Starting all over again is a lot of work
As of today, I will bitch, complain, and praise here. Why not?
Sometime two summers ago, I was diagnosed with Lupus. It was a word I was not familiar with. I don't recall ever hearing such word. Anyway, I was diagnosed with it. Now, not only am I friends with Celiac Disease, I am also friends with Lupus; Two autoimmune disease issues. Lovely.
So for the past two years, I have been learning ways to manage the pain and the physical/mental changes I have been going through. I exercise like a crazy woman to ease my pain. I try to keep busy to easy my mind.
The pain has been getting worse. I refuse to go on meds because the side-effects seem to be worse than the pain. So now I decided about a week ago to change my diet completely and start from scratch. I have taken on Veganism. I was a vegan many years ago and I am now a vegan again. Great, I can't eat gluten and now I won't have anything animal product-base. So far, it's going well.
I have forgotten to mention, I am also avoiding any kind of stress. This is laughable. But I at least have to give it a try.
Today marks my 7th day as a vegan. I have been cooking more. I have also been spending more money at the market. Who knew it costs more to cook at home than eating out? Ridiculous.
My daily meals consist of:
AM- Smoothie with - Spinach, frozen pineapple, frozen blueberries, tofu (instead of Greek yogurt), almond butter, a whole bunch of spices, and almond milk. I'm now addicted to almond milk.
SNACK- apple & raw almonds
LUNCH- GoMacro Macro bar or Pea Protein shake
SNACK- salad
DINNER- A veggie-based homemade dinner with some brown rice
and my exercise for pain consists of rotating:
7 minute treadmill run, 20 minutes 15% incline walk, 2 minute plank, 2 minute crunches
30 minute spinning with 10lb. barbells, 2 minute squats, 2 minute plank
On a different note, we have adopted a 3rd poodle mix from our local animal shelter. His name is Wyatt Earp. I believe he's a cockapoo. We can't seem to get enough poodle love!
Sometime two summers ago, I was diagnosed with Lupus. It was a word I was not familiar with. I don't recall ever hearing such word. Anyway, I was diagnosed with it. Now, not only am I friends with Celiac Disease, I am also friends with Lupus; Two autoimmune disease issues. Lovely.
So for the past two years, I have been learning ways to manage the pain and the physical/mental changes I have been going through. I exercise like a crazy woman to ease my pain. I try to keep busy to easy my mind.
The pain has been getting worse. I refuse to go on meds because the side-effects seem to be worse than the pain. So now I decided about a week ago to change my diet completely and start from scratch. I have taken on Veganism. I was a vegan many years ago and I am now a vegan again. Great, I can't eat gluten and now I won't have anything animal product-base. So far, it's going well.
I have forgotten to mention, I am also avoiding any kind of stress. This is laughable. But I at least have to give it a try.
Today marks my 7th day as a vegan. I have been cooking more. I have also been spending more money at the market. Who knew it costs more to cook at home than eating out? Ridiculous.
My daily meals consist of:
AM- Smoothie with - Spinach, frozen pineapple, frozen blueberries, tofu (instead of Greek yogurt), almond butter, a whole bunch of spices, and almond milk. I'm now addicted to almond milk.
SNACK- apple & raw almonds
LUNCH- GoMacro Macro bar or Pea Protein shake
SNACK- salad
DINNER- A veggie-based homemade dinner with some brown rice
and my exercise for pain consists of rotating:
7 minute treadmill run, 20 minutes 15% incline walk, 2 minute plank, 2 minute crunches
30 minute spinning with 10lb. barbells, 2 minute squats, 2 minute plank
On a different note, we have adopted a 3rd poodle mix from our local animal shelter. His name is Wyatt Earp. I believe he's a cockapoo. We can't seem to get enough poodle love!
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My purpose for writing this blog is to allow others know that we are not perfect. We all have issues to deal with. Let's all let go of gossip and assumptions. Let's all let go of judgment. Thank you
Terry Harmon