We are often too hard on ourselves because we've either lost abilities we once had or we do not look the same as we once did.
You may feel the old you is defeated and never to be seen again. This can be for a lot of reasons but for the sake of this blog let's go through a few things I've experienced.
At 15 years old:
I was tired, had a pain in my upper body. I started experimenting with alcohol and found myself passed out and unconscious at least that's what friends said to me. I never told my mom because well you know..
At 18 years old:
I was about 200 lbs and the heaviest I had ever been. I was extremely tired, and started getting sick every time I drank.
At 20 years old-
I started eating better and exercising. I found pole and fell in love. The only problem was I started losing muscle and my friends and family were worried and told me I looked sick.
At age 23-
I was now too weak to train, I had severe cystic acne and couldn't keep weight on. I told my Dr about blacking out when having 4 drinks and they told me. Don't drink.. Which caused me to ignore my pancreatitis.
After this Era I stayed away from things that started making me sick and cut out dairy all together.
At age 32-
My birthday, I indulged in dairy, alcohol and had a good time. Except for the fact my body retaliated for 2 months of solid pain in my pancreas and small intestine.
It was then I made a food journal after 3 months of my Dr ignoring my symptoms I decided to use my knowledge that I gained from being in the health and fitness industry.
It turns out that my pancreas doesn't make enough insulin to break down certain foods. I still can't get a Dr to take me seriously.
With our bodies changing and Dr's ignoring our concerns. How aren't we supposed to be hard on ourselves when our symptoms are constantly being ignored by health professionals. 6 years ago I may have agreed that maybe Google can't diagnose you. However a lot of information, studies and personal experiences, collecting many years of personal data, is the ONLY information that most of us get.
Did you know the major reason Dr's wouldn't listen to me?
I wasn't an alcoholic, therefore my pancreas is fine but years of neglect has caused me to live with a disease ( type 3 C diabetes)
that's treatable so I can live a normal life.
But, ha. What do I know?
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