The
past year has been an amazing journey both physically and spiritually for both
me and my family. My one regret is that
it has centered on my chronic pain. I
know that my husband made camping trips, family outings and everyday life as
comfortable as possible for me. It was
all because my hip hurt to the point that sitting down for dinner, walking or
even lying down to go to bed was tough to handle. My husband made all of this endurable. It is by the grace of God he did not go
crazy. When I say grace I mean that it
was grace that eventually on June 9th, my hip was replaced and life
was changed. My life was completely
dependent on my level of pain. It was
not the life that I want to live with my new family. Almost a year into this new life I am pain
free and two semesters away from being a college graduate. There is one caveat that has plagued me for
the last twenty years.
I am
not at the weight that I should be at this moment in life. My breaking point is that I feel the pain
again. It is probably the fact that I
have osteoarthritis and the rain does not help with my condition. I can do something to help. I can lose weight. Of course, this includes putting into
practice the two lifestyle changes that Americans seem to hate. First of all, my diet needs to change with a
low calorie diet along with portion control.
No, I am not going to deny myself the foods that I love, but they will
be more of a treat than a daily consumption.
Secondly, I really need to exercise and be able to move as I grow older,
so that I can enjoy my future grandchildren.
What will I do this morning?
This
morning I will spend time reading my Bible, walk the mall and I have already
had a bowl of oatmeal. I need to drink
more water and stay away from sodas.
Also, I need to find substitutes for the foods that bring a form a
comfort to me. Please take this journey
with me. Let us take this life God has
given us and do better physically, mentally and spiritually.
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