What a Difference a Year Makes

Ok, so it's been months since I've blogged (how many? I'm too embarrassed to count!) and it may be months before I blog again, but I have to document today for myself. It just hit me that today is my 365th day of being gluten free. Tomorrow will mark day one of year two of my gluten free journey, which is kind of unbelievable.

A year ago today I was having migraines constantly. I took more sick days than vacation days in 2009. I was fighting with my boyfriend constantly over how sick I was (apparently being sick affects the loved ones in your life quite a bit too!) Basically, I was miserable all of the time. I never saw my friends and I always felt like crap, it was just a really really awful situation.

And then my doctor made a little suggestion. That I try seeing what life was like without gluten. So I did, and I haven't looked back since. I'm now today 25 pounds less than I was on this day last year (thanks to weight watchers, not a gluten free diet!) I can count on one hand how many true migraines I have - in a whole YEAR! And I believe I only used one sick day in 2010 for a migraine, and said migraine may or may not have been self induced (too much wine anyone?!?)

I can't believe it's been a whole year. I can't believe how much better my life is in so many ways today then it was a year ago today. I don't want to make it seem like it's all about gluten, it's not, but it was an important milestone in my life. December 10th was the day that I started making sacrifices to take care of myself. And once I started taking care of myself, my life improved in ways I never ever imagined.

As luck would have it, December 10th of this year stands to be a very important day for me as well, however, I'm not about to put it out on the internet why :-) Hopefully by this time next year, I'll be able to write a similar post to the one I wrote today.

For now, I will think good thoughts, prepare as best I can, and remember how far I've come in the last year and be thankful for that.