January 19
Week two is in the bag. It was so much
better this week, partially because I am feeling better physically than I have
in a very long time, and partly because I discovered mayo, I really cannot
emphasize enough how this is a life saver for me. As I said earlier my stomach
is already less bloated than it has been in 30 years, as a result I can see
that I will have to be buying a belt soon. I have a disease that my mother used
to call “noassatall” which means I have no hips or butt, so my stomach was the
only thing I had to hold up my pants. Most importantly, my daughter and I are
connecting in a very special way. She began this journey 5 days before I did
and we are sharing recipes and milestones. This week my other daughter is beginning
The Whole30® it is an exciting time in our lives. But it is
much more than that.
As I am beginning week three, I feel like I am over the hump so to
speak. I don't think at all about what I am missing. I think about what new
foods I can create or try. I think about where I was just two short weeks ago
and where I am now. On January 1st I was tired and depressed. I had been
depressed for several years, but it was getting bad and harder to hide. I am a
journaler. I have kept journals for my grandchildren since their birth. I love
chronicling their lives, but I have not written in them in over a year. I am
hating my job and really didn't think I would make it till the end of the year.
I was looking for ways to turn my work week into a 4 day week. How many leave
days did I have left? Were there workshops that I could convince my principal I
needed to attend? I used to turn down the chance to attend workshops, because I
didn't like leaving my kids in the hands of others. It isn't that I don't still
love my students. It is the whole climate. I am not the only one who feels it,
not by a long shot.
So what has changed? I can see the depression leaving. I
haven’t picked up my journals yet, but I am keeping my lifestyle journal. I am
not jumping out of bed anxious to get to work, but I don’t sit in my room and
cry when I need to be getting dressed for work. I find myself smiling more. I
know I smile more because the kids have told me. I had the opportunity to
attend a workshop and I said, “No thanks.”
I have a number of health problems, many of them come with age. I
have an underactive thyroid, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease, sciatica
(major automobile accident and two surgeries later), migraines and angina and
my liver count is not good. I have not had a migraine since I began the
program. I usually have 3 – 4 a week. I have not had a flair up of Crohn’s and
I am going to see if I can survive/function without my arthritis injections. I
only take the injection weekly, so it may take a few weeks to notice any
negative repercussions. Most importantly I want to see if I can cope without
the pain meds for my back. To that end, I have already cut out one a day. If
this is the best I can hope for, it will be life changing.
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