Today I talked to one of my good friends who also has P.O.T.'s and I found out some of the ways she has been coping, and what I should do to improve my health. I have decided that since nausea is one of my major complaints, that I am going to go on a completely gluten free diet. I'm pretty excited about this decision. I don't want to just replace the flour and have everything the same as it was before. I want to take this as an opportunity to really get healthy, and acquaint myself with the goodness and healing powers of vegetables.
After a week of being pretty much down and out, today I perked up. Yesterday I managed to eat some real food (after a stint at the hospital to stop being dehydrated and having some more tests done). It's been scrambled eggs and ham, fruit, salad ever since. and for tonight's dinner I was feeling ambitious and decided to try out grilled salmon! It was delicious! I never knew that salmon could taste that good. I am absolutely enthralled by the idea of eating healthily, and learning to cook.
Another thing I am now working on is exercising every single day, no matter how I feel. I am going to mostly focus on legs and back and do things that help make me stronger and have more stamina with my condition. With pots, your blood goes down in to your legs and doesn't circulate as well when you stand up, when you have more toned and muscular legs, it slows the process so you are able to stand longer.
My goals for this summer include-
Being the healthiest and strongest as is possible, to be able to have the most good days I can.
To learn to cook easy and healthy meals
To learn how to snack healthily, and have things that I can eat between classes at college
To read a new book each week
To excel at my internship (which I LOVE)
To learn how to de-stress
To become closer to Heavenly Father, and become more active in church
To look fabulous :) (frivolous, but true)
And lastly, to have fun adventures!
(And several others I am sure I'm forgetting)
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