Getting Healthy Update!

It has been a couple of weeks since I kicked off my "Getting Healthy" attitude and I am proud to say that I am now starting week 3 with NO Diet Coke...seriously (and no one has died!)  I have had a couple of times when I almost caved (I just wanted a Route 44 from Sonic tiny sip...) but I didn't! As silly as it sounds, this is pretty huge for me!!!   Now, I have no stories about how much better I feel and all that jazz, but I do feel positive that I am breaking that addiction, uh, habit!  This week, I am trying to fine tune my diet and really get into the groove with the Low Carb eating and increasing my activity.

Wish me luck! 
I need all the encouragement I can get!!!!

Getting Healthy!

I know a lot of bloggers who have had great luck (and I am sure found great motivation) by blogging about their attempts at losing weight and/or getting healthy, but I have always been a bit hesitant to put it out there a whole lot.  It just wasn’t something I wanted to blog about because quite frankly I was (AM) more afraid of failing in this very public forum than anything else!  But in recent months an old friend has taken control of his health in a very inspiring way and with the great success I have seen in his life and the life of my youngest son with the diet he is on for his seizure disorder it has started to tug at me and the way I am taking care of myself. 

Actually, I am in reasonably good health and I am not feeling motivated by a desire to lose weight (…though, that would be a big, old plus if I lost a few pounds!) but I am motivated by wanting to get healthier and stronger.  The only issue health wise that I struggle with is PCOS/insulin resistance and it can only be helped by taking control of my diet and exercise.

I am finding motivation in the upward creep of that number I get assigned on each birthday and by watching family members who are not taking care of themselves and how it has affected their quality of life at what I consider too early an age.   I want to be strong and full of energy to enjoy this great place in life that I find myself!

So….I am doing away with this….

Source: dietcoke.com via Mary on Pinterest

It probably sounds silly but it will be my biggest challenge.  Fortunately, I am not addicted to caffeine as I gave that up a few months ago but I am pretty addicted to my beloved Diet Coke…

I am also jumping on the low carb bandwagon with my youngest son (who is on the Modified Atkins version of the Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy.)  I have had good luck losing weight in the past with the Atkins Diet and after seeing so much evidence of how carbohydrates (SUGAR) damage our mind and bodies I feel it is right for me.  Not to mention, low carb diets are the best diets for combating the issues related to PCOS and insulin resistance!

So there you have it…I am putting my health out there…publically (gulp) and hope to find the motivation and commitment I need to carry it though!

A Diagnosis...

My boys, planning, creating and always doing something!

I have been pretty quiet the last few days and that is due in part to having overnight guests from last Wednesday through Sunday and also from the fact that I have spent what little free time I have had trying to understand and wrap my head around the diagnosis that we finally received last week concerning my sweet, youngest son. 

After his adventure in testing, a 72 hour EEG, abnormal brain wave spikes were found.  This, in conjunction with previous seizures, brings the conclusion that my sweet boy has a seizure disorder.  So...there is an answer, but it is an answer that brings more questions. 

The Neurologist gave me lots of information to digest and told me to talk it over with DH and then we can all decide how to proceed.  The Dr. was very sweet in that he understood that the information he was giving me was going to raise more questions and he assured me he would patiently answer each one.  What a relief because as the week has gone on my list of questions has grown substantially. 

As far as my sweet boy goes, he is feeling good.  He still has some headaches but we are wondering if they are allergy related and not related to the seizures (see...we still have lots and lots of questions.)  His primary Dr. put him on a 24 hour allergy medicine after our visit last week and it does seem to be making DS2 feel better. 

It has been 5 weeks since the last seizure...and we are still wading through this new stream of life.  There are so many questions about the present and future for my little boy.  As a Mom, it scares me a lot. I am concerned for the changes this may bring for DS2.   I am not sure what we are going to do as far as treatment as there are many options; some include medication, others revolve around diet and vitamins but all include a large dose of prayer.  I am praying continually to keep reminding my heart (and head) that God is in control.

Update on my Little Man

Yesterday we finally got to see a Pediatric Neurologist at MUSC.  They also ran a short EEG.  Fortunately, that EEG showed nothing irregular! The Dr. ordered a longer 72 hour EEG.  I should hear from them sometime next week for scheduling of that test.  DS2 will be able to do it from home rather than stay in the hospital which is GREAT!

What I do know from the results of all the tests DS2 has had is… he is healthy as a horse; for that I am so thankful.    So, we have no definitive diagnosis on what caused the seizures.  I am so relieved that we have found nothing wrong with my sweet little man, but also find it unsettling not to have some concrete reason why. 

Why are we so much more comfortable with black and white answers?  I want something that says 2+2=4, not a “we may never know why this happened.”  BUT, that is where faith comes in.  I believe God has His hand on this child of mine.  He is feeling great today and I am going to stand on that!

If you need to catch up on what started this journey

check in out HERE