KathrynLSuch Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Morning x I signed up to Whole30 yesterday and wrote this in my Log: Hello. My name is Kathryn, I am a married (11yrs now!) mother of three boys (9, 6 and 2yrs), I am from Wigan, England (nr Manchester) and I discovered Whole30 this week! This is my story... I have always had issues with weight, health and nutrition since my teenage years. Sports was optional for our GCSEs at the end of High School - I chose to do Spanish!! One common condition I have had since my teens has been migraines. Completely debilitating. People have always said that they improve as you get older. It was when I hit my 30s I realised that they got more intense. By this time however I had been married for about six years and we had 2 children under the age of six - plus a part-time job in our A&E department! In October of 2014 they took a turn for the worst and I had a migraine that lasted for 3 days. Still normal, I guess. The pain started to increase, my husband drove me to the Emergency Doctor and had to assist me walking as I couldn't open my eyes. I have had lengthy migraines before, only this time I couldn't manage the pain and started to intensify over my right eye. I was sent to A&E and tests began. I was given 5(!) drugs, each increasing in strength and they did not touch it at all. The doctor began tests for a bleed on my brain. I had a CT scan and planned Lumbar Puncture (ouch!). The results were clear. I could not believe it. The Medical Consultant came to see me fairly quickly and explained that it was an extreme migraine and that I should consider reviewing my diet in its entirety. I could not believe it. An hour earlier, I was preparing my husband that I may have a bleed on my brain (the Consultant had called to a specialist hospital and arranged Emergency transfer just in case)...and it was just a migraine. I had FINALLY had enough of getting sick with food. I did my research online and cleaned up my diet so that I could find a possible trigger for the migraines. Paleo and Clean/Lean is not a commonplace here in the UK, in fact the NHS prescribe Slimming World as a nutritional tool. When I left the hospital, I in fact attended a Slimming World class the next day. Ok...to a point. Zero education about Nutrition!!!!! My husband and I have been eating a Clean diet since that day in October and we can feel the benefits already. Now its time to take a leap. Next Wednesday I turn 35 and my husband has asked what I would like for my birthday.....a spiralizer and 'It Starts With Food' please x I am pleased to say that I have decided to start my first Whole30 journey on Monday 19th January (yikes)!! I have read through the introduction to Whole30, am so excited to be part of this forum. Thank you for welcoming me here. I am going to use this as a 'diary' entry to chart our experiences and share our results. I say 'our' because I have roped my husband in too - a fact he is, at the moment, unaware of x Lovely to meet you all. This is a very inspiring place to have found x Back soon. Kathryn x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadscienceM Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathrynLSuch Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thank you x Only a few days to go now x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperHope Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nell18 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome! I'm also in the Uk and on day 12 today. Wow where have those gone! Good luck xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Welcome There's a big thread on sourcing good food in the UK: http://forum.whole9life.com/topic/5466-sourcing-good-food-in-uk-andor-ireland/ There's also a section for Medical Conditions, quite a few people with migraines: http://forum.whole9life.com/forum/13-whole30-with-medical-conditions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathrynLSuch Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Thank you all for your support and for the UK resources. That's fantastic! I can't wait to get started. Kathryn x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted January 24, 2015 Administrators Share Posted January 24, 2015 So how has your first 5 days been? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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