New Life...now a coach...

So, we have covered, me from misery (and doubt) to a nearly pain free living and BELIEVING.  I believe in Total Healthcare.  The website doesn't talk about chronic pain or fibromyalgia, but they knew just what to do with me.  It was not a cookie cutter program either, they took my situation and applied the right treatment.

Enough with my commercial. :) 

Now that I live a near pain free life, I need to learn to manage this new life.  I have to change the way I eat because that truly affects my pain and discomfort.  I also need to get fit. 

The hard part is grocery shopping and meal planning. 
My diet is restricted and I am on a 4 day rotation diet.  (click the link to learn more)
I have heard along my journey of life that if I cut gluten I'd be better, or if I cut dairy....
I tried those, but didn't get better.  That is because each person has an individual make up, and each person has intolerances (everyone does).  However, for me, I have to avoid, gluten, wheat, corn, turkey, leaf lettuce, sweet potoato, egg yolk, Olive, safflower, soy, and all milk (goat too) products. 

You can go gluten free, that is actually pretty easy, but those gluten free products have corn or soy.  So trying to find products without corn, soy or gluten is proving to be difficult.

No dairy and no olive, makes salad dressings interesting.  I am experimenting. Trying to figure it all out.  It isn't perfect yet, but it is better.

I'm going to start posting some recipes and meals that are working out for me.  So stay tuned.

So, I have this friend, let's call her Carrie, cuz that is her name.  She is in amazing shape, and she is a great friend.  She is going to take me on as her "project".  We are going to be putting a plan together to help me get fit.  She said it isn't going to be fun, and she is going to be tough on me.  She asked me my commitment level and I told her a 10.  I am ready to be fit.  She is going to help me.  I have given her the title of "Life Coach" She has 11 months to coach me into fitness.

Fibro is nearly 100% better.  Food intolerances uncovered.  The last thing...is Carrie.  I am ready!  I'll keep you posted along the journey.

Going forward, this blog will report my fibro/pain wellness, food and menu items and my fitness.  This blog is about my total healthcare! 

Best day to you.

Life is so good it hurts.

So as long as I can remember, or at least as long as I have been a mom, (same thing) I have had to deal with Fibro.  I wake up, put my feet on the ground, and pain.

I have been going to Total Healthcare for over a month now, and I have had a 24 day streak of no pain (I am actually guessing at that number because I dont' feel like counting the days) 

This weekend, I went dancing to the 80s (Brat Pack Radio, is the BEST) for 3 hours,  This next morning I went for a very long walk.  I just couldn't have done that 5 weeks ago.  THEN I put up all the Christmas decorations, and went to the gym, albeit a bit sore.  This is the stuff of normal people, so if you don't know what fibro does to you, and you do think I am crazy for bragging about doing normal stuff, then just be glad you know only what you know. 

I, on the other hand, was thrilled to have a normal weekend.  That being said, Sunday night and Monday for the first part of the day, whoa... I was a hurting unit.  That is ok, because it was 1 day in a month, not so bad, and I hurt because of what I did, not because I existed.  So, I kept rolling.

Life is good, I recognize that, but it is a marathon, not a sprint.  I have to get through the bad days, to have more good days.  I have to push through.  I will.  I am.  I am so excited about that. 

The diet plan is going, but my dang gone will power could use a kick in the butt!  I developed a new menu for the week, and I am hopeful.

The problem is that Gary is only allergic to fish, and I am not.  I have intolerances to many of the foods he loves.  So I will start grocery shopping for my foods.  I also am going to have my food prepared from the night before.  That way, when life gets crazy I don't do somethign stupid and eat something I am intolerant too.