“Don’t allow people to shame you for positive life changes and self success” I just grabbed this from @Pat Papoutsis this morning because I LOVE it AND I’m feeling a little fired up about this exact thing right now! I just spent a week at a family member’s house and am realizing that I spent that week apologizing for being a bother & trying to explain things like why I don’t eat beans and hominy (🤢) or why 1 egg is not a meal for me. Also the stares and uh-huh’s in response made me feel like I should sink into the background. I was also watching my CGM go crazy from what I’m 100% sure was the stress of it all! Why was I apologizing anyway!? This is ME and has been ME for several years. WTF, I’m not full of new surprises so move on over so this low carb train can go on by! I did pretty quickly find my voice and asked for a ride to a grocery store where I literally bought a bunch of hard boiled eggs, tuna & salmon pkts which added with what snacks I had brought with me helped a LOT. I also started offering to pay for a good part of the groceries from that point on so I could feel free to add extra of whatever, especially protein, we were having. I don’t think I realized how bad it was until I had my first appointment yesterday with Dr. Laura. We spent TWO hours going over all the things, getting to know one another, acknowledging my struggles & building a plan for going forward. I felt validated that I’ve done and am continuing to do a good job with my metabolic health. No other doctor or medical practice has EVER made me feel like that. I’m so motivated to double down on this journey and keep on keeping on. My CGM has calmed back down and my Biosense ketones were banging this morning. We’ll be digging deeper in some areas and that’s great! I’ve been questioning all of it and getting shut down by my past pcp(s). Dr. Laura was a really sweet, crazy smart & knowledgeable physician who was able to calm my chaotic mind better than any meditation app I’ve ever used! Phew, my apologies if you weren’t planning on reading a short book today but it needed to happen for me. I promise I’ll read yours when/if you need to write one too! 🫣

Posted by Carol at 2023-05-23 15:57:26 UTC