09.25.2014

This is difficult y'all. 

Eliminating beef was easy. 

Eliminating alcohol was easy. 

Eliminating pork was easy. 

Eliminating dairy is hard. 

I've had pizza. I've had ranch dressing. I've had broccoli cheese casserole. I've had cheddar cheese. Y'all, I'm weak. 

How did I get so weak? Eh. 

Anyways, today got off to a VERY rough start. I had the hardest time getting to sleep. Then I had to wake up early. I woke up. But then I went back to sleep. I didn't wake up until 2:00pm. 

But... I made the best out of my day. I got ready and hit the grocery store with my momma. 

Did I mention that I forgot to eat breakfast and lunch? Eh. She kept me in that store so long that my blood sugar dropped and I didn't have my tablets so I had to eat a cookie. 

I came home and made dinner. We had a fried shrimp salad- pittsburgh style (that means we had fresh French Fries on it). I was super tired while I was cooking and pretty much had to do it all by myself. 

It's a little frustrating because I am struggling with my health and energy levels. I feel bad because my 60 year old parents work all day and if I cook dinner, they have to clean up the kitchen. I can't do both. I hate that. 

Anyways, today was overall a good day. 

Smooches dolls! 

09.21.14

Whew y'all, this week was fairly easy. My pain has decreased. I'm no longer spotting. And I'm done with red meat. Yay Brie! 

I haven't had red meat since Monday and I'm not craving it. I was supposed to cut out dairy at the same time but that was too much for me to do. I'm taking this lifestyle change slow and I'm doing it right. I want this thing to last. 

My mother is cooking lamb for Sunday dinner but I'll be eating salmon. I've got this! I can do it. My health is more important than food. Right? I have to keep telling myself that. I have to tell myself that I'm giving up foods but gaining my life. I'm sick of being in the bed. I'm sick of being at the doctors office. I'm sick of not having energy. I'm sick of missing out on social events. I'm sick of spending all my money on medicine. I'm sick of being in the hospital. I'm sick of being sick. So I'll trade food for freedom. 

Anyways, this upcoming Monday, I'm getting rid of dairy. Now that's scary because I love dairy. But I can do this. 

This week I'll add the list of vitamins and supplements that I'm taking and the reason I'm taking them. Also, I'll add some of my health goals. 

So, to date... 

I've eliminated all traditional medicine except for my diabetes medication. 

I've added vitamins, minerals and supplements. 

I've eliminated red meat, pork and alcohol. 

09.16.2014

Can I be honest with y'all? I'm a little fed up. I turned 25 in August and I'm nowhere near independent. Le sigh. 

I keep saying that I'll have my degree at the end of whatever semester that I'm currently in. I keep saying that I'll eventually go vegetarian again and then go raw vegan. I keep saying that I'm going to exercise like it's my new favorite hobby. I keep saying that I'm going to be healthy and rid my body of these illnesses. I keep saying stuff... but not following through. 

I understand that I am chronically ill but I still want to have a great quality of life and not be dependent on my parents for everything. They are getting older. That's my reality. 

So, what have I decided to do? Take action. It'll be a process. A long process. 

So, what's wrong with my body? 

1. I'm 100 pounds overweight. Ouch. 

2. I hardly have any energy. 

3. I have Hidradenitis Suppurativa. (painful boils all over my body- I used to think I was a leper)

4. I have Crohn's Disease. (Everytime I eat healthy food, I get super sick) 

5. I have some gynecological issue that they can't figure out. (My mother had endometriosis but my doctors can't see anything wrong) 

6. I am a diabetic. (I'm on insulin) 

What is Brittanie-Claire going to do? 

1. Transition off of prescription medication and use vitamins, minerals & herbs. 

2. Cut out processed food. This will definitely take time. I like food. 

3. Cut out meat and dairy. I'm cutting out red meat and dairy immediately. I think I'm allergic to cows. 

4. Exercise. Every single day. No excuses. 

5. Get right with my Father. I've been slipping this year. It's been hard because I've been stuck in this season. I haven't been able to attend church. It's rough. 

6. Push. I go through a flare and I get lazy. I prioritize wrong. I feel like when I feel well I should have fun and not do work. It's depressing. 

This will all take time. I give myself a few years to get this together. I've been sick since 2006... It'll take time to become a healthy and independent person. 

Pray for me. 

09.12.2014

Wow, where has time gone? 

I've done so much but I haven't updated you all on anything. I'm still fighting for my health. I'm still working for my daddy. 

I'll start advising the girls with Women of Westlake this month. Yay! Between that, UGA and working for my father, I'll be super busy. 

I recently had a crazy health scare. My Depo Provera started wearing off and all my crazy symptoms started back up. I had excruciating abdominal/pelvic pain, blood in my stool, continuous nauseousness, and I was always tired. I spent about a week in the hospital but they still don't know what's wrong. All the tests showed that my Crohn's is in remission. So yeah... I'm still bouncing back from that and looking for a diagnosis. 

About this weight... Before my health scare, I was walking everyday with my daddy. On average we were doing two miles--- I have to get back to that. :)