Endo Life

9/20/2020 11:40 AM

Gotta dust the cob webs off my brain, since it's my first time writing in over a week. I've been all over the map with my thoughts and feelings. Hormones have played a huge role in that. Living with Endometriosis is difficult at times. Whether it be pain, mood swings, or my body becomes drained on a whim. These are some of the things my goes through. However, rather than ignoring it like my previous self, I've been addressing it as it comes. Using meditation to try and calm my emotions, pain, and energy. Along with that, I decided to add a few vitamins to my regimen. I ordered organic B-12 spray from Amazon. A few days ago I took a vitamin d capsule prescribed from my doctor previously. But I ordered this D2 supplement from amazon to keep the vitamin d consistent in my body. As much as I try to eat healthy, the vitamins needed aren't sufficient on a consistent basis. Life throws things at us all, and health is priority. My main focus is doing everything possible to become my healthiest without starving myself, or being too strict with food.

Apologies to myself, and my readers for a long pause in writing. Writing heals my soul, and is a top priority. As always, I'm trying to do better. I'm going strong with my wellness journey losing two pounds since my last post! My eating has been good, but could be better. Of course there's room for improvement. Inches falling off my body is a huge relief. Promising strides are under way, they need updating on here, and on my IG.

For quite a while, my body was handling endo well. My thoughts on this are because my dairy intake is higher as I'm trying to reach my protein goals. Last night I did some research in high protein vegetarian foods. Fish can't be eaten every day because of mercury. Something needs to fill the gap. Multiple protein shakes aren't an option for me financially. I do one per day, and double up equaling 40 grams. If anyone has ANY suggestions, please let me know. Here's a breakdown of what I limit, and what I don't eat and why for protein... That I can think of.

Protein I limit, or omit:

1. Soy - I limit this because of an allergy. It makes me very sleepy. Also if I eat too much hives pop up, and my asthma starts in.

2. Almonds - Omit. Allergy. Hospitalized twice for it. Swelling, hives, and respiratory difficulty.

3. Hazelnuts - Omit. Allergy, same as almonds

4. Coconut - Omit. Allergy. Same as almonds

5. Dairy - Limit due to endometriosis flair-ups, and a slight lactose intolerance. (Also hate having to eat it at all, I'm aware that milk is not meant for human consumption!)

6. Nuts - Limit because they're high in fat