And sometimes they are great big GIANT leaps!!! Today was a Leap!
Fourteen years ago, I was put on my first blood sugar regulating med. I didn't think much of it at the time. I certainly didn't think I would be on it for the rest of my life. The thought just didn't occur to me. Before the year was out, I was on medication number two! Again, I didn't think much of it. Eventually, life happened, kids happened, bad food/exercise choices happened… and I found myself at the age of 41 on FOUR different daily meds. I can't really tell you how it happened, but there I was… and I wanted OFF! Thus began my search for… something different. I found Crossfit.
Three months into Crossfit, and attempting to eat better, I dropped med one. Six months into my often-failed attempts to eat better and Crossfit, med two dropped. Things were going well. Around the nine month mark, I was able to drop my daily shots. That was HUGE! I'd given myself daily shots since I was pregnant with the twins. But… there was one med left. I've been sitting on this med for over a year, waiting patiently to get rid of it. A few months ago, my doctor cut that med in half… and as of yesterday… IT'S GONE!!!!!!!
I did it! I really, really did it! I wanted OFF those meds and it took me 21 months to do it… and I did! :happycry:
My latest round of blood work was fantastic. My A1c is 5.5. I'm not even "at risk" for Diabetes anymore. My PCOS symptoms are generally under control. My fasting glucose has been consistently in the 80s. It's AMAZING!!!
I know I go on and on about Crossfit and Paleo/Primal, but it really has changed my life.
Three months into Crossfit, and attempting to eat better, I dropped med one. Six months into my often-failed attempts to eat better and Crossfit, med two dropped. Things were going well. Around the nine month mark, I was able to drop my daily shots. That was HUGE! I'd given myself daily shots since I was pregnant with the twins. But… there was one med left. I've been sitting on this med for over a year, waiting patiently to get rid of it. A few months ago, my doctor cut that med in half… and as of yesterday… IT'S GONE!!!!!!!
I did it! I really, really did it! I wanted OFF those meds and it took me 21 months to do it… and I did! :happycry:
My latest round of blood work was fantastic. My A1c is 5.5. I'm not even "at risk" for Diabetes anymore. My PCOS symptoms are generally under control. My fasting glucose has been consistently in the 80s. It's AMAZING!!!
I know I go on and on about Crossfit and Paleo/Primal, but it really has changed my life.
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For me, this has always been the CrossFit dream. To help other find the way to do what is necessary to save their own life, to not need the medications any longer.
Awesome physical performance? That's cool. Looking so good you feel confident? That's cool. Learning new movements and enjoying them? That's cool. Help a young person get close to their physical potential? That's cool. Make a community that folks take comfort in, celebrate in, and find is their "third place"? That's very cool. But the best - the best is going from sick to healthy. The best is going from declining strength to increasing strength. The best is having a vibrant, healthy body that feels good to be in, that is useful, that is not the limiting factor in your choice of how you live.
That's why I coach CrossFit! That's why I love the CrossFit phenomenon.
Come see us so we can ignite your transformation and create a future of vibrant and growing health.
Email: cffotg@gmail.com
Call/text: 207-449-8996
Sign up for our newsletter at www.fireofthegodsfitness.com
For me, this has always been the CrossFit dream. To help other find the way to do what is necessary to save their own life, to not need the medications any longer.
Awesome physical performance? That's cool. Looking so good you feel confident? That's cool. Learning new movements and enjoying them? That's cool. Help a young person get close to their physical potential? That's cool. Make a community that folks take comfort in, celebrate in, and find is their "third place"? That's very cool. But the best - the best is going from sick to healthy. The best is going from declining strength to increasing strength. The best is having a vibrant, healthy body that feels good to be in, that is useful, that is not the limiting factor in your choice of how you live.
That's why I coach CrossFit! That's why I love the CrossFit phenomenon.
Come see us so we can ignite your transformation and create a future of vibrant and growing health.
Email: cffotg@gmail.com
Call/text: 207-449-8996
Sign up for our newsletter at www.fireofthegodsfitness.com
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