What do you do to treat yourself?
I mean, as in a treat for yourself - a trip out, a special meal, that sort of thing.
I feel like it depends. I try to live life as usual in general. But if I have a flare, I tend to order in or get cozy and do nothing in bed but rest. That feels like a treat to me! 
It depends a lot on how I'm feeling, but usually, I'll go to the movies.
I think it depends a lot on how my body is feeling as to how I decide to treat myself. If my inflammation is low and I have a lot of spoons to spare I will cook myself my favourite Italian dish which is Parmigiana Di Melanzane. It has a tonne of cheese which I find doesn't do my inflammation any good and takes a good hour and a half to make so I definitely have to be in the right place to do this!
But if my body is struggling a bit I might treat myself to a guilt free day in bed watching Netflix or playing video games.
I really want to start doing a bit more outdoors treats to myself now I am vaccinated after spending so much time hiding indoors. Unfortunately my area of South London is a lot less pretty than your area by the looks of it so I will have to do a bit of research into finding nice places to do that in!I think those guilt free days are so important! The more we teach our body what calmness is, the more it knows how to create it I think?
Also I love that you cook for yourself! I recently had eggplant parm with vegan cheese. NOT REMOTELY as good, lol, but it was totally doable sans inflammation! I still sometimes eat pastries when I feel really down — and I know I shouldn’t, haha….
Yes I absolutely love that way of thinking. We probably do our body more damage worrying about the repercussions of eating certain things than eating them would actually cause!
Haha sorry that it didn't quite live up to the original deliciousness! I feel like vegan cheese is definitely hit and miss, and more often than not it has been in the miss category in my experiments!
You definitely deserve a few pastries here and there with all the AS stuff you have to deal with! I'm actually kind of grateful that all the bakeries in my area are terrible because it means I would have to travel if I ever want a decent one, which is something I am often too lazy to do!
Wishing you well,
James (Community Member)
- I am in the US. We just love the fresh fish pulled from the ocean. East coast, which is where I am from originally, was made of a haddock white fish. Now living close to the west coast they make it from Alaskan cod or tilapia or even Whiting which are light and flakey tasting fish. But I love the beer batter fish frys - adds a twist of flavor I so enjoy. I hope to one day visit the UK - That picture says it all - summer, beach, fish fry - just lovely! Rebecca
