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Well, today is Wednesday and I have read and re-read the paperwork a hundred times. I really want to change, to give this a shot, but this is so drastic. I have used two days of commute time trying to figure out how I could rid my body of all this yeast and still not change my diet. It is going to be so hard to detox and go through a life style change of this magnitude while being in such pain. My pain level has been extremely high for two days now just thinking about it and sleep has been non-existent for two nights because I can’t settle down.
You know the one thing I pride myself in is keeping my pain level, lack of sleep and my Fibromyalgia in general to myself. Most of my co-workers and even many of my close friends do not know that I even suffer with this terrible thing. The ones that know do not have any idea how bad it really is. They have no idea that I struggle every day to get out of bed and get through the day. I want it that way. Family, friends and co-workers don’t want to listen to me whine all day. They all have issues to deal with in their own lives without worrying about me. My only problem is that my Fibromyalgia is getting harder to hide from my family and closest friends. And honestly hiding it is exhausting.
One of my closest co-workers came into my office yesterday first thing to find out how my appointment went. I told her about the detox and the diet and that I had to read more about it. I heard her telling the two other girls in the office and they were sure it was a good thing for me to do. Are they flipping crazy, did they talk to Mandy? There is nothing about this that can be a good thing to do.
Here is how we are going to do our ten day detoxification. Days 1-2 will be only water and vegetable juice; days 3-4 we will add any green raw vegetable; days 5-6 we will add any other color raw vegetable; day 7-8 we will add any cooked vegetable and legumes; and finally on day 9-10 we will add any meat, chicken or fish.
I work with some very special people. Two of them decided that it would be easier for me, and a good thing for them also, if they detoxed with me. I have to tell you that it was nice of them to want and support me but I wasn’t happy about it. If I did decide to do this, I really wanted to stay low keyed. I didn’t want to bring any attention to what I was doing. If I failed, I didn’t want anyone to know. If they didn’t know what I was doing, they wouldn’t know that I failed.
At 9:00 a.m. the doctor called. She said that I had one of the lowest levels of vitamin D she had ever seen. They like it to be at least 50 and mine was under 12. She wanted me to begin taking 10,000 units of vitamin D each morning. This was the maximum amount anyone should take. She said at this low level, it was going to take time to get it back in range. Getting it up should approve my overall health. Ok, I think. Maybe this will be all I need to do. She also had the results of my thyroid test she didn’t feel it was that out of whack but she did want me to start taking 30 units of the Armour Thyroid. She told me again that she really felt that I needed to do the detox. Give it a chance; she said she thought changing you’re my diet could change your life. If you go through the detox as prescribed she said, you will quickly notice that you will not crave sweets and carbs and you will begin feeling so much better.
I told her that I was still thinking about doing it. I hadn’t talked it over with Randy, my husband, yet but planned to do so this weekend. She encouraged me to seriously consider it and said that she would be there for me if I needed any help along the way. I really like this doctor. I am so stressed by my job and hurting so badly today, I am exhausted and have so many things that need done for the new business. I honestly am thinking seriously about doing the detox. What I know for sure is that you can if you think you can. I need to convince myself that I can. Both daughters, Mandy & Sarah think I must. My co-workers Jami and Lisa think I can. I still have the most important person to get past. Maybe Randy will be my out. He is so practical. I will explain the detoxification process, the diet change and ask him to think about it. He will weigh the pros and cons of attempting this and then he will decide that it is too much for me to tackle. Surely he will.
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Hey it’s worth a try! you’ve got nothing to lose. The one thing I’ve learned about FM, it won’t kill you. The detox will improve your health and reduce your weight even if it doesn’t get rid of the pain. Exercise has been my saving grace.
LIndy, You can and should do it! Your ability to play with your grandkids depends on it. You should read that book I gave Mandy on the GAPS diet to heal fibromyalgia (and autism/etc). I think that if you are doing a 10 day detox, you could jump right into it. I think that if you are going to change your diet for good, it would be more successful if you start replacing one meal a day with the new food, then two meals, then all meals. You can do it! I was (and still am slightly) addicted to sugar and sweets. I would drive both children at their naptime into Bridgeport so that I could get a mocha or candy. It was ridiculous. I gradually kept decreasing my sugar intake. It was hard for a couple months. But now I don’t find myself craving it too much, which I thought would be impossible. I just crave it every 3-4 days instead of every few hours. I think the key to success is a gradual change. But if it’s like a 10 day thing, you could hang in there and get it done! i think fibromyalgia/autism/depression/etc are just words to describe different symptoms from the same core issue —- gut bacteria/yeast imbalance. You can heal your gut! Do it for your grandkids. You can do it! I think you should st least give it a good try. You can raise your vitamin D levels fairly quickly too. Our family was all low – 24-32, so definitely not as low as you. But within 4 months, we were all up above 60. Owen (who’s only 45 pounds) takes 5000IU a day. I took 10,000 for a while to get it up, now 5000 to maintain it. The good thing about it is that it is so easy to take. I hear a lot about hte importance of vitamin D at the autism conferences. Good luck! You can do it!!!
Thanks Carrie:
I should have taken your advice earlier but I just had to get in the right frame of mind to make this drastic change. I feel sure that now that I am determine, I can do it.
I do have a source for local all natural honey. Right now she doesn’t have any but the bees are making it now. She said that in a month or so she should have some. I told her to call me as soon as she does. She lives right here on Brushy Fork Road and she said that honey keeps forever. She said that all honey crystallizes but when you put the container in a pan of warm water, the consistency returns. Because they don’t make honey in the winter and early spring, we really need to get enough by fall to last through that period. On the yeast free diet, honey is not allowed. Darn!
I am a firm believer in the detox, My friend lost 80 pounds in two months and he also said he felt so much more alert and focused. Go for it!!!
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