Living With MS- A great weekend

had the best weekend. I didn’t do anything to note other then check off a dozen items on a to-do list and enjoy two sunny days after our six month extended winter. I had time to reassess a few things now that am I working longer hours with ninety minutes of my day in a car. Over the past six months I have been struggling with my MS. I had to go back on medication and I hadn’t really been able to be as active as I had been. Hey I gained fifteen pounds between medication and a job where I sat, a lot! Last week I did this seven day “cleanse” if you will. I gave up sugar, red meat, bread, pasta, dairy (for the most part) and alcohol (except this weekend). I got at least a thirty minute walk in and made sure that I took time to relax. I started to feel remarkably better. Over the weekend I actually went for tow half hour walks, once in the morning and one in the evening. I did some toning and some yoga. I was relaxed and full of energy but there still was something not 100%. I started to read this booklet I got at the MS Walk. It was eating for MS which I have read about and tried but I wasn’t really committed to it. I then read an article about weight gain related to the medications I was on and how weight gain can actually make your symptoms worse. Well I looked at the last few months and the progression of symptoms and all the lights went off. Sunday I didn’t take my meds. I figured I would come off everything including vitamins and allergy meds, no pain relievers no chemicals of any type. I decided to continue my eating regime but added in some high fiber sour dough bread as it was recommended in what I read, it’s good for your gut and probiotics are part of MS wellness. Totally off cow’s milk based dairy and no alcohol for a while, that isn’t for the MS that is for the calories. My house is filled with good foods. I have set up a schedule to get my workouts back to where they were prior to this relapse. Baby steps of course but I will get there. Now that I have a steady job and a set weekly schedule I can be more structured. I can make time to look at other ways to handle my MS. I have been reading up on the CBD oil which I have now had a few people tell me I should try. I am considering but I think I want to clean the junk out of my body before I start on anything like that. It will take a week for some of it and a month for the rest. I am not looking for a quick fix, I am in this for the long haul. I may not be bikini ready for pool season like I have been but that’s okay. I can’t sweat the little stuff when I have to focus on the bigger picture which is my overall wellbeing. I am however hoping for more weekends like this where I have the balance of getting things accomplished and ability to relax. I think we all need those!