31 Days…. (and counting)
Hello August!!!
I’m not really sure where July has gone as it seems like just yesterday that I was asking You Want Me to Do What?? Last month Dr. Edwards, was concerned with the high yeast count in my blood and placed me on an anti -fungal medication and a gluten/dairy/alcohol free diet.
Yesterday I had my follow-up session and I wanted to share my results of the past 31 days.
- I’ve lost 10 pounds since my last visit. Remember I lost seven pounds in the first 4 days. My weight has fluctuated since we went to Vegas (and I cheated) by a few pounds.
- Although Dr. Edwards wasn’t concerned with my blood pressure (I basically have low blood pressure and since Nanny’s death my BP was 120/something). Yesterday, it had returned to my normal of 110/68. That makes me feel better!
- I’ve completed 31 days of my medication and I do physically feel better – less bloated and puffy.
- When she asked about my energy, I told her it was very hard to assess, as there have been days when I’ve been tired but I feel that some of that is grief. The reality is if I weren’t taking care of myself with this diet, I would likely be feeling worse.
- I’m going to return to taking Armour thyroid medication rather than Synthroid. Armour thyroid is what I began taking when I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism six years ago and I switched only because at one time there was a back order of Armour. I’ve requested this switch as I think I felt better but we will monitor it.
I’ve been given the OK to begin reintroducing foods on an individual basis to my diet but I need to do it one at a time as I can judge what I may react to. As I feel this is working for me, I am not certain that I want to do this at this time. She did remind me to not eat the same things everyday (such as having soy milk everyday). It is when we eat something every day that we are likely to create a food allergy as we are overloading our body. I’ve been good in regards to milk as I’ve been alternating between soy and coconut milk.
So at least for now, I am going to say dairy and gluten-free. From my past experiences, I know I feel better and why put things into my body that are not good for it?
As I look at the coming days of August, I am not sure what to expect.
Classes at the University of Kentucky start on August 28 – so I have a few weeks left to work on the classes I will be teaching. It can be both overwhelming and exciting to think that I determine what the days will look like.
I have found myself counting the months since my mother’s and nanny’s death. On August 19th, Mom will have been gone for 6 months, On August 9th, Nanny will have been gone for 2 months.
I also find myself thinking what was going on this time last year, as we near October that is when my Mom began all of her tests which eventually led to the cancer diagnosis. Just as I don’t know where the month of July has gone, I do not know where the past months have gone.
Time is like that, whether it be 31 days on an elimination diet or the months after a death. It’s up to us what we do with it.
Hoping you are doing something positive with your time today!
