I am very excited to announce to all of you readers the very exciting news...my husband and I are expecting our first child! I am almost 12 weeks along and have been fully experiencing the pregnancy symptoms of the first trimester.
This is REALLY exciting for us, but it has also made things really tough trying to figure out my health issues. I did go wheat free for a week, and I did start to feel better but I was still really sick and tired, which is most likely from the pregnancy...but I slowly started eating foods again that I shouldn't. I took some time this summer to focus on me and my health and I really have gotten NO WHERE. I am no further ahead than I was two months ago.
The problem with eating only whole foods over the past few weeks is that I really don't like food right now. I have been eating very little and I can't really stomach the thought of many foods - including meat, fruits, and most veggies - which is essentially the basis of whole foods!
So here is where I am at - right now I have the perfect appetite, I only eat when I am hungry, and when I do it, I eat MUCH smaller portions, which is more in line with what I should be eating normally. BUT I am not eating the right foods - so I need to make a really conscious effort to take it one day at a time and really try to get past the nausea and suck it up. I have finally been able to get back to the gym so I have been trying to go three times a week, but my workouts have been lighter (which is okay).
Hopefully it won't be much longer before I will feel like eating more foods again and can focus on my health again.
Let's see what the next few months brings us...
until next time.
About Me
- Kelly
- I started my weight loss journey at 19 years old weighing 274 pounds, wearing a Size 22-24. I lost 115 pounds over two years, and was wearing a size 8! I got married, let my determination fall and I slowly gained 50 pounds of that back. Then I got pregnant and added another 55 pounds onto what I had lost. I am down 35 pounds so far and 70 pounds away from my goal. Join me on this life long journey!
Monday, August 20, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Remeber me?
It seems to have been quite a while since I have last written and for that I apologize. It was not that I forgot you, it was in fact that I have just been too stinkin tired to write!
Okay so here is the latest news: I am about to embark on an exciting and terrifying journey, that many before me have already done. I am going to be going wheat free.
Let me back up a bit here. As you might be able to tell from previous posts, I have been having health problems for quite some time now, and they are getting progressively worse. The largest symptom being that I am extremely fatigued ALL THE TIME. For those of you who know me, know some of what I have bee going through.
I have had many blood tests done among other tests, seen a few specialists, with the answers continually coming up blank. When I was in BC last week I went to see a natropath who told me within in 30 seconds of me being there a few things that were wrong that were causing these health issues I've been dealing with.
One of the main things he pointed out (just from feeling my pulse) was that I have a wheat intolerance. I had heard a bit about this before but did not know too much, so once I got back to my cousin's place I looked into this further on my good friend GOOGLE. I found LOTS of information and in fact every since one of the health issues I've been having are symptoms of a wheat intolerance. I was shocked that within 30 seconds this guy could figure out what we had not been able to figure out for a few years now. Not once had it crossed my mind that it could be something I was eating since my symptoms are not typical food allergy symptoms.
Being that I was on vacation I was not willing to just give up wheat on the spot, plus I wanted to do some more research on it. Now I got home late Sunday night and have been looking into it everyday since. I really really believe that this is the answer - so now I just have to test out the theory.
Starting tomorrow I am going to be going 100% wheat free. Now in previous years I gave up sugar, and did feel better from it, so I figure since I am giving up wheat I might as well give up sugar at the same time and focus on eating only natural, whole foods. I am going to give this a go for a few weeks and see how much it helps. I am hoping that I don't have to go dairy free too, although I would obviously give it a try if I was feeling much better.
Given that this works (which again after my research I really think it will) it is so nice to have an answer!
I have still not been sleeping great but starting Sunday I am going to get back into my daily sleeping pattern. I know it didn't really work well before, but I am hoping that paired with the new eating plan, and the daily exercise I will be able to get back on track and start feeling better.
This really has been affecting my entire life for the past few years and I am really looking forward to seeing the results. It is nice to have the time to focus on my health and try to dig deeper into what is really going on with my body. I am going to start out easy and just eat meat, fruit, veggies, and nuts for a few days and then maybe I'll get a little more creative from there...
and I promise not to be gone for so long next time!
Okay so here is the latest news: I am about to embark on an exciting and terrifying journey, that many before me have already done. I am going to be going wheat free.
Let me back up a bit here. As you might be able to tell from previous posts, I have been having health problems for quite some time now, and they are getting progressively worse. The largest symptom being that I am extremely fatigued ALL THE TIME. For those of you who know me, know some of what I have bee going through.
I have had many blood tests done among other tests, seen a few specialists, with the answers continually coming up blank. When I was in BC last week I went to see a natropath who told me within in 30 seconds of me being there a few things that were wrong that were causing these health issues I've been dealing with.
One of the main things he pointed out (just from feeling my pulse) was that I have a wheat intolerance. I had heard a bit about this before but did not know too much, so once I got back to my cousin's place I looked into this further on my good friend GOOGLE. I found LOTS of information and in fact every since one of the health issues I've been having are symptoms of a wheat intolerance. I was shocked that within 30 seconds this guy could figure out what we had not been able to figure out for a few years now. Not once had it crossed my mind that it could be something I was eating since my symptoms are not typical food allergy symptoms.
Being that I was on vacation I was not willing to just give up wheat on the spot, plus I wanted to do some more research on it. Now I got home late Sunday night and have been looking into it everyday since. I really really believe that this is the answer - so now I just have to test out the theory.
Starting tomorrow I am going to be going 100% wheat free. Now in previous years I gave up sugar, and did feel better from it, so I figure since I am giving up wheat I might as well give up sugar at the same time and focus on eating only natural, whole foods. I am going to give this a go for a few weeks and see how much it helps. I am hoping that I don't have to go dairy free too, although I would obviously give it a try if I was feeling much better.
Given that this works (which again after my research I really think it will) it is so nice to have an answer!
I have still not been sleeping great but starting Sunday I am going to get back into my daily sleeping pattern. I know it didn't really work well before, but I am hoping that paired with the new eating plan, and the daily exercise I will be able to get back on track and start feeling better.
This really has been affecting my entire life for the past few years and I am really looking forward to seeing the results. It is nice to have the time to focus on my health and try to dig deeper into what is really going on with my body. I am going to start out easy and just eat meat, fruit, veggies, and nuts for a few days and then maybe I'll get a little more creative from there...
and I promise not to be gone for so long next time!
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