early spring, I think it’s time to start taking antihistamines again.

The Score:

Calories:	Protein:	Carbs:	Fat:	Alcohol:	Fibre:
1903.84	101.49g	235.04g	59.03g	0	30.65g
	22%	50%	28%
Calories burned through exercise:		Rest Day

What I ate:

Time	Item	Amount
08:00	Vitamins - Centrum Advance A to Zinc, 400iu of Vitamin E, 1000iu Vitamin D3 and 500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 each
	Cold water	200mL
	Mattesson's Turkey rashers	3 rashers
	Gluten Free fruit muesli	70g
	Alpro Soy milk	120mL
	Sainsbury's pressed apple and cherry juice	200mL
08:30	Black Tea	500mL
11:00	Raspberry and Echinacea tea	250mL
	Brazil nuts	6g
	Cashews	17g
	Plums	135g
13:30	New Covent Garden Moroccan Tagine soup	300g
	Alpro Soya Original	200mL
	Muller rice pudding smooth toffee	190g
14:00	Green Tea	250mL
16:30	Sponser Protein Snack bar	1 bar
	Vita Coco coconut water	330mL
19:45	Sainsbury's Pork loin	68g cooked
	Mrs Crimble's Sage & Onion stuffing mix	75g prepared
	Green Giant Sweet corn	80g
	Frozen peas	80g
	Bisto Best pork gravy	about 5g
20:15	Sainsbury's Be good to Yourself chocolate mousse	62.5g
22:30	Ellactiva Chocolate Calcium Chew	1 chew
	500mg Glucosamine sulphate	1 pill

Plus 500 to 1500mL of cold water sipped from a water bottle throughout the day.