self-restraint and acceptance - religious topic mentioned

[Guest guest]

Right now I am down in TX for my son's wedding (yesterday) and to see my new

grandbabies. It has been an exhausting trip as we drove pretty much straight

down. On the way home, we will stop each night.

Tonight I went to this meeting. We were talking about self-restraint.

Yesterday I was speaking with an old friend about diet issues. I told him I

had fibro/lupus. I was supposed to be on a gf/cf/yeast free diet. I have not

been sticking to the diet very well lately. I have gotten lazy. In return,

my body hurts worse. He talked about the choices we make and the long term

effects.

Tonight at the meeting with the subject of self-restraint, I felt that God

had a lesson for me. Then someone else talked about acceptance being the

key.

I thought: BINGO!!!!

I had not accepted my illness and the way I could improve my status. This

afternoon I ate lunch with a friend who had gone gf. She was talking about

eating 80% of her diet raw which helps her be gf. Then the meeting.

Well, I guess I have to learn to accept my dx. I have to learn to take care

of myself in order to lessen my pain. If I follow the regimen I am supposed

too, then my mind will think clearer, my joints will hurt less, I can do my

school work better.

So when I get back home around Monday, I am going to get serious about my

diet. For a while, I may report some of my choices just to keep me

accountable. I know if I eat right, I will feel better, lose weight, and be

happier all around. It is time to grow up (in my late 40s) to accept my

health conditions.

thanks for listening,

maryruth