The Third Year - Changes Abound

To celebrate my life and living with FMS, I am dedicating this blog to all of the positive lifestyle changes I'll be making as I enter into my third year with Fibromyalgia Syndrome.

I'm not going to get into everything that I have gone through in the last 15 years that has led up to this blog. I am, however, going to focus my attentions on the transition of feeling cursed with FMS to being blessed because I've decided to make changes in my lifestyle.

First let me tell you where I am with FMS now.

I'm almost always tired. It's kind of a downer. There are days when I am full of energy, so I tend to take full advantage. I will run myself ragged and then I'm out of commission for a week. Oh, and don't forget my sleep schedule! If I vary at all, my entire next day might even not come...I'll sleep right through it, or just plain not have the energy to get off of the couch, regardless of how long my list of things to do is.

My list of daily medications includes: 50mg Cymbalta, 60mg Lyrica, 2000IU Vitamin D3, 400mg SAMe, and a Women's One-A-Day multivitamin. A recent visit to my rheumatologist resulted with the addition of a twice-a-month dose of Vitamin D2 1.25 MG (Ergocalciferol).

Exercise...well, not so much. I know that I should exercise, everyone should, but I especially should, FMS & all.

Diet... I eat pretty healthy. Veggies are a staple in my diet. Chicken, and turkey are my primary meat sources, with an occasional hunk o'beef thrown in there. Salmon, Ahi tuna, Mahi Mahi...all fresh of course...and never fried. I drink a ton of water, too much caffeine in the form of coffee, and Diet Pepsi whenever I can get my hands on it (I try to NOT keep it in the house). Fruit, yogurt, brown rice, some pasta, soy milk, yogurt based margarine, sea salt, salads as often as I can get 'em, olive oil, not much sugar, and lots and lots of other yummy stuffs. Don't get me wrong, I love me some junk food, but I try to keep it to a minimum. Everything in moderation.

That all being said, change is a comin'. I am looking forward to starting an even more healthy diet, and adding in some regular exercise. After all, I have an elliptical that's never been used!

Week One starts in 30 hours.