Hello Fibro friends!
Been out sharing about eat fresh foods, no boxed or processed foods.
Telling people how I shop around the edges of the store. No dairy, limited bread (still my downfall), no red meat and NO CANDY. Makes for quick grocery shopping trips.
I encourage people to take a closer look at the chemicals in the products that they use on their skin and hair. I have found I am overly sensitive to chemicals. Worth a look.
Then I share how I have given up sodas about 6 years ago and feel so better without it and only drink water.
When I am asked what fibro meds I take and how much do I take, I share I am only on guaifenesin and Omegas, I am faced with disbelieve.
When I shared this info with the facebook group I was told by one person her doctor told her to NEVER take guaifenesin for it has horrible side effects and be aware of people pushing this protocol. I can't believe she has this site convinced guai is bad.
Sadly they all compare how badly they feel and what meds they each take and how they wish their flares would let them be and give them relief. But when I tell them what I do they belittle and bully me.
I am very proud that I took my health into my own hands, researched, tried and trusted my gut feelings to give guai and the hypoglycemic diet a chance...I had nothing to lose but the pain.
I am coming up on my 1 year guai anniversary and happily able to say have been pain free since August. :) (could have said from May but I thought I was Superwoman in July and put myself in a flare when I moved that washing machine all by myself).
Believe in Yourself and you can do anything!
Kim
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Beginning to look like winter
This week is my return appointment for mappings. We shall see how well I map after a month of only one cheat for bread.
Been doing super!
Kept myself busy all day today with serveral projects that need to be done.
Winterized my cooler and boy was that work. Hopefully the soak in the tub with Pink Himalayan salt in the water and Omegas will keep me from a flare.
Have been doing quite a bit lately and so far this has not affected my fibro.
Thank goodness for all the steps I have in place.
Been sharing with others with fibro, the advantages of changing their diets and chemical removal...have'nt had too many people give this a try.
Be sure and visit my prior blogs for diet and chemicals so you may see if this works for you also/
Hugs
Been doing super!
Kept myself busy all day today with serveral projects that need to be done.
Winterized my cooler and boy was that work. Hopefully the soak in the tub with Pink Himalayan salt in the water and Omegas will keep me from a flare.
Have been doing quite a bit lately and so far this has not affected my fibro.
Thank goodness for all the steps I have in place.
Been sharing with others with fibro, the advantages of changing their diets and chemical removal...have'nt had too many people give this a try.
Be sure and visit my prior blogs for diet and chemicals so you may see if this works for you also/
Hugs
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Oct 19,2011
Wonderful day!!!
Warm sun, cool breezes, went for a walk on my break.
I have gotten back on track with the gluten thing :(, dang I miss bread.
Been super busy with sharing my story this past couple weeks.
Got on the T.N.T. Tuesday calls and shared my Awesome story of the success I have been having with all the pieces I have placed in 'my wellness puzzle'.
Also spoke with a group at a 'dessert party'. They were non-believers of what the products is use can do provide for people.
I have even spoke out on a Facebook site. Makes changes for the better.
Unfortunately the facebook site did not like me, it would seem 'I make them (fibromyalgia patients) look bad.
Truly, I hope I am encouraging others to try some of the things I have tried, for maybe, they too will have a success.
The hypoglycemic diet, I have recently find, is very important to MY health.
I have been 'found' by 2 other guaifenesin protocol users, it is so good to know others are using this protocol and are having successes also.
I am ever grateful for find this and being the determined person I am, am so glad it works for me.
Hugs all,
Kim
Warm sun, cool breezes, went for a walk on my break.
I have gotten back on track with the gluten thing :(, dang I miss bread.
Been super busy with sharing my story this past couple weeks.
Got on the T.N.T. Tuesday calls and shared my Awesome story of the success I have been having with all the pieces I have placed in 'my wellness puzzle'.
Also spoke with a group at a 'dessert party'. They were non-believers of what the products is use can do provide for people.
I have even spoke out on a Facebook site. Makes changes for the better.
Unfortunately the facebook site did not like me, it would seem 'I make them (fibromyalgia patients) look bad.
