Hi :biggrin:
I'm 51 and have been married 30 years.
I was diagnosed with Crohn's in December of 2009. Over the past year, through a lot of hard work, I've lost 88 pounds-I have 17 to go now. I've gone from eating a diet of just pure junk to a very clean diet, changed from sedentary to the life of a trail runner/walker/yogi/hiker.
But as my life has expanded into a lot of activity and a lot of doing things with other people, the Chrohn's has really become a problem. It's hard to run with people when I want to run for the bathroom. That's why running in the desert where I live in New Mexico, is so great-all those lovely bushes to duck behind!
The cleaner my diet has become, the more it seems to hurt my body when I eat things that don't settle well. Recently I've finally realized I'm going to have to deal carefully with my diet and am working with the "Specific Carbohydrate Diet".
I've been off of sugar and junk foods/processed foods for about a year now, but the gluten/dairy is something I'm just now discovering that I need to address. It's all a learning process.
I'm a retired massage therapist. I travel a great deal with my husband who works for Boeing in the Seattle area, where we come from. (Left the constant rain for the constant sun!)
I'm a writer, an artist, a runner, a big-time walker and am starting the process to become a yoga instructor-which will be a long road to travel. A long but peaceful and relaxing road. Yoga is such a great de-stresser.
I blog at two different sites, (listed in my profile) and take a zillion photos. We live in Albuquerque with our 2 grown kids who will soon move on to places unknown. We've recently bought 5 acres in Deming to build our retirement home on in a few years.
I'm 51 and have been married 30 years.
I was diagnosed with Crohn's in December of 2009. Over the past year, through a lot of hard work, I've lost 88 pounds-I have 17 to go now. I've gone from eating a diet of just pure junk to a very clean diet, changed from sedentary to the life of a trail runner/walker/yogi/hiker.
But as my life has expanded into a lot of activity and a lot of doing things with other people, the Chrohn's has really become a problem. It's hard to run with people when I want to run for the bathroom. That's why running in the desert where I live in New Mexico, is so great-all those lovely bushes to duck behind!
The cleaner my diet has become, the more it seems to hurt my body when I eat things that don't settle well. Recently I've finally realized I'm going to have to deal carefully with my diet and am working with the "Specific Carbohydrate Diet".
I've been off of sugar and junk foods/processed foods for about a year now, but the gluten/dairy is something I'm just now discovering that I need to address. It's all a learning process.
I'm a retired massage therapist. I travel a great deal with my husband who works for Boeing in the Seattle area, where we come from. (Left the constant rain for the constant sun!)
I'm a writer, an artist, a runner, a big-time walker and am starting the process to become a yoga instructor-which will be a long road to travel. A long but peaceful and relaxing road. Yoga is such a great de-stresser.
I blog at two different sites, (listed in my profile) and take a zillion photos. We live in Albuquerque with our 2 grown kids who will soon move on to places unknown. We've recently bought 5 acres in Deming to build our retirement home on in a few years.