Newbie Introduction!
#229914 - 12/07/05 01:34 PM
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NiNi
Reged: 12/07/05
Posts: 6
Loc: Tulsa, OK
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Hi Everyone! I'm NiNi, and I'm a newbie not only to this board, but to I.B.S.
I think the best way to introduce myself and my own personal "take" on this disorder is through this blog entry that I wrote today...I look so forward to getting to know you, and to conquering this affliction together!
With warmth and healing, NiNi B. ------------ The Affliction That Is Curing Me
The Krispy Kremes did not move me this morning.
As little as four weeks ago, I may have eaten two of those evil delights offered by a generous coworker at the staff meeting, but today was different. I didn't even care that they were there. The thought of them even made me a little sick.
I was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome [I.B.S.] a few weeks ago, after several weeks of feeling sick from literally every meal I'd eaten. What began as an extremely puzzling and painful experience has turned out to be a blessing that I've been waiting to find for years.
I'm not saying that this experience has been pleasant. Do I want this? No! I love to eat. I love to cook. I don't want to have to care so deeply about every bite I take. I don't want to have to exclude certain foods that will debilitate me for a couple of days, if eaten. I love dairy. I love fried crap. I always loved beef. Then again, that's always been my problem too. It's almost as if a new problem has become the solution to a very old one. Nature can be so cruel, so powerful and so, so right. This species called humanity thinks it is so smart. Consider me humbled.
Upon receiving the diagnosis, I did what I always do when faced with an obstacle: throw myself into research mode. I borrowed a book from a friend who suffers from the same affliction – Eating for I.B.S. – and it changed my perception of the disorder. This doesn't have to be such a bad thing! If I can just learn how to change my perception of "good" food, and eat in a way that my body truly needs, then I'm golden. It's practically a new lease on life! I see this disorder as my body's way of saying, "Okay, if you can't do what's right for me by your own will, then I will make you do what's right."
I've lost ten pounds over Thanksgiving – ten pounds lighter during a period of time when people tend to get heavier. I care more about eating a balanced breakfast in the morning than I do about hair and makeup. I care more about my fiber supplements than I do Krispy Kremes. I've lost a taste for most meat [especially the red kind], and I've actually chosen steamed items on menus, rather than fried – effortlessly, without even a temptation - it's just not in me anymore to eat "the old way."
I wish that becoming sick didn't have to happen as a means to force me into wiser choices. I wish that I'd had that amazing ability to naturally think like a thin person, but the truth is, that ability had left me long ago, when the palatable pleasure principle overrode my instincts. It is what it is, and sometimes, I feel shame for becoming so very out of touch with my body. Then again, I always find a way to come back around, to overcome and to ultimately achieve success in everything that I set out to do. [It's what I do]. In my weakness – in this disorder – my body actually has given me the willpower to listen and to choose right. In my weakness, I have been made strong.
I still love food. I still love to cook. I love it that I'm an adventurous eater and a damn fine cook! The truth is, I still can cook and enjoy food! I can have exotic spices in my foods – it doesn't have to be nothing but chicken and rice. I can have so, so many types of foods, but what I cannot have are the foods that have been chipping away at my health and taking years off of my life for a very long time anyway. My instincts always knew it, but I didn't listen...so my body has seen fit to whip me into shape. I will not just overcome this affliction, this affliction will help me to evolve.
-------------------- -NiNi
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Welcome!
#229940 - 12/07/05 02:51 PM
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Kree
Reged: 10/08/03
Posts: 3748
Loc: Northern NY
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Welcome, NiNi! What a great blog entry. It's obvious that you have a great attitude towards your IBS, and that's SO important. I'm looking forward to chatting with you. Take care!
-------------------- "Anyone can exercise, but this kind of lethargy takes real discipline." -Garfield
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Seems like you have a handle on things. I am still a slave to my cravings (which are for the "bad" stuff). Welcome to the boards.
-------------------- Carol
nós somos o que nós somos e o descanso é merda
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Hey there! Awesome attitude regarding IBS. Mine is not so forgiving.....I DESPISE having IBS and still have a hard time accepting it after living with it for over 2.5 years. Good for you, girl! You'll be stable in no time!
Hey, I hate cooking, too! Wanna job??? LOL!!!
Good Luck and Best Wishes! Michelle
-------------------- IBS-D. Hiatal Hernia, GERD
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Re: AWESOME!
#229960 - 12/07/05 03:46 PM
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NiNi
Reged: 12/07/05
Posts: 6
Loc: Tulsa, OK
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Quote:
Hey there! Awesome attitude regarding IBS. Mine is not so forgiving.....I DESPISE having IBS and still have a hard time accepting it after living with it for over 2.5 years. Good for you, girl! You'll be stable in no time!
Hey, I hate cooking, too! Wanna job??? LOL!!!
Good Luck and Best Wishes! Michelle
ROFL! Sure, Michelle!!!!
Thank you all so very much. I've been lurking here quite a bit today and I can see already that you all have a really loving, warm and informative community here. I'm already feeling quite at home!
Now then, what shall I cook for you first?
-------------------- -NiNi
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Hey NiNi-- I read your profile and you and I seem pretty alike... I think you and I are the only Skinny Puppy fans here, LOL!
Don't know if you were ever into Black Flag, but if you like to read, you should try out Henry Rollins's diaries ( See a Grown Man Cry/Then Watch Him Die). I loved Skinny Puppy in 1988, and actually hitchhiked to Ohio to see them in 3 bands for 3 bucks, with Trent Reznor and Ministry in '90 (before NIN).
Welcome to the boards!
~nelly~
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IBS-safe ANYTHING!! Oh, but I love Italian. I know how hard it is to give up cheese, girl. It sucks!!! Next to chocolate, of course, cheese my favorite!!! I used to cook Italian everyday!! I love all of it. Lots and lots of pasta, tomatoes, garlic, oregano, and pounds of cheese!!!! Ever since I had to give up my cheese, I quit cooking because the only thing that I have cooked my whole life is Italian. I cannot find pounds and pounds of soy cheese around here for a lasagna!!! Well, since my reflux started back up, I cannot eat tomatoes or garlic anymore either. So, WHAAAA!!! (whining).......:( LOL!! Michelle
-------------------- IBS-D. Hiatal Hernia, GERD
Unstable
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