Truly, I hope I am encouraging others to try some of the things I have tried, for maybe, they too will have a success.
The hypoglycemic diet, I have recently find, is very important to MY health.
I have been 'found' by 2 other guaifenesin protocol users, it is so good to know others are using this protocol and are having successes also.
I am ever grateful for find this and being the determined person I am, am so glad it works for me.
Hugs all,
Kim
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Current mapping
Sad day.
Had my October mapping and it showed 6 spots instead of my 3 spots.
So following the guaifenesin protocol really isn't hard to follow when its become such a habit but when you get to the part where you can cheat a little....you have to be careful on HOW much you cheat.
I miss bread!
Soft, warm yummy bread.
Texas Road house bread.
Raisin bagels.
French bread.
Toast.
Pancakes.
French toast.
Darn that gluten anyway.
Back to being strict with my bread.....which means no bread products.
On the upside, not eating the bread isn't that big of a hurdle because knowing that controlling what I eat has an effect on my pain is a complete no brainer.
So I am back on track and eating the way I should be.
Had my October mapping and it showed 6 spots instead of my 3 spots.
So following the guaifenesin protocol really isn't hard to follow when its become such a habit but when you get to the part where you can cheat a little....you have to be careful on HOW much you cheat.
I miss bread!
Soft, warm yummy bread.
Texas Road house bread.
Raisin bagels.
French bread.
Toast.
Pancakes.
French toast.
Darn that gluten anyway.
Back to being strict with my bread.....which means no bread products.
On the upside, not eating the bread isn't that big of a hurdle because knowing that controlling what I eat has an effect on my pain is a complete no brainer.
So I am back on track and eating the way I should be.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 4th, 2011
Hi Everyone!
Been super busy doing lots of things!
Almost forgot I had a blog about fibromyalgia or that I have fibro!
The weather only kept me down a day or so and I returned to normal.
Running around getting into everything.
Finished a Halloween quilt top. Moved my quilt room around, again. I swear those 3 cabinets, 5 bookcases and 1 dresser have seen more positions than the yoga floor. For some reason I just can't get this room right.
This time however, even though I moved the furnature around myself with no help and with my daughter yelling at me to wait for her boyfriend as he would move it for me.....I did not have pain! WOW
So lets see, quilt top, moved furnature, um what else......went to Slow Low AZ for the Run to the Pines annual Car Show the 23rd of September. Walked the car show, then went to the quilt show and then on to the art fair. All that walking in one day. whew my feet were tuckered out. The weather was wonderful, cool, sunny and the feel of fall was in the air. So beautiful!
I have been on such a roll with energy lately so I started cleaning my house the next weekend.
Pulled all the curtains down and washed them. A 'fall' cleaning before we shut the house up for the winter months. Even managed to toss out 4 bags of junk I really didn't need to be saving.
Awesome!
I have all this to thank for everything I have put in place to get and keep me well.
I have gotten so used to the way I eat it is second nature and I miss all my veggies when I don't have them available. Like the weekend of the car show, my parents eat so differently than me.
Eat around the edges, fresh only, no boxed or processed foods. Eating a salad daily is routine, just like everyone else who still eat a McDonalds or Burger King everyday.
Reducing the chemicals in products that I use is/was so easy and makes such a HUGE difference. One of the simpliest things a person can do to keep themselves well is to avoid these poisons. Some say it is 'hard' to do but if it reduces my pain then I'm all IN!
The guaifenesin protocol is so routine now that I don't even have to think about what I do anymore.
Take my Guai twice a day, add my Pink Himalayan Salt to my water in the morning before my breakfast and right before bed. I am set for a wonderful day.
With the exception of a storm every now and then I am good. Its funny though, weather, I never know which time the weather will bother me. But the longer I stay of this protocol the better I get. 10 months and I am doing so well! I can't wait to see what a year, 2 years, 5, 10, 20 years will bring me!
I am so please and happy with myself that I had the fortune to find these products and Dr Muhich to guide me with the protocol!
Sharing I will continue to do.
May you have pain free days also.
Been super busy doing lots of things!
