Kindness: a Three Day Challange

Today in the Grocery store I had a Cyst pop.  This means I am bent over and about ready to pass out from the pain.  I had to stop and grab the frozen food door handle to steady myself while I took relaxing deep breaths.  A couple came up to me and I guess I must have been in the way.  I was trying to not pass out and they start giving me dirty looks like I am keeping them from the frozen vegetables purposely.  They had no idea what was going on with me and could have cared less.  I was in between them and the frozen peas.  How dare I do that to them?  At no time did they ask me to move, they just reached around me, they didn't ask how I was, they didn't care.  

What is so exciting about Frozen Peas that you need to be that rude to someone in pain?  While I will be the first to admit that I am not always the most thoughtful person, I don't try to go out of my way to be cruel to anyone.  

While having a cyst burst is not something that happens to most people, it is a pain like being stabbed from the inside.  It comes on fast and often with no warning.  Not only that, but the pain can linger for a while before finally easing off.  Just because I wasn't bleeding didn't mean that nothing was wrong.  

I ask that you take a second and make sure that you are not being needlessly cruel to others.  While you may not understand what they are going through, I cost them nothing but a few seconds.  There was no reason for the dirty looks and the attitude.  I didn't even care if they reached around me.  I simply couldn't move at that time.  So just take a few minutes and think about others before you decide what is wrong.  

I would like each and every reader to be kind to others if only for three days.  See how much of a difference it can make in your life and the lives of others around you.  That is my challenge to you for this weekend.  Please let me know how it goes.

HCG Diet - Follow Up

So I am supposed to be losing all this weight on the HCG diet from Creative BioScience.  To be honest I lost about 9 lbs and 2 inches in the first week.  However, during the start of my second week, I ended up with a few issues.

14 Days of Romance -Day 8-

Today is another day where the challenge should cost you nothing. 

Today is to write down one of your fondest memories of your loved one.  For example one of mine is being at Flathead Lake with him.

14 Days of Romance -Day 6-

For Day 6 we are going back to something that costs you nothing but time and energy.  Today's challenge is to do your loved ones chores.  For example if she does the laundry and the dishes then you will do it.  If he clears the table and takes out the trash then that is what you need to be doing.  Let them relax while you do the chores for them.

Celiac Awareness

Celiac Awareness:

Yesterday was Celiac Awareness day, so in that spirit I am going to share some statistics and thoughts.  Some of you may have heard the numbers, that currently Celiac affects 1 in 133, however due to misdiagnosis that the number may be as high as 1 in 10.
What do these numbers mean? 
What this means is that while there are 1 in 133 Americans that are currently diagnosed that means that so many more are undiagnosed.

 I have a challenge for each of you willing to participate, if you know someone who has Celiac or are related to someone who has Celiac then try going gluten free for two weeks.  Think of it like a diet.  After two weeks try to eat something with Gluten in it, you will know right away if it affects you.  This is a cheaper and a surer way than any doctor’s test to let you know if you have a reaction to Gluten.

I had a friend try going gluten free with me; she did it to lose weight, after about three weeks she went out to eat and got into Gluten, yikes.  Now she knows that she needs to stay away from Gluten for the rest of her life, but she wouldn't have known had she not tried the diet.

Also if you look back through other posts you will find that I have fertility issues, Some of this is due to Celiac, I think I might have been more successful in getting and/or staying pregnant if I was able to know that I had an issue with Gluten prior to when I found out.  So for anyone who is having fertility issues it is something to check out.  Like I said it can't hurt and the most that happens is you drop a little bit of weight for a few weeks.

Now down to the symptoms that will occure if you do have an intollerence to gluten.
Todays information is brought to you by http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001280/

·         Abdominal pain, bloating, gas, or indigestion

·         Constipation

·         Decreased appetite (may also be increased or unchanged)

·         Diarrhea, either constant or off and on

·         Lactose intolerance (common when the person is diagnosed, usually goes away after treatment)

·         Nausea and vomiting

·         Stools that float, are foul smelling, bloody, or “fatty”

·         Unexplained weight loss (although people can be overweight or of normal weight)

Because the intestines do not absorb many important vitamins, minerals, and other parts of food, the following symptoms may start over time:

·         Bruising easily

·         Depression or anxiety

·         Fatigue

·         Growth delay in children

·         Hair loss

·         Itchy skin (dermatitis herpetiformis)

·         Missed menstrual periods

·         Mouth ulcers

·         Muscle cramps and joint pain

·         Nosebleeds

·         Seizures

·         Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet

·         Unexplained short height

Children with celiac disease may have:

·         Defects in the tooth enamel and changes in tooth color

·         Delayed puberty

·         Diarrhea, constipation, fatty or foul-smelling stools, nausea, or vomiting

·         Irritable and fussy behavior

·         Poor weight gain

·         Slowed growth and shorter than normal height for their age

Ok, now that the fun stuff is over, if you know someone with Celiac give them a hug for me.  The reason for this hug is that it is very hard to go out to eat and it is frustrating for most of us.  Ok since that had nothing to do with anything listed above. I am signing off.  See you all on Sunday.