The Heart of A Fighter

I have been trying to figure out how to make healthier food decisions. I feel so stressed out and tired these days and just don't know how to cope with it all. I have been working with my good friend, Sarah, to find foods that should help me with my fibromyalgia. Of course, I also have to factor in my TMJ and lactose intolerance. It makes for a complicated balance but I know it would feel good to get this under control. My goal over the past few weeks and coming months is to stop all prescription painkillers for my fibromyalgia and find better ways to manage the pain. Everything I read indicates that prescription painkillers over a long period of time do not improve the symptoms of fibromyalgia. So, while right now I feel miserable and incapacitated, hopefully in six months I can feel like a new person.

With all of that said, I am open to ideas and suggestions from anyone. I really wish that I had a steady workout partner that would be willing to start out slowly with me. Perhaps I should ask at my church. It's just so hard because some days I feel like I can bear it all and get something done, other days I feel completely overwhelmed by pain and fatigue and honestly wish for death. I figure writing about some of this honestly may also help me to cope. After all, I do have the heart of a writer.