How I Feel Like A Queen! This week I realized that something I’ve been doing for over a year is really making a difference. I turned 64 years of age on the 21st and I when i looked in the mirror, I realized that I really don’t have wrinkles. I used to think that I …
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Why do I have Food Binges?
Fail and Binge – Yes I Do I have been doing so well with my LCHF eating and Intermittent Fasting, and I love all the benefits and the way I feel when I’m doing things right. But I do occasionally have some issues. I have the occasional binge eating fail. This is so disturbing to me …
Is it worth the pain and depression?
Do you ever get tired of it all? Some days I really do get tired of everything and wonder “why am I still here Lord?” This rarely happens, but when I’ve been in pain for days on end, I can get pretty depressed and think those kind of thoughts. Living with chronic pain Actually I can’t …
Prednisone – handling this strong medicine as a diabetic!
Corticosteroids and Your Blood Glucose Prednisone is considered to be a corticosteriod(which mimics hormones produced by your adrenal glands) and is used to reduce inflammation from many illnesses, like vasculitis, myositis, and rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and others. It is also used to suppress your immune system as in helping to reduce rejection of organs. Corticosteroids can …
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Why I eat Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil Has Had a Bad Rap! Yes coconut oil is a saturated fat, which is bad, right? Not always. In the case of coconut oil, the saturated fat takes the form of lauric acid, which is a medium-chain fat that metabolizes more easily into energy and does not store as fat. As for coconut …
Weight Loss – Should you expect support from your family?
Yes You do Need Support While Trying to Lose Weight! Like many type II diabetics, I am overweight, very overweight. I wasn’t large growing up, in fact, I was pretty skinny. After I gained so much weight in my pregnancy, it seemed like there was nothing I could do to lose that weight again. So …
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Finding the humor in life
Faking it until it Works! I personally believe that those who live in chronic pain and disability need to be sure and not let depression overcome them. I know I’ve had some pretty awful lows in my life due to chronic pain, especially when I’m not sleeping well because of the aching hips and legs …