I'm starting this blog as a way to hold myself accountable and also to document my running, my eating goals, and hopefully my weight loss and increase in health. I'm almost 40 and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia over 5 years ago when I suddenly lost my energy and felt awful. I had been in the middle of training for a half-marathon and was religiously running 3-4 days a week and had made it to 8 miles for my long run. A year later I found out I had/have cysts (syrinx) in my spinal column and also have a Chiari Malformation that has hopefully been fixed after two brain surgeries. Over the last 5 years other problems have crept up, one summer it was headaches and most winters find me confined to bed at least 1-2 days every week or so. Also as the years have gone by I have been steadily adding to my medications as these new ailments crept up.
Then January 2012, I had a friend who also has fibro to suggest that going gluten-free could help me. So I gave it a try and was serious about it and found out it truly did make a difference in my life. Last winter showed me it isn't the full problem, but I was better off. So I have stuck with that for 1 1/2 years now and love it. Yes I will miss things from time to time, but not enough to feel miserable! I also recently started going to a more holistic doctor. I am now working with him to reduce the number of medications I'm dependent on and since March I have removed two medications from my daily regimen. Now I have three more to go. The doctor is working with me on eating healthier and using supplements and honestly it has really helped. Well also in the summer a weekly visit to Cape Lookout to hang out with friends and get my vitamin D and salt and sand therapy help a lot too.
My favorite place on earth!
So I'm working towards being off all of my medications and running a half-marathon in the first quarter of 2014. Thankfully I have a wonderful training partner in my husband who is picking up running for the first time and loving it like I did 6 years ago. I am so happy to share this with him. We don't run at the same pace, but we have a great time out there encouraging each other and on our walk days we spend the time catching up and talking without the kids underfoot. This time is a true blessing to us, not only to make us healthier but also to make us closer (we've been together 21 years and married almost 17, I love him dearly!)
I also have two boys, one who is almost a teenager, but I'm still very close to him and the younger one is 8 and a mess, but I couldn't love him more.
My wonderful family
So I've said all of this to say I do love running, I do have obstacles in my life, but I am hoping to overcome them and make myself healthier in the process.
What can you expect? Updates on my running for the next few months and then eventually updates when our official training starts. We also have to decide on a marathon, so I'll probably post on which ones are in the running and if anyone is reading they can let me know their thoughts on them. I will also update on my health as I make progress. There will also be other random posts. I run a book review blog so although this one is more personal, I'm use to blogging and love it.
So that's it. Later today I will post our awesome morning workout.
I hope everyone has a wonderful day!
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