Today I was able to help my kids shower without pain making my wince. At first I didn’t notice….I guess that’s the problem with relief… you don’t always notice it until you don’t have it. I helped my daughter then it was my son’s turn. Sometimes the first one isn’t bad but the second shower… Continue reading Today is a good pain day
The last few days my flare has calmed down a little bit . I felt hopeful when I pumped gas for the minivan and I did it without switches hands. It hurt … but I was able to finish. I have no idea how long the calm with last. I am not symptom free… but… Continue reading Some relief
This morning the scale was going back and forth between 259 and 260 before it finally settled on 259.8. I believe my guardian angel knew that if the scale hit 260 that I may have had a complete breakdown. I want to say that I don’t know what happened… but I do. I had surgery… Continue reading Starting again
I feel like so much more than a month has passed since I last started to write. I’m going to share the last draft I was working on… I was trying to gather my thoughts about everything that had happened in the days prior … never finished writing . This seems to be a common… Continue reading So what the hell happened???
252.8 No clue. My body seems to go up and down and I’m not sure how to make sense of it. Maybe it just really likes chicken wings? I’m feeling it more today. I’m a bit anxious. I am struggling. My daughter begged to go to Sonic this morning. She’s a character. She loves corn-less… Continue reading Day 9 Sugar Reduction
254.0 Ughhhh…………. Maybe I shouldn’t weigh myself every day. Or maybe I should…because this helped me see just how sensitive my system is to changes. I don’t know…right now I feel discouraged but I’m trying not to give up already. I got home from dropping off my daughter from preschool and ate some yogurt with… Continue reading Day 8 Sugar Reduction
253.4 Here we go…. At first I was frustrated because I had behaved… then I remembered the Cuban sandwiches…. oh well they were good. Today’s another day. Today I’m exhausted. 230/3am my sick kiddo comes into my room. Head hurts feels terrible. Next thing I know he drinks some water and throws up… Here we… Continue reading Day 7 Sugar Reduction
252.2 Happy Sunday. Despite my foolish behavior the scale isn’t screaming at me…. I want to be mad at myself but I’m trying to offer Mehr something I’ve struggled with my whole life….grace. I tend to offer it to everyone else… time to give a little to myself. Groceries are needed and instacart to the… Continue reading Day 6 Sugar Reduction
252….. I can’t remember…. I think 252 Slow and steady….. right? Weekends Can be a little harder. For one there are 5 kids at home….. I adore my kids but there’s a few added variables. Different food preferences, fighting… chaos….wonderful crazy chaos. Today my oldest made plans to go see friends which I’m excited about.… Continue reading Day 5 Sugar Reduction
252.6 Is it too soon to use some explicit language yet? Not feeling this today. I woke up and could not get to the coffee pot fast enough. Not because I needed the caffeine but because I wanted my hit of sugar. I looked down at my dwindling supply and wondered how I’m going to… Continue reading Day 4 sugar reduction
The Tales of a Modern Housewife 