Almost forgot I had a blog about fibromyalgia or that I have fibro!
The weather only kept me down a day or so and I returned to normal.
Running around getting into everything.
Finished a Halloween quilt top. Moved my quilt room around, again. I swear those 3 cabinets, 5 bookcases and 1 dresser have seen more positions than the yoga floor. For some reason I just can't get this room right.
This time however, even though I moved the furnature around myself with no help and with my daughter yelling at me to wait for her boyfriend as he would move it for me.....I did not have pain! WOW
So lets see, quilt top, moved furnature, um what else......went to Slow Low AZ for the Run to the Pines annual Car Show the 23rd of September. Walked the car show, then went to the quilt show and then on to the art fair. All that walking in one day. whew my feet were tuckered out. The weather was wonderful, cool, sunny and the feel of fall was in the air. So beautiful!
I have been on such a roll with energy lately so I started cleaning my house the next weekend.
Pulled all the curtains down and washed them. A 'fall' cleaning before we shut the house up for the winter months. Even managed to toss out 4 bags of junk I really didn't need to be saving.
Awesome!
I have all this to thank for everything I have put in place to get and keep me well.
I have gotten so used to the way I eat it is second nature and I miss all my veggies when I don't have them available. Like the weekend of the car show, my parents eat so differently than me.
Eat around the edges, fresh only, no boxed or processed foods. Eating a salad daily is routine, just like everyone else who still eat a McDonalds or Burger King everyday.
Reducing the chemicals in products that I use is/was so easy and makes such a HUGE difference. One of the simpliest things a person can do to keep themselves well is to avoid these poisons. Some say it is 'hard' to do but if it reduces my pain then I'm all IN!
The guaifenesin protocol is so routine now that I don't even have to think about what I do anymore.
Take my Guai twice a day, add my Pink Himalayan Salt to my water in the morning before my breakfast and right before bed. I am set for a wonderful day.
With the exception of a storm every now and then I am good. Its funny though, weather, I never know which time the weather will bother me. But the longer I stay of this protocol the better I get. 10 months and I am doing so well! I can't wait to see what a year, 2 years, 5, 10, 20 years will bring me!
I am so please and happy with myself that I had the fortune to find these products and Dr Muhich to guide me with the protocol!
Sharing I will continue to do.
May you have pain free days also.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Weather and fibromyalgia
For the last few days I have been slowly going down hill. More tired, not as spunky and not getting the sleep I need.
Today for the first time in quite awhile I stayed home from work. Yesterday, I did not feel well right from the start, ears throbbing, slow moving and my arms began to ache getting worse throughout the day.
Got home and took a nap. Ran a warm bath and soaked in x2o water. Ahhhhhh, that helped. Went to bed after taking 2 PM's. Woke a lot through the night, like I had been doing all week long.
Ugh, the morning was worse, my arms hurt, they hurt just thinking about moving them. Steady aching, throbbing pain and that was not even with movement. I moved at a snails pace today. Called in and took a 6 hour nap.
Pain was at an 8 and after napping it was down to a 2.
In come more storms, wind and rain.
We have had 3 stroms back to back now for the last 3 hours. One with hail.
NOW I know why I hurt.
Weather and fibromyalgia. Weather....the one thing we can not control.
The tempurature drops and our bodies can be affected. Not enough sunlight and fatigue can set in. Cool temps can invade and cause ache and pain. Humidity also has an effect.
Right now the temps are starting to change. Still hot during the day but cooling off at night. Places of work are now seeming cooler because the insides of the buildings are not warming up as they did earlier.
I'm already layering up and using my heating pad at work. brrrrrr.
http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_weather.html
Found the above article that will give a little insight about weather.
Glad I have taken other measures to control my pain levels this way when weather comes at me hopefully I can get through it with the shortest amount of pain.
Tonight should be fun, the weatherman says we are having 'train' storms. Where the storms come in back to back with short intervals between them. Hooray!
Today for the first time in quite awhile I stayed home from work. Yesterday, I did not feel well right from the start, ears throbbing, slow moving and my arms began to ache getting worse throughout the day.
