Shoshie Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Hey all! I was around here for a while, and then kind of bugged out in March. Work was getting intense and I was having IT band issues. Then I managed to sprain my ankle (trampolining!), so my fitness life has mostly consisted of rehab and trying to not drown my sorrows in ice cream. Some of you may also remember my epic food struggles. The short story is that I was having all sorts of systemic problems, including joint pain, back spasms, intestinal ickiness, anemia, and had stopped menstruating. Which was super scary. But then I cobbled together my own Paleo/SCD-inspired, kosher-friendly diet and everything got better! Possibly because of some autoimmune thingy or possible because of something called SIBO. Anyways. This was a year ago. The really exciting news and biggest impetus for my new goals, is that I got pregnant! This is amazing because, as of a year ago, it had been two years since I had menstruated on my own. My reproductive system had effectively shut down. When I was 26. Which was terrifying. And things have improved so much that Mr. Shoshie and I managed to get me pregnant within the first month of trying! I couldn't have even imagined this when I was dealing with the worst of my illness. So now I'm trying to get back on my feet (ugh, literally--sprains really bite). I super need to maintain my strength, because having a baby is hard work! So, a return to lifting? I'm going to start off really slowly and stay at weights that are pretty easy, I think. I also seriously need to start paying attention to my cardio. I keep putting it off because I kind of hate it. I think this means swimming, because the sprained ankle means that brisk walking is out (though slow walking is fine, and I've walked up to two miles in a day). Anyways, I know people are happy to hear success stories, and mine isn't a typical one for this site, I think. I started off fat, and I'm still fat, though a bit less so. The changes to my body aren't incredibly obvious. I have thicker hair. I have rosier skin. I'm less tired all the time (well, pre-baby that is-- now I'm pretty much constantly tired). But the internal differences couldn't be clearer. My body was completely freaked out last year, so stressed that there was no way that my body could have started, much less sustained a pregnancy (eek, though it's still early and I'm super freaked out about miscarriage). Now my body is chilled out, my inflammation markers are back in the normal range, and I'm fertile. I couldn't be happier or more grateful. Quote Selkie WarriorLevel 2, STR: 6.5 | DEX: 4.5 | STA: 2.8 | CON: 4 | WIS: 7 | CHA: 2.5 Shoshie's "Getting Awesome" Challenge Shoshie's "Just Hanging Around" Challenge Link to comment
Linada Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Getting your reproductive system going again sounds like fantastic success No actual advice, but hoping everything goes as well and smoothly as possible for you. Quote Level 2 Wood Elf Druid Str 5| Dex 7 |Sta 3| Con 5.5| Wis 11.5 | Cha 3.5 Link to comment
Elastigirl Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Congrats! That is fantastic! What is SIBO? Quote Wisdom 22.5 Dexterity 13 Charisma 15 Strength 21 Constitution-13 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind' Luke 10; 27 Link to comment
Shoshie Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 SIBO is Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth. The idea is that you can end up with pathenogenic bacteria dominating the small intestine. But there's debate over the best way to diagnose it or whether it could cause inflammatory symptoms. Quote Selkie WarriorLevel 2, STR: 6.5 | DEX: 4.5 | STA: 2.8 | CON: 4 | WIS: 7 | CHA: 2.5 Shoshie's "Getting Awesome" Challenge Shoshie's "Just Hanging Around" Challenge Link to comment
Schmopey Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 So glad to hear that you're feeling better! Congrats on your pregnancy; we'll all be pulling for you! Quote Paladin Aspirant Level 3 STR: 13 DEX: 3 STA: 9 CON: 9.33 WIS: 6.66 CHA: 6 MyFitnessPal Challenges: First, Second, Third, Fourth Link to comment
Horsedog Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Awesome awesome news!!! Congrats Also, get ready for that thicker hair to fall out en masse after you deliver. My wife shed hair EVERYWHERE after she gave birth Quote What you do, and what you don't do, matters. Link to comment
katscratch Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 SHOSHIE!!!! YAY YAY YAY! And CONGRATULATIONS :D :D Quote Link to comment
bigm141414 Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 SHO SHO! HIIIIII! Quote "Pull the bar like you're ripping the head off a god-damned lion" - Donny Shankle Link to comment
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