It's June...

... and we're half-way through 2008.

How's everyone going with their health, fitness and lifestyle resolutions? I remember some of the men saying they were thinking about dating again. How's that going?

Fitzy, how's your inspiring diet going?

Has anybody else achieved anything this month? Or has anyone fallen behind and feels in need of some encouragement?

Looking forward to being encouraged myself,

I.

PS. Newbies, please feel free to join in. All we're doing is trying to live more healthily - it doesn't matter when you start

Great thread IVY

I wanted to quit smoking and it was a New Yr Resoulution BUT I went passed NY's and I finally had the AHA moment
I got put on Champix and I was able to smoke while taking this medication ( has a 90% success rate)

THe only prob I had was not having appetite an still having D all the time.....as well as keeping hands busy
BUT

I am going to tell you it does work or did for me
I had to come off of it though between that and Dad's passing I went into full flares of Fibro and Crohns as well as broke out in PG.........

I AM smoking 2 smokes a day one in the am one in pm before bed.........

Soon it will be none and I do feel good as I was an almost 3 pk a day smoker.......

Great to see the newest things in ppls lives.........

Take care

LYN

April.....ALL the best to you in your New year.........LYN

Hi Ivy I am glad you started this post so nice to hear what goes on in people's lives.

I am not doing too bad been busy with flower beds and some mowing. Getting the pool up and filled. Loving the new bouquet of leaves that are finally decorating the trees. Got to get caught up on housework soon as I have been letting things slide.

I am having body aches but finding I have to push myself a bit .Hope things are going good for you. lol gail

What a great topic
It has been a rollercoaster 5 months for me. New Years and the holidays I was sick unable to do little at all right after building and moving into a new house. Spent all my time in bed or sititng on the porch. In comparison I now feel great on 6MP and only 2.5 mg of pred woohoo
was on champix too and quit smoking by Feb but have started again recently having a few a day and am finding it so difficult to have NONE as people around me are always smoking
Decided to get serious with diet in the new year and again slipped especially while on high doses of pred - ate like a horse
I have began doing a couple of Exercises at night good for the tummy, MUST start a little cardio
also am trying for a baby so will need to stop the cigarettes, get back into the diet and exercise.

All the best to everyone with thier goals, what ever they are you can achieve them

great post Ivy! Good attitude pb4!! I also try not to dwell to much on the past. 2007 was a bad year for me so so far 2008 seems great! I almost can't believe it is June! My current struggle is with some macrocytosis (sp?) I had some blood tests to see if my b12 is low and next I may get b12 injections. I was upset at first cause it seems everything is happening to me sometimes....then I Remembered it could be much worse than this!!! Keep your spirits up those that are having a rough time! Karen

so far 2008 has been less eventful than 07...thank goodness! I was approved for disability 3 months ago, its not much but better than 0. I got myself a nintendo wii also the wiifit and I try to use them dai y although I havent in the past week, I waas dog sitting for my folks who were on vacation. Used my leftover TPN from 11-07 in my garden...did that in 87 too got huge veggies...not like I can eat many,my husband is growing hops for beer...I take care of them lol. My new kitten is getting big and full of energy. He loves cheese so much that if you have some and are standing he will climb your leg like a tree. My abd pain and symptoms are 95% better being on weekly humira and labwork reflects it too. Dealing with these fissures is frustrating. my colorectal surgeon feels as though it isnt cd related but he has only seen 1 of them...he also thought myfistula was fromSx since it was so close to the anastamosis...pathology proved it was my cd.

 

Fantastic Thread Ivy...Positive posts can go a long way to improving our overall well-being...

 

I had  terrible first few months with bleeding, d and major mucous issues and colazal just seem to add to the problem along with my usual supps of Omega 3's multi, l-glut, vitamin E and D...Nothing was helping and It was adding fuel to the fire with the stress that goes along with a 'flare'...

 

I was more than inspired by this board and another to go 'outside the box' and go with my 'gut instinct' and finally got my delayed food allergy testing done that revealed many problem foods as well as looking for all new doctors (my last bunch just used me as a paycheck and poisoned me to the point I couldn't walk or think anymore, I was badly damaged)...I became a lil bulldog and kept plugging along til I got the test results and began the diet, the same time I went off ALL drugs and supps, got new docs, one of which prescribed LDN and ordered the CDSA 2.0 which I just completed...The LDN may be ready tomorrow, however, I may not need it I began my new diet on May 19th and as of June 1st, NO BLOOD, NO D, NO PROBLEMS AT ALL...I can only imagine what is next for me...I see a naturopath that has been instrumental in my healing and I have sought out other avenues of treatment staying completely away from MDs...It works for me...

