Day One

Today begins my Health and Hope Journey.  I do not feel particularly unhealthy or unhopeful, but I desire to be at my best and don't feel that I am.

My intention for accountability is to let a few trusted friends know of this blog, but not to make it truly public.  

My goal is to be at a healthy weight and BMI for overall health and for any future pregnancies.

I've long wondered if my perceptions for accurate.  I just don't like where I'm at inside, the way I think of myself.  After much reading and observation, I realize it is both what I put in my body for food and nutrition and what I put in my mind.

For Physical Health:  I've become a patient of Progressive Medical.  My chief complaint is just that I want to be in the best health possible...to know that I've fully recovered from the severe pre-eclamsia and HELLP from Fall 2012 as well as that I've truly done all I can do to be healthy for next baby(ies).

So, I got my recent lab work back from them and apparently I've been fighting a chronic infection for a while and still ongoing.  We'll know in a few weeks if there are any food allergens that may cause this continual immune response, but even now there is evidence my thyroid and adrenals are working very hard and overtime.  My gut health is also poor.  So, we began a 30 day detox where I am taking several supplements and probiotics and such to really hit my systems hard this month, we will reevaluate w/ my food journal and test results that should be back by then to see where to go from there.

I want to post my daily food diary here and my general thoughts / feelings for the day here.

It is my goal to be truly healthy and to be able to embrace all that God has for my life.

Thanks for reading!
~B