Huge NSV!

sblueyez
sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
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I started Paleo earlier this year and I will say it has definitely helped with my weight loss. Even more important, though, is that it has reversed my lupus! For this that know blood work, my ANA was above 1:1280. Ridiculously high!! Finally it has come down and is in the normal range 1:3. If you didn't know about the lupus, this blood work wouldn't give it away! No wheel chairs for me any time soon. I'll never go back after going Paleo. By the way no meds or supplements were used to get here, just plain Paleo. Just thought I'd share, I'm so excited.

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  • SuzAnnaCromer
    SuzAnnaCromer Posts: 18 Member
    Yaya!! I'm excited for you!!! Congrats!!
  • axialmeow
    axialmeow Posts: 382 Member
    So happy for you!
  • parmoute
    parmoute Posts: 99 Member
    That's fantastic!! What wonderful news. Congratulations!
  • 170isreal
    170isreal Posts: 151 Member
    That is so amazing!!!!!!! Congratulations!
  • sblueyez
    sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
    Thank you :) I'm very happy and glad I made the lifestyle change.
  • thedars
    thedars Posts: 1
    Way to go!!! Keep up the good work.
  • horseplaypen
    horseplaypen Posts: 442 Member
    That is awesome!
  • liesevanlingen
    liesevanlingen Posts: 508 Member
    Good for you! Love those NSVs, they keep us going when the scale gets stuck.
  • quixoticmantis
    quixoticmantis Posts: 297 Member
    Man, that is unbelieveably fantastic!!! Yay!
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    Congratulations!! That's fantastic!!
  • fugaj01
    fugaj01 Posts: 171 Member
    That is wonderful! I believe in paleo logic, I just find it difficult to be 100%. So I am ually about about 70-80% of calories from Paleo/Primal foods... except today. lol. Congrats to you!
  • phoenixgirl81
    phoenixgirl81 Posts: 309 Member
    Congratulations! What a great feeling that must be. May you get the benefit of this (both in terms of weight-loss and MS stuff) for years to come. :)

    I love it when non-conventional methods reverse/aid/reduce medical effects! I went vegetarian 5.5 years ago in a last-ditch attempt to help my Rheumatoid Arthritis (25 years old and couldn't roll over in bed). NEVER looking back. The doctors all tell me it shouldn't have worked and that there is ZERO evidence that RA is affected by food, but my own body is proof enough.
  • DestroyTheOpposition
    DestroyTheOpposition Posts: 444 Member
    That is beyond awesome. Congrats!
  • sblueyez
    sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
    Congratulations! What a great feeling that must be. May you get the benefit of this (both in terms of weight-loss and MS stuff) for years to come. :)

    I love it when non-conventional methods reverse/aid/reduce medical effects! I went vegetarian 5.5 years ago in a last-ditch attempt to help my Rheumatoid Arthritis (25 years old and couldn't roll over in bed). NEVER looking back. The doctors all tell me it shouldn't have worked and that there is ZERO evidence that RA is affected by food, but my own body is proof enough.

    Absolutely! You are what you eat and if you can process what you eat it will wreak havoc on your body. Eating clean feels good right? I know what works for me and I am completely happy with the choice I made. My doctor was floored. :)
  • sblueyez
    sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
    That is wonderful! I believe in paleo logic, I just find it difficult to be 100%. So I am ually about about 70-80% of calories from Paleo/Primal foods... except today. lol. Congrats to you!

    I'm not strong enough to handle not doing paleo all the time. If I slip up I spiral down thanks to cravings that the SAD will unleash! It takes me 3 days to get back on track and it gives me a vision of the future because it effects my body so bad. Two days after eating gluten my joints will hurt too much to get up. It's all or nothing for me. I'm glad you have found something that is working for you. Change is hard! Every little bit helps.
  • shammxo
    shammxo Posts: 1,432 Member
    That is wonderful! I believe in paleo logic, I just find it difficult to be 100%. So I am ually about about 70-80% of calories from Paleo/Primal foods... except today. lol. Congrats to you!

    I'm not strong enough to handle not doing paleo all the time. If I slip up I spiral down thanks to cravings that the SAD will unleash! It takes me 3 days to get back on track and it gives me a vision of the future because it effects my body so bad. Two days after eating gluten my joints will hurt too much to get up. It's all or nothing for me. I'm glad you have found something that is working for you. Change is hard! Every little bit helps.


    Congrats!!! Assuming your talking about Seasonal Affective Disorder... Start a Vitamin D supplement now & take melatonin at bedtime! It helps me sooooo much.
    If not... Then just congrats & keep up the good work!
  • caribougal
    caribougal Posts: 865 Member
    That's an amazing NSV. Better than anything on the scale. Food can help your body stop attacking itself!
  • sblueyez
    sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
    That is wonderful! I believe in paleo logic, I just find it difficult to be 100%. So I am ually about about 70-80% of calories from Paleo/Primal foods... except today. lol. Congrats to you!

    I'm not strong enough to handle not doing paleo all the time. If I slip up I spiral down thanks to cravings that the SAD will unleash! It takes me 3 days to get back on track and it gives me a vision of the future because it effects my body so bad. Two days after eating gluten my joints will hurt too much to get up. It's all or nothing for me. I'm glad you have found something that is working for you. Change is hard! Every little bit helps.



    Congrats!!! Assuming your talking about Seasonal Affective Disorder... Start a Vitamin D supplement now & take melatonin at bedtime! It helps me sooooo much.
    If not... Then just congrats & keep up the good work!

    Lol. No, I should have written it out. Standard American diet is what I meant. It isn't the right diet for me!
  • wimeezer
    wimeezer Posts: 404 Member
    That's wonderful...so happy for you :)
  • megleo818
    megleo818 Posts: 595 Member
    Incredible! Thanks for sharing!
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    health=#1 NSV. Awesome!
    :happy:
  • GypsysBloodRose26
    GypsysBloodRose26 Posts: 341 Member
    That is an amazing NSV! Way to go!
  • LucilleHighball
    LucilleHighball Posts: 107 Member
    Amazing! That's worth more than anything.
  • NuggetLovesEdie
    NuggetLovesEdie Posts: 477 Member
    Is it the gluten that seems to affect your lupus the most?

    Just curious what you attribute the improvement to...

    Is it more about the "not eating junk" or more about the "not eating gluten specifically" in your experience?
  • sblueyez
    sblueyez Posts: 156 Member
    Is it the gluten that seems to affect your lupus the most?

    Just curious what you attribute the improvement to...

    Is it more about the "not eating junk" or more about the "not eating gluten specifically" in your experience?

    It is the anti-inflammatory property of the diet as a whole. Gluten is a big one, as well as casein. Soy as well. Gluten and dairy will both give me different reactions and I am able to tell which is which. Gluten makes me feel arthritic a few days after eating and gives me intestinal problems the same day and day after. Dairy gives me GI upset and tiny itchy blisters. I haven't tried sheep cheese for a reaction but I hear it is casein free.
  • HeyNikkita
    HeyNikkita Posts: 147 Member
    CONGRATULATIONS!!

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