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Well, today is Friday. I have thought non-stop about what to do. I have decided to try it. I think I have myself in the right frame of mind to do it. Today I am going to talk with Lisa and Jami. I am going to suggest they not do it. Randy and I are going to visit our kids this weekend and I am going to use the two hour drive to tell him all about it. Unless he has a good reason why I should not try it, I will start on Monday morning.
As you can see, my pain level has been OMG all week. I think the combination of the stress from my job and the stress from this decision is not helping me at all. I am beyond lack of sleep. I am almost not sleeping at all. I often say that fatigue is the worst of all my symptoms. I can deal with the pain but the fatigue is horrible. I practiced my speech for the girls and I am going to do it first thing. I am going to stop now and will finish today’s blog after I talk with them.
Well, that went well. I gave them all the speech. Jami and Lisa are bound and determined that they are going to do this with me. I feel so bad that they are going to do this. This is a drastic detox. Not eating and only drinking water or vegetable juice for two days is extreme in my book. I know they are doing it for support and I am so appreciative that they are but I do worry about them too. The third girl in the office, and the one I have worked with the longest, thinks it is too drastic for all of us and wants no part of it. I did want her to understand that the three of us were going to try this, and wanted all of the girls to know that we were going to be so cranky and so tired for two weeks. We made a pack that we would not take anything personal and that anyone could stop at anytime. Mandy and Sarah are so excited that two co-workers are going through this with Mom. They think I will be so much more successful doing it with someone else. I think I am truly lucky to have two people willing to help me through this. It will help me so much. I am going to stop again and will finish on Sunday after I talk to Randy
Well, I think I spent most of the two hours down and back from seeing the girls discussing this with Randy. Not only does he think it is a good idea, he will support me in any way he can. He will even stop drinking Sprite since I have to. I know it sounds crazy but I will miss my sprite the most. I am addicted to carbonation. No carbonation is going to be hard. I don’t think I told you the four things I have to eliminate from my diet after the detox is complete. Yeast, Sugar, Carbonation and Dairy. Honestly this is everything I eat and everything I drink. I absolutely detest water. This will be so hard. I can because I think I can and I am determined to go through with this.
Each of you reading this will be such a help to me. I think keeping you updated will help me stick to this. I appreciate your joining me and please share this with your friends and family members. There are 5 million people in the United States with Fibromyalgia but think of all the people in the world that suffer from many other illnesses and health issues that would be helped if they could change their diet and life style. I hope through this journey we can help some of them also.
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Lindy, in the 2 years that I have worked with you I have been able to count on you to be there for me. I have screwed things up that have caused you extra work but you are always there the next time I need help so the least I is support you on your road to better health and hopefully a pain free life. WE WILL DO THIS together, I wouldn’t have it any other way!!
I am so blest that you are taking this journey with me. I am so glad that you didn’t listen to me when I tried to talk you out of it. I am convinced I will be so much more successful with you joining me. We are going to both feel so much better and I can’t wait for that.
Lindy,
So proud of you for taking this step! I have enjoyed all of your posts and look forward to following you on this journey. As you said, you are so lucky to have family, friends, and coworkers who are supporting you in so many different ways. These are all wonderful expressions of love.
I want to tell you that having met you, and through getting to know you, I always thought you had the most caring, loving, positive energy. It has been a real surprise to hear how much pain and fatigue are a part of your life. I am sure you will be amazed by how great you will feel once you have detoxed and have made all of the changes you are taking on. I can only imagine how much more of the real YOU there will be to give to those who count on you as a wonderful source of positive energy in their lives. Good Luck!
Thanks so much Bill. I know the changes will be worth it and I am excited to begin this new adventure. I have so much more that I want to accomplish and feeling better is going to help me get there. Thanks for your support. It really means a lot to me.
Lindy,
You are a courageous woman! You are also determined, I can see it even tho you may have some apprehension. Apprehension is good, you have thoroughly thought this through and made a decision based upon the facts.
And kudos to your office support team!
You’re not alone
Thanks for your positive comments and for continuing to read my blog Sylvia. I really appreciate it.
Hi Lindy!
This is an incredible journey that you are on and it is one that you must take one day at a time. Fibromyalgia is such a difficult condition to manage – my mom has this too and went through something similar but she lost 20 pounds in the process and now she feels great! I am so glad that those of us who are far away (in distance) can be on this journey with you. You have an incredible support team behind you!
Sending you a huge hug!
Nice to hear from you Tanya. Hopefully through this journey I can help someone else along the way. People like your Mom keep us Fibro patients going.
Best wishes!
Lou,
I/we are so glad to see you have made this step in the right direction.
We all take different paths to get where we are going and for reasons we all feel are acceptable when we step onto that path.
But ultimately we all end up in the same place when it comes to taking care of ourselves, and that is “we” making up our own rules for health because of what we think is best for us and what is actually best for us all is most times not inaccurate.
I am extreme person, you know that, but this is for anyone is a huge & over the top step. We are glad to see you finally found the strength inside yoruself to take this step and hope & pray your pain continues to diminish!
Good luck and keep up the good work, well and keep properly hydrating as this more than anything helps me feel better.
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