Life. It certainly interferes with my plans a lot! It seems like every time that I get all motivated with a plan of attack for my weight loss... Life happens. What do ya do? Just keep swimming.
It's been a while since my last post. Sorry about that. I finished my first Whole30 with fantastic results! I lost 15 pounds and dropped a pant size! I was also feeling SO good! I also started the 12 Week Run Builder program, and made it about 5 weeks in. Then life happened.
I have been having some significant pain and discomfort in my mid-lower back and occasionally in my mid abdomen ever since I had the twins (February 2014). For a long time I thought it was my kidneys but the pain was triggered by eating. And it was every time I ate, just certain things, like eggs, would set off the pain. It continued to worsen for months to the point that I landed in the ER not once but twice in one weekend last July. It had gotten so bad that I was in excruciating pain every time I ate. After lots of tests and a few different doctors, they decided it was my gallbladder. So I had it removed August 2014. Fast forward to April 2015. I had just finished my Whole30 and was feeling great. I ate a banana. And the pain came back. It continued to worsen over the next few days to the point that I couldn't pin down what foods were causing it. It was hit or miss. So I reintroduced grains into my diet (against my desire) to see if that would help settle my stomach. I also went back to the doctor. This time I was referred to a GI specialist. He decided it was probably an ulcer but wanted to do a scope. However, I really couldn't afford the scope ($1700!!!!) and didn't feel that it would make much of a difference in my treatment. Whether or not they did the scope, they were treating me for an ulcer. So, I just took the antacid meds for 2 weeks. Then I read somewhere that someone had experienced pain when they switched their thyroid meds to generic.... Which, I had also done when the twins were born because it was cheaper. I decided it was worth a shot so I called my doctor and asked for a new prescription for the brand name med. Problem solved... or so it seemed. It took a couple weeks but eventually the pain went away and had not come back... until now. Fast forward to this past weekend. Pain. Started on Saturday, after I ate eggs. Happened again on Sunday. And yesterday. Ugh. I really think it is an ulcer and there are multiple things that cause it to flare up. I think the generic meds were causing it to worsen and may even be the original cause of it. I am on day 23 of my second Whole30. I read that the Whole30 diet can cause a harsh environment in the stomach due to lack of grains and other basic foods so I am wondering if it isn't that that is causing it to flare up? I don't know. It is damn frustrating though. I WANT to eat this way. I LOVE eating this way. Yet, my body appears to be disagreeing with me.
Needless to say, I am DETERMINED to not let this defeat me. I can and will accomplish my goals regardless of what obstacles I have to overcome... this being one. I will continue to eat healthy and workout even if I don't feel well. My original goal was to finish a Whole90 and the 12 week Run Builder program.... and that is still my goal but I may have to make some modifications. We will see.
No more excuses. Quitting is not an option. I will just adapt and keep on. Time to LOVE myself and LIVE my life.
MJ
