{"id":339,"date":"2012-03-04T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T16:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2012-03-03T20:56:43","modified_gmt":"2012-03-04T03:56:43","slug":"taking-inventory-a-log-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=339","title":{"rendered":"Taking Inventory, A Log of Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>So we all know that we\u00c2\u00a0inevitably face the prospects of going to our doctor at least once a year.\u00c2\u00a0 For some of us this occurs\u00c2\u00a0more often and regularly as we monitor our bellies for signs of discomforts.\u00c2\u00a0 Mentally I find it a challenge each and every time.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 I can never say I completely look forward to it even when I feel accomplished in my progress, perhaps I’ve gained weight after a bout of a flare or\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0managed to avoid the onset of further complications.\u00c2\u00a0 Going to the doctors is a chore and one that I find myself\u00c2\u00a0needing to gear my mind and body up for the experience.<\/p>\n

I think its often the unknown of it all that makes the fear within my belly come alive and sends me questioning and my mind whirling.\u00c2\u00a0 To ease my mind I prepare for my visit.\u00c2\u00a0 One important tool that has helped me to organize and chart my progress has been the use of a calendar notebook.<\/p>\n

With this notebook I jot down what I eat, my bowels and any discomforts that I have have experienced. Within this notebook are also my doctors notes, so that I can refer to the last visit and write down any questions that I may have about my condition.\u00c2\u00a0 Having this tool as a frame of reference also allows me to look back and see how far I have come.\u00c2\u00a0 Its comforting to know that I have endured much more in months far behind me and that each month I begin again, with a new opportunity to enjoy my health once again.<\/p>\n

I encourage you to\u00c2\u00a0create your own tool to chart your progress\u00c2\u00a0that\u00c2\u00a0you will find useful in\u00c2\u00a0assisting you in\u00c2\u00a0following\u00c2\u00a0your health progress.<\/p>\n

Share your useful health management tool with us too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So we all know that we\u00c2\u00a0inevitably face the prospects of going to our doctor at least once a year.\u00c2\u00a0 For […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":346,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339\/revisions\/346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}