Not sure where to start! The last time I updated this blog was late in April! I was beginning a new gluten free lifestyle, & I am happy to report that Jessie & I are still gluten free & loving it! So far the results are positive. The arthritis I had in one of my fingers is completely gone as well as some skin issues have been drastically reduced - hopefully gone soon. I feel less bloated & lighter. However the downside is I started gaining some weight! My lap band is loose right now so I am able to eat more. My starting weight before my lap band was 224. The lowest number on the scale has been 193! Then last week I jumped on the scale only to find out I was 203! Yikes!! I feel like I have worked so hard - but the weight is still creeping up on me, ughhh!
The lap band is just one tool that I use to help control my weight. Last Monday I decided to join Weight Watchers again. I signed up online & tomorrow I weigh in to see how I did my first week. I cheated & went ahead got on the scale a couple of days ago & it read 199! Glad to be under 200 again. So between the lap band, WW, & being gluten free I am hoping the weight will come down more. This is no walk in the park! Lots of planning & reading labels.
My health issues come & go - last week I was under a great deal of stress & my body just couldn't handle it anymore! I stayed home from work Thursday & Friday & slept most of those two days - I really needed the rest. Some days I feel like I have a huge disability, others I do ok. I feel like I look so normal on the outside & everyone around me thinks that I exaggerate how my body is feeling. I actually had one of my bosses ask me if I think that I am a hypochondriac?? Really? I guess you didn't hear me tell you all of my diagnosis' from my doctors. Not sure I shared with the rest of you all of my test results from all of my specialists but here is the list of things I have: fibromyalgia, Barrett's Esophagus, IBS, PCOS, pre diabetes, gastritus, reflux, chronic knee problems & a fistula that won't heal.
I don't feel sorry for myself, I am just frustrated! I don't remember the last time I had a good day - where I actually felt good & free. I have had to leave my health issues in God's hands & strive each & every day to make sure I feed my body the proper nutrition so that I can hopefully get some relief! The hard part is handing it over to God, I start thinking that I can do things to heal myself but that is not possible. Every day I have stop & ask myself did I talk to God about it? Did I trust Him to heal me? Did I ask Him for some relief?
Here is some bad news, Jessie may have PCOS (poly cystic ovary syndrome) too! She already has auto immune thyroid disease, now they are testing her for PCOS because she has most of the symptoms associated with it & they are sure because I have it she will have it. Just more things I need to pray about. God is in control & I know that all of this will not be in vain. I want to use what I have been through to help others. I want to be strong in the Lord. I want God to use me. I want to be strong for my family!
Now that I have updated you all I want to start using this blog to help & encourage others by sharing things that I learn about food & nutrition. I took several nutrition classes in college & did very well. Now to apply the things I know to everyday living - that is the challenge! Also I want to rename this blog; something that reflects - clean eating, organic, gluten free, & all things healthy. Help me find a new name for the blog & I will send the winner a special gift - something to help you on your journey to proper nutrition!
Psalm 103:3-4
Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion,
Love you friends! Kelly :)
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