I'm still here. I see that I haven't posted since my 5k. I've kept up walking in the neighborhood in the mornings (when I'm home), but haven't been jogging like I was before the 5k. I'm presently re-reading SPARK to get my motivation back up to a higher level.
I haven't wanted to post much because I don't want to sound like I'm complaining about the things going on in my life that make it hard for me to stay 100%. I'm doing what I can to hang in there, and still manage what's going on in my life. I honestly don't resent any of it, but it does make eating healthy challenging.
Was out of state most of June, including cooking SAD for 11 days for a whole mission team. That was a fun trip, but definitely not McD-friendly. I served salads with lunch and dinner every day and that helped.
Among other things on my agenda, I have a 92yo grandmother dying of liver cancer 7 hours away in another state, and I'm the only close family other than one neice. So, I spend a lot of time running back and forth and I have little or no internet access when I'm there. That's why I haven't been posting- Well, that and the fact that I have a terrible time eating McD when traveling, so I have a (slightly) guilty conscience during those times too. I do the best that I can, but it's often just ok, not great.
On a positive note, I had a follow-up appt. in May, for my urology test results (I posted about them in the testimonials section). I'd seen the results already, and was thrilled, but it was fun to go to an appt. and have them explain them to me. They were literally shocked at the improvement in my labs-
all the kidney stone indicators were in the normal range, with NO MEDS!!! One young resident actually said he was my "biggest fan", and was very interested in my diet changes! Goodness, I've never had a fan before- of any size! So, yes, I'm still here, and still know this is the best woe that I could be doing. And yes, it's still hard for me.
I've been thinking about how the body ages a lot lately, and the connnections to diet and exercise. Sitting in a nursing home with my Grandma is sure eye-opening. Watching all the stroke patients struggling to get down the hall, the med cart with gallon sized containers of Mira-lax, and on and on. I sit there thinking that I so don't want to be one of those poor miserable patients when I'm that age, and I know full well that it largely depends on what I put in my mouth today. It's also sad to see that most of the nurses and aides who work there are also extremely overweight and unhealthy looking. All in all, though it's one of the best nursing homes in the area, it's such a sad picture of what most Americans have to look forward to.
Thank God for Dr. McDougall showing us a better way...
Blessings,
Jubilee