 

I am afraid I still remain damaged from a cocktail of Solumedrol and Levaquin along with several other meds as well as an egotistical doc that did irreversible damage that is now classified as PTSD (as if I didn't have enough to deal with) so I am helping my body, mind and soul heal even though we may be going broke in the process   I am determined to get well enough to help others avoid the same fate...My new life is becoming an enlightening experience once again and the mornings are tolerable again and I enjoy looking forward to each and every day...My spirit has not been broken after all...It's been a long fight back and while they may have won that battle, I intend on winning this war and obtaining overall good health...

 

I am also brushing my boys again (2 labs) which I could not do last year due to tendon damage and I bought myself a new mower cause I was going to cut my boys pen if it was the last thing I did...I DID IT!!! I got my dream car (2008 Tribeca Limited, brown exterior with black and camel interior,the colors of my boys) and my hubby also bought me a boat to take me fishing and I can go 40mph on the water to get out some 'anger'...It's all helping!!!

 

I hope most of us are learning new methods that benefit us cause we all know how different we are and how what may be the answer for one is not the answer for another...The least we can do for ourselves is remember that we only have one body and mind and we need to nourish it constantly...That's what I have done and will continue to do...It is a guarantee to better health even if it only makes a lil difference today it just may lead to a better tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that...I am living proof it does work...Noone can take better care of me, than ME I'm dancing again and it feels wonderful

 

Thanks for inviting us to share...

 

Peace~MamaDove

For me this year has been going great. After having done really bad in college with depression/anxiety/and of course crohns, I made a GREAT GPA in the spring (3.6!!). Right now, I'm trying to take summer courses and work part-time to get caught back up in college from missing time. And while symptoms are getting worse, I'm feeling pretty accomplished! Doing well in classes, working hard, good relationships, doing counseling, having a new GI, and thinking about signing up for exercising classes (if I can overcome my anxiety).

June 11th is my birthday and I'm totally excited about getting 50 bucks to put in stocks (learning to invest now for the future), and I'm excited about going out with my girlfriends and being able to get a (girly fru-fru) drink over a nice dinner (turning 21). It's kinda sad that I don't want to go clubbing or anything...but I think crohn's has aged me to be more mature than most people.

Overall, this is the best year I've had since being dx.

Wow, this is all really positive!!

I suppose i should add to this thread, shouldn't I ? I cut right back on sugar and chocolate a few months ago and have been able to do a lot more exercise than usual, thanks to the Humira. A few months ago I was on a walking stick several days a week and struggled to walk at all; now I can walk 3 - 4 km on good days and am even putting in a bit of cardio exercise too. I've lost some weight (the dietitian is impressed, seeing as I'm still on steroids) and am even gaining some muscle tone.

The bad news is that I'm still very tired a lot of the time and struggling to do more than basic housework and a bit of exercise each day. I'm trying not to get impatient because it's still more than I could do a few months ago, but I find the fatigue hard to cope with and I get quite lonely because I don't have the energy to build a social life.

Social life & mood is in the too hard basket at the moment. Right now I'm attending to my physical fitness and I can *see* progress there. My theory is that if I can improve my fitness I might have more stamina, and maybe then I'll be able to have a social life.

And now I'm off to do the chores. I'ts 3.30 pm and I'm only just starting to wake up... and now I have a bed to make, a house to tidy, and dishes to do. *sigh*

Ivy, in an exhausted and fibromyalgic slump this week.

PS. Jo, I actually wrote your letter today!!! I'll try to post it this week.

Wow! Good for you! Cutting out sugar is hard, especially if you're not feeling well.

How are you going with reducing carbs? One thing that helps me (when I remember to do it) is to substitute sweet potato for white potato but I think we could all use some helpful ideas, so fire away.

Heavens, I'm bored. I have been too tired to do anything for two days now, and seem to find myself simply crashing in front of the net, staring into space, desperately hoping for someone to (incoherently) type to. Thanks for being here!!

Ivy, zombified.

TThis year should have been good for us .My husband has just retired and we had planned to travel . Crohns and depression has put paid to that -good it wasn't this time last year I had a flare as my Son was married in June. I hope to be better by October when we had planned to visit my niece n Australia

Joe sandy

Where in Aus does your niece live, Joe?

Ivy, still zombified :-(