Haha!! You must be wondering....
YES!!!! I don't think I can ever really go back to the way I ate before. It just doesn't seem worth it to risk falling back down into the black hole called Crohn's.
Brayden continues to amaze me with his transformation and my Crossfit skills are slowly improving. I am realizing that I am stronger than I thought. That is a good feeling :)
Remission feels good!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
The Details
I was so excited to post my news yesterday that I forgot to include the details. The changes in my blood are truly spectacular and must be shared!
My CRP's (c-reactive proteins- an indicator of inflammation) are with in normal range!! This is HUGE! If you look back at my first post, I noted that my CRP's have been continuously elevated since 2008. This elevation eventually helped steer me towards a Crohn's diagnosis, but shows that I have been dealing with inflammation for YEARS!!!
In eight weeks, I was able to undo what was occurring for nearly 4 years!!!!!!
Next, my iron levels are normal!!! This last December I had iron infusions. My iron was so low that simply taking an iron supplement was not an option. I had to have it intravenously given to me. This did bring my iron up, but I was told to expect to have iron infusions 2 or 3 times a year for the rest of my life. Because I had active inflammation in my guts, I was losing small amounts of blood everyday and that just builds to create an iron deficiency and keep the iron below normal, leading to anemia. It would have been a never ending cycle. BUT, it has been broken! I was anemic for 3 years, but NO MORE!!!
My Vitamin B12 is within normal range, as well. I have Crohn's in my terminal ileum. This particular part of your small intestine is where we all absorb this important vitamin. It plays a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system and for the formation of blood. I was on monthly Vit B12 injections but I no longer need them. I am absorbing the vitamin normally!
Lastly, My gut doc has taken me OFF the oral steroid!!!!!!!! Extended use of steroids is hard on your body. I have been on them, in a wide range of doses, for nearly a year. I can't tell you how happy I am about this.
Need more evidence that this Paleo thing works??????? Try it for 30 days and tell me what happens!!!
My CRP's (c-reactive proteins- an indicator of inflammation) are with in normal range!! This is HUGE! If you look back at my first post, I noted that my CRP's have been continuously elevated since 2008. This elevation eventually helped steer me towards a Crohn's diagnosis, but shows that I have been dealing with inflammation for YEARS!!!
In eight weeks, I was able to undo what was occurring for nearly 4 years!!!!!!
Next, my iron levels are normal!!! This last December I had iron infusions. My iron was so low that simply taking an iron supplement was not an option. I had to have it intravenously given to me. This did bring my iron up, but I was told to expect to have iron infusions 2 or 3 times a year for the rest of my life. Because I had active inflammation in my guts, I was losing small amounts of blood everyday and that just builds to create an iron deficiency and keep the iron below normal, leading to anemia. It would have been a never ending cycle. BUT, it has been broken! I was anemic for 3 years, but NO MORE!!!
My Vitamin B12 is within normal range, as well. I have Crohn's in my terminal ileum. This particular part of your small intestine is where we all absorb this important vitamin. It plays a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system and for the formation of blood. I was on monthly Vit B12 injections but I no longer need them. I am absorbing the vitamin normally!
Lastly, My gut doc has taken me OFF the oral steroid!!!!!!!! Extended use of steroids is hard on your body. I have been on them, in a wide range of doses, for nearly a year. I can't tell you how happy I am about this.
Need more evidence that this Paleo thing works??????? Try it for 30 days and tell me what happens!!!
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
BIG NEWS!!!!!!!! Cohn's Remission!!
My blood work came back completely normal, my immune system is completely normal and my Crohn's symptoms are completely GONE!!!!!
Sweet, sweet remission!!!
Thank you for your prayers, concerns and thoughts!
New Goals!!
This whole Crossfit thing is really challenging me.
I CAN'T do a pull-up
I CAN'T climb the rope
I waddle for days after I do any sort of squats
The weights I use on my bar are itty, bitty and really quite embarrassing
This is a pretty impressive list of can'ts, which I will turn into CANS!!!! I'll be sure and post when they come to pass :)
I CAN'T do a pull-up
I CAN'T climb the rope
I waddle for days after I do any sort of squats
The weights I use on my bar are itty, bitty and really quite embarrassing
This is a pretty impressive list of can'ts, which I will turn into CANS!!!! I'll be sure and post when they come to pass :)
Friday, May 11, 2012
8 weeks in!!
Time flies when you are eating healthy!!! I am 8 weeks in and doing great! My weight has stayed the same for the past two weeks, I have changed my workouts so I hope I can push through this plateau. My Crohn's still has not been an issue. I see my Dr. on Tues and I am looking forward to hearing what he has to say....hopefully it includes coming off some of the medicines :)
Brayden continues to ROCK! this Paleo thing and I am so proud of him. I can not only see changes in his body, but in his attitude and energy levels as well. He will be the first to tell you that he is glad he went Paleo.
Thanks to all that continue to read this blog....it has been such a great experience to tell you about this transformation and I look forward to keep this blog going!
Brayden continues to ROCK! this Paleo thing and I am so proud of him. I can not only see changes in his body, but in his attitude and energy levels as well. He will be the first to tell you that he is glad he went Paleo.
Thanks to all that continue to read this blog....it has been such a great experience to tell you about this transformation and I look forward to keep this blog going!
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Crossfit??....MORE, please!
I did it!!!! Oh yeah!!!!
I took a HUGE step last night and went to a Crossfit gym for a workout.
I was NERVOUS!!! What if I couldn't do it? Would I get laughed out of there?
Well....NOOOO! They were LOVELY! I never felt inferior for not being able to lift the ginormous weights some of them could. Everyone was helpful and high fives abounded!
I LOVED IT!
I never thought feeling strong could feel SO good.
I completely understand why people get into this and it is such a 'community' feel.
Now to convince C to pay the monthly membership.....
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