Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.- Psalm 98:1
Let me tell you something! 2017 is going to be MY year! 2016 brought a lot of change in my life. I lost two really good friends (one I wish I had back) and gained three more (shoutout!). I moved two times (not including coming home during the summer). I went from a below Dean's list student, to an above Dean's list student. I worked my butt off! I can't wait to take 2017 head on and make it better than 2016!
Additionally, in 2016 I gained A LOT of weight. I attribute poor eating habits and stress to my weight gain. However, throughout 2016 I was also sick. It initially started with red meat. I would eat red meat and then become sick after. However, it developed into everything I ate and I would be sick at least once a day. I came to the point where I couldn't take it any more.
I recently went to see a PA who referred me to a Gastroenterologist who would diagnose me with Irritable Bowel Syndrome- D (IBS). She basically told me that stress along with bad habits causes my stomach to become hypersensitive, which causes me to become sick. She told me that I have to change my life around, or nothing will ever change.
So enter in my new life changes. I know that most people who make New Years resolutions don't keep them. This change comes in to my life right at that point. My doctor (aka the coolest gastro doctor out there) told me to take a probiotic and to change my diet. So, that is what I am doing. I am currently on the FODMAP diet. This means that I am now almost gluten-free (I can have sourdough) and almost lactose-free (I can have cheese). I'm limited in the fruits and vegetables that I can eat and the liquids that I can drink. But, that doesn't mean that I have to give up everything. I think that this is going to be a great change in my life because it is going to help teach me about the foods that I can eat, and how I can better help my body be the best it can be.
I often wonder how I let myself get to the point that I am at. I used to think that I was so overweight. I would stare at myself in the mirror and think that I needed to lose weight. Then I stopped caring. I didn't care what people would think. I wouldn't care what I would think. I ate to make myself feel better, not to nourish my body. My body is a temple to the Lord, but I sure didn't treat it that way. When I was younger, I wouldn't get my belly button pierced because it wasn't something that would bring God glory via my temple. Now I have a wake up call. I HAVE change. I have to put good things into my body, and I can get good things out. What you put in your body today, you get out of it tomorrow.
I will get my illness under control. I will lose weight. I will take this opportunity to better myself!
If you have any gluten free recipes that you want to share, message me! I would love to know them! I will also be posting my recipes that I have for low FODMAP foods that are both healthy and yummy!