Got home and took a nap. Ran a warm bath and soaked in x2o water. Ahhhhhh, that helped. Went to bed after taking 2 PM's. Woke a lot through the night, like I had been doing all week long.
Ugh, the morning was worse, my arms hurt, they hurt just thinking about moving them. Steady aching, throbbing pain and that was not even with movement. I moved at a snails pace today. Called in and took a 6 hour nap.
Pain was at an 8 and after napping it was down to a 2.
In come more storms, wind and rain.
We have had 3 stroms back to back now for the last 3 hours. One with hail.
NOW I know why I hurt.
Weather and fibromyalgia. Weather....the one thing we can not control.
The tempurature drops and our bodies can be affected. Not enough sunlight and fatigue can set in. Cool temps can invade and cause ache and pain. Humidity also has an effect.
Right now the temps are starting to change. Still hot during the day but cooling off at night. Places of work are now seeming cooler because the insides of the buildings are not warming up as they did earlier.
I'm already layering up and using my heating pad at work. brrrrrr.
http://www.fibromyalgia-symptoms.org/fibromyalgia_weather.html
Found the above article that will give a little insight about weather.
Glad I have taken other measures to control my pain levels this way when weather comes at me hopefully I can get through it with the shortest amount of pain.
Tonight should be fun, the weatherman says we are having 'train' storms. Where the storms come in back to back with short intervals between them. Hooray!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
August 24, 2011
It has been one year since I was formally diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. With my first two months on 4 different medications and a final decision by myself to take my health into my own hands and seek non-traditional treatment.
I am glad I did as now I am able to control my pain levels. I have learned which foods cause me pain and if I really want a certain food I can have it....at a price....pain.
I have also learned that because I have control of my pain by eating the correct foods I can have an occasional cheat...like two bites of a rich ooey gooey brownie...and not have pain. Or knowing that any kind of potatoes cause me pain so if I avoid them I have no pain.
I have also learned that chemicals, certain types of chemicals, cause buzzing, tingling, sharp cold stabbing pain within my body in random areas. If I avoid those products I won't have those sensations. There are many other products that can be found to replace the product that does cause pain.
Learning to drink only water and like it was a huge advancement for me so much so that now that when I decide to 'cheat' and have a lemonade, it does not taste good.
I have learned that there are different types of supplements. Different grades of supplements. Like everything, there are good, better, excellent and just plain bad supplements. Who know there were 'fillers' in vitamins? Or trying to save money on our supplements really was not giving us our monies worth. There truly is something in 'you get what you pay for' when it comes to supplements and vitamins.
All that being said, I have gained so much back to my life.
I've lost a few pounds, found energy, saved some money on products I really don't need and the best part is I'm able to get back to my favorite hobby. Quilting.
I will continue to share my journey in hopes that others will give the protocol a try to have the same wonderful effect.
Smiles
Kim
I am glad I did as now I am able to control my pain levels. I have learned which foods cause me pain and if I really want a certain food I can have it....at a price....pain.
I have also learned that because I have control of my pain by eating the correct foods I can have an occasional cheat...like two bites of a rich ooey gooey brownie...and not have pain. Or knowing that any kind of potatoes cause me pain so if I avoid them I have no pain.
I have also learned that chemicals, certain types of chemicals, cause buzzing, tingling, sharp cold stabbing pain within my body in random areas. If I avoid those products I won't have those sensations. There are many other products that can be found to replace the product that does cause pain.
Learning to drink only water and like it was a huge advancement for me so much so that now that when I decide to 'cheat' and have a lemonade, it does not taste good.
I have learned that there are different types of supplements. Different grades of supplements. Like everything, there are good, better, excellent and just plain bad supplements. Who know there were 'fillers' in vitamins? Or trying to save money on our supplements really was not giving us our monies worth. There truly is something in 'you get what you pay for' when it comes to supplements and vitamins.
All that being said, I have gained so much back to my life.
I've lost a few pounds, found energy, saved some money on products I really don't need and the best part is I'm able to get back to my favorite hobby. Quilting.
I will continue to share my journey in hopes that others will give the protocol a try to have the same wonderful effect.
Smiles
Kim
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