Been having a hard time since my car accident. Takes a lot for me to type or use the mouse or anything that requires my right arm/hand. So far it’s been diagnosed as a general brachial plexus injury. Seeing a specialist soon to see the extent of it etc. Wish me luck! I feel like I need some these days. Thanks for those who haven’t unfollowed me due to my less than normal activity on here. I’ll be back in full swing by the end of summer I hope. This is definitely not the end of my health or weight loss journey.. Just another bump in the road. 

Day 23 - What normally goes on in your head when exercising

Day 24 - Top 5 favorites moments of your fitness journey

I really only have one. Reason being.. the whole time I’ve done this fitness challenge there has been no change in my weight what so ever. I’ve had a ton of ups and downs health wise. But I got my results from my blood tests from last month and was super happy about A. bringing my insulin/sugar levels down NATURALLY.. with no meds!!! and my Thyroid levels went up.. not where they need to be just yet, but still a small change. AND no pre-cancer cells were found this time. ((wrote a longer post about this the other day)) I’d say there’s not much else that could top that moment for me. :) 

So, I finally got my test results from my last Doctor appointment a month ago. First part of good news was that my PAP test came back normal. No sign of the pre-cancer cells that were all bunched up by my right ovary. I still need to keep an eye on things and get another test in a few months to be sure the pre-cancer cells are no longer there. But so far so good!!

I also did my sugar & thyroid tests. My thyroid levels have gone back up a little which is great news considering I was started out on the lowest dosage of meds. It’s not up to where it needs to be yet but it’s better than it was. And best of all I am no longer in the pre-diabetic range!!! I’m still in the HIGH range of normal. But that is still so much better than my last few blood tests where I was in the pre diabetic range. In addition to my thyroid meds, I changed my diet drastically. I still eat out. I still eat “sweet” things. But I changed HOW I ate. I cut out about 90% of my processed foods. Stop going out to eat so much and cut out all White, overprocessed foods. No white sugars, white breads, white rice etc etc. I started out by buying mostly organic dairy & fruit. Now I buy mostly organic.. from my oils, fruits, veggies, even my sugar. YES, I still use sugar. I use unrefined, unbleached, organic. I refuse to use artificial sweeteners. (Aspartame gives me headaches and I just hear more bad than good of the others.) Seriously switching to more natural diet has really helped.

I haven’t changed my exercise habits that much other than stayin active daily.. which I am on a regular basis. and then also walking/jogging a few times a week. I haven’t lost any significant weight yet.. but a HUGE part of that has been how high my sugar/insulin tests & my testosterone levels due to the P.C.O.S. and how low my Thyroid levels were. 

I feel that this goes to show that Medicine isn’t only the sole answer to things like Thyroid, Diabetes, PCOS. Do your research! Realize that all sugars aren’t bad, all carbs aren’t bad. Just Be active in your recovery and don’t just rely on your meds…it  will really help push things forward. I’ve been working on these changes for only 6 months, and it’s already had this kind of affect on my health.

I feel like if I keep moving forward with this kind of lifestyle and up my exercise gradually, I can keep myself out of the diabetic range and maybe keep my thyroid levels up. It’s been such a hard road, and this little bit of information has really giving me a new motivation. It’s proof & that hard evidence I’ve been needing to show that I’m doing the right thing no matter how hard it is!! I’ll just keep on going until I can get to where I want to be! 

since my car accident Friday, both of my parents (mom lives 6.5 hours away, my dad lives 3 hours away) came to visit.. bought me a shitton of groceries for the next couple weeks so since I have no car now I’ll be stuck here 24/7. I’m excited. I got sooo many yummy organic fruits and veggies. I’m gonna make Kale chips tomorrow. Anyone got any tips on flavor etc? I don’t want to just do olive oil and salt, I want to mix it up some. I’ll have to look online I guess. :)