Resilient Seeker Coaching | Ross Raymond Nunamaker

It was the week of 10/23 and all seemed to be ok, but Tuesday I was feeling a little off. I called the doctor and got an appointment for Wednesday.

My physician wasn’t in, but I saw another person and she said I should go to the hospital. 

It wasn’t an emergency, so I stopped home and put a bag together just in case. I called my mom to let her know as I didn’t want her to panic, and drove to the hospital.

They did some tests and found my potassium was very low. I started getting IV bags while they found a room.

I pretty much had an IV bag all afternoon. I, wrongly assumed once my levels were up they’d send me home. 

I was moved from the ER room to another nearby. Then from that one to another. And finally to a suite like I’d been in previously.

I have to admit modern rooms are nice. Single patient, private bathroom, seats, tray bed. Again I had a TV but I never turned it on.

I was in until Friday when I was released. Since I had my car I could drive myself home.

We always called a loss in wrestling a temporary setback. It was a mind frame to have. You learned from it, corrected for it, kept working and went into your next competition better prepared.

This was the approach I took. I thought I was tracking my food better. And I was, but it wasn’t good enough.

I listed all the electrolytes, anti oxidants and B-complex micronutrients. Then I listed them on a spreadsheet as columns. For each food, I wrote in name, serving size, calories, fluid ounces and micronutrients. If the label didnt include info and it was a food I had regularly, I filled it in. I called this sheet my menu.

Each time I ate I either created a new menu item or copied an existing one into another sheet called daily intake.

The next day I summed the prior day into a daily summary sheet.

By doing this I could see where I had deficiencies across these core areas.

For micronutrients with deficiencies I got supplements to allow me to meet recommended allowance on a daily basis.

This entire process was done trial and error and happened over a few months until I had it down to a regular routine.

In doing this I made it a habit and tracked results to see how it impacted my health through vitals and how I felt by personal observation. Later, in February, I would begin journaling to have a daily record.

Question for you?

How important is diet to you? Do you track the food you eat? Follow general rules of thumb, or don’t pay too close attention?

Lesson Learned

For my situation, the micronutrients were critical and i couldn’t rely on thinking I was doing okay, I had to quantify it.

After six months the results were nothing short of miraculous. By December I had lost 40 pounds from September. By May my bloodwork showed improvement in all areas and only one area required additional attention for the right reason (I had to watch iron intake because it was not processing properly, by regaining proper organ function I had to increase my iron intake).