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hey! welcome to another episode of connors IBS blog!!! oh dear this seems a little surreal now i think of it... Here i am publishing details of a condition i find extremely embarrassing and try to conceal from people i know on a website open to be viewed by all and sundry?! along with my diet and exercise habits which in all honesty have been less than admirable in the previous twenty-odd years lol
but i guess none of that has been working up to this point and i needed a new perspective. Trying to conceal and ignore this condition only serves to make it worse, lies told to cover it up or even lies of omition only serve to build up anxiety.
Anyhow it seems to be working so far (two whole days now!! lol) cereal for breakfast, meditation 40mins, cycle to work, fruit salad/seed+berry bar lunch, I took a bigger de-tour this time around on my cycle home made it to just over 10 miles. baked potato, baked beans cheese roll dinner,not the healthiest but there wasnt much in (mental note... need to go food shopping!!)
not bad i guess but theres one area i'm still not happy with. Im still not giving myself time to meditate in the evening so from tonight tv goes off at nine PM at the LATEST (at least for me) and im off to meditate and get ready for bed.
I still have a little doubt about my ability to maintain this over a long period of time, i have a track record of being able to sustain these kinda things all the time its new and showing quick results but im not so good at the long game. Still like i said something has to change and only time will tell if this is going to work but for now, i'm pleasently optimistic
but i guess none of that has been working up to this point and i needed a new perspective. Trying to conceal and ignore this condition only serves to make it worse, lies told to cover it up or even lies of omition only serve to build up anxiety.
Anyhow it seems to be working so far (two whole days now!! lol) cereal for breakfast, meditation 40mins, cycle to work, fruit salad/seed+berry bar lunch, I took a bigger de-tour this time around on my cycle home made it to just over 10 miles. baked potato, baked beans cheese roll dinner,not the healthiest but there wasnt much in (mental note... need to go food shopping!!)
not bad i guess but theres one area i'm still not happy with. Im still not giving myself time to meditate in the evening so from tonight tv goes off at nine PM at the LATEST (at least for me) and im off to meditate and get ready for bed.
I still have a little doubt about my ability to maintain this over a long period of time, i have a track record of being able to sustain these kinda things all the time its new and showing quick results but im not so good at the long game. Still like i said something has to change and only time will tell if this is going to work but for now, i'm pleasently optimistic
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Day Two in Big Brothers IBS house....
on May 15 2007 02:28 PM
I hope you don't mind -- I've been reading your blog and getting inspired by your positive attitude.
You're so right -- concealing it and pretending it's not there usually doesn't work... Me too find it extremely hard to actually say the phrase Irritable Bowel Syndrome (or even its acronym) to people face-to-face. Somehow this BB and the blog opened me up and I finally had the courage to at least tell my friends that I have a stomach problem that prevents me from eating many of the foods they enjoy without even thinking about it. Although I still have trouble actually mention its name to my friends, I feel like I can talk about stuff without feeling being judged on here.
It's a great start with your diet! Stick with it and yes you can do it!
And your optimism is really contageous and thank you for that!
Cherrie