I'm actually doing pretty well this time.

Snapshot of my january eating habits. I've been trying to be kind to myself and also cook everything at home.

So that's my little update. I would say I'm going to try to post more but @ this point, 12 years and 9 tumblr accounts later, that doesn't mean a whole lot.

I tried cutting out different food groups for so long (and some of them needed to go, I'm looking at you dairy!) But adding in more anti-inflammatory foods has been such a positive change ☺️☺️

What a crazy month; on 8/22 I'm graduating from nursing school! Lots left to do before then. I started doing ab work outs and have *not* been consistent but I'm getting them in where I can and I'm going to keep at it!

V. Excited! Teleconference w my GI doc earlier this week! He was happy to hear I'm feeling well enough to exercise and suggested that I try an anti-inflammatory diet. This is a more general approach bc I've been trying to identify specific trigger foods, but as my doc said: not everyone has super specific trigger foods that *always* set them off; some people just have flares and the cause is unidentifiable 😐 I'm also ready to try ab workouts. IM SCARED THOUGH bending my midsection/churning up my stomach and intestines is the scariest thought for me sometimes. But I really want to build my abdominal strength while I'm feeling good because a strong core is really beneficial for people w GI problems. Let's go!

This tasty shrimp curry over rice w straw mushrooms 🤤

Oh?

Progress 💪

Got another 3 miles in today!

So happy to be having weeks like this again! When I can get out and move u feel so unstoppable 😁

I've been through a really bad couple of months of terrible stomach issues. Bc of covid I wasn't able to see my GI, so that didn't help. But the past 3 weeks have been very good! I have been able to run without belly pain so I have been running every single day! I EVEN GOT TO HIKE 2 4,000 FOOTERS IN THE PAST 2 WEEKS. this is amazing bc I love hiking sooooooo much, but i have been too afraid to go on a big one bc of fear that I will be isolated in the wild, need to get back, and my body will be in a ton of pain and fail me. I am so so so so happy!

I've had a terrible flare of GI issues and stomach pain the last week and a half. Been tolerating broth and jello the last few days and thankfully felt well enough to run today.

Oh my gosh I'm 30.

An instagram personality I follow posted about a really restrictive diet and exercise plan that is popular right now. Looking at it I thought it seemed miserable and I thought about my past diets, especially those of my early 20s. I can't see myself ever going back to really rigid calorie restriction. There are times I wish my body looked different or that I weighed a certain goal weight but for the most part I feel good about my chunky athletic life and all the fun and freedom I enjoy.

Weeks 1, 2, and 3 since I started running consistently again 😊