[alpenflower]

i just… love her (my house) !!!

[gurlonawalk]

every time i see a woman i’m like good for her. coolest girl alive

[gurlonawalk]

this was meant to say every time i see a woman riding a skateboard but also yes

[damndorothea]

i saw this somewhere else but reply / tag what you did today so everyone can see that we all did something different today

[alpenflower]

another round of lazy girl vegan meals as proof that eating plant-based doesn’t have to be complicated. greek chickpeas and lentil orzo, tofu stir fry and veggies, avocado hash browns, alfredo protein pasta, and tofu scramble on toast.

[alpenflower]

had my follow up appointment with dr hottie today and it was nothing particularly helpful, but he did say i can go down to a maintenance dose on my meds because they're working. so that was exciting. we talked about the biopsies and how they confused me last time around (if anyone remembers the hoopla, i never actually got to talk to him directly last time) and he didn't seem concerned. at first i said, do you have any idea why the biopsies didn't confirm it the first time around? and he said maybe because there wasn't active inflammation at that time. i must've looked at him like he had three heads because immediately he corrected himself and was like "wait let me look". he looked at the old photos and was like "okay there was definitely active inflammation" (duh my man, as my dad described it my colon looked like it had been through a garbage disposal). he said he doesn't know why the biopsies didn't match. he said it can happen and that the test isn't perfect.

so utterly useless in terms of he didn't tell me anything i didn't already know. he did definitively tell me (again because i ask this poor man all the time) that it's crohn's colitis and not ulcerative colitis. which was good. so yeah i'm glad to be able to go down on my meds, but just another reminder of how glad i am that i figured everything out on my own before the doctors because they really don't have a clue what's going on sometimes. he's lucky he's beautiful. also i am a little nervous about going down to maintence, but i keep reminding myself that i do all the lifestyle things that they say to do. i don't drink, don't smoke, eat healthy, exercise, get a lot of sleep, and have since quit my dumb job so my stress levels are at a minimum. the one thing that is a priority to me is maintining my good work life balance because it really feels like my health depends on it. which i can only have because of private practice, so i am really grateful for that.

[eddysonline]

The original flag, by Gilbert Baker, June 25, 1978.

[mityenka]

when you grew up as a lonely uncool girl it will never stop haunting you by the way. you will meet a cool person at a bar or the train station or at a friend's party and you can wear your most stylish outfit and striking eye makeup and you will swear that they can see through all of the facade and see the lonely terribly insecure teenage girl you used to be who desperately wanted to connect and you will swear that they know that there is like an insurmountable gap between you. this will happen forever

[demiiwhiffin]

she’s here

[clleanlliness]

life is better when you're not malnourished btw

[alpenflower]

i love my “sundays”. i had a good leg day, relaxed in the sauna, made a stop at the thrift store, got boba, walked sunny, read my book in the sunshine and enjoyed my freshly cleaned up yard and gardens. might even go on a solo movie date later if i’m feeling up for it!

[alpenflower]

Can you share your lifting routine?

sure! i think i’ve mentioned before, but i consider myself very intuitive with lifting. it’s taken me many years to find what feels best with my body (mostly because of my hypermobility) and i’m not overly rigid with it. i generally lift 3x a week. i alternate between upper and lower body days. lower body is always goblet squats (heavy dumbbells like 75s), dumbbell rdls, and barbell hip thrusts. sometimes i mix in leg press or curls, but those three are my nonnegotiables. upper body day is dumbbell overhead press, biceps curls, tricep extension, cable row, assisted pull-ups and dips, chest press, and captain’s chair raises. i end every lift with cardio, usually an inclined walk or the rowing machine. hope this helps!

[alpenflower]

a perfect iced latte and my most recent junk journaling spread. today’s goal is to get back into my lifting routine since the last few weeks have been chaotic and gym days have been sporadic. happy monday!

[kosmogrl]

get in loser we’re gonna try again despite it all

[alpenflower]

looking forward to a relaxing and cozy night in tonight. i’m feeling so exhausted between the mental stress of prepping, the physical toll on my body, the sleepless night, and the anesthesia hangover. i chose to work today because i need to load up on income before i take two weeks off for alaska (no pto life), but getting through six sessions was a feat. i did it though. now for a weekend of recuperating. also thank you all for the kindness on my last post!

[alpenflower]

the good news is i survived my colonoscopy even though around the 3am mark of drinking prep i really thought i wasn’t going to make it. the even better news is my doctor said i am officially in remission from crohn’s! he said there isn’t currently any active inflammation, just scarring and pseudo polyps that he said will probably be there forever. the photos are like night and day, it’s wild. it looks almost completely healed. also he said i don’t need another colonoscopy for seven years as long as the medicine keeps working!

[alpenflower]

my mom delivered me a hodgepodge of food from my favorite restaurant partially to celebrate and partially because it’s all i could think about when i couldn’t eat yesterday 🙈

[alpenflower]

I'm so glad to see your news. My BIL suffers from Crohn's, so I've see how rough it can be. Full remission is amazing!!!!

ah thank you so much! i’m so sorry to hear about your bil. it’s a really tough disease, especially when it progresses. i feel so incredibly grateful to have had good luck with the medication. thank you again for your kind words! 💗

[alpenflower]

the good news is i survived my colonoscopy even though around the 3am mark of drinking prep i really thought i wasn’t going to make it. the even better news is my doctor said i am officially in remission from crohn’s! he said there isn’t currently any active inflammation, just scarring and pseudo polyps that he said will probably be there forever. the photos are like night and day, it’s wild. it looks almost completely healed. also he said i don’t need another colonoscopy for seven years as long as the medicine keeps working!