Fibro Fix 21 Day Challenge: Day 1 Report

My husband and I did a soft start today, mostly because not all the shake stuff had been gathered (and we're still tweaking our shake versions).  We went with two different options, one for him with a little bit of pea protein in it since he wants to try it and test it, and a whey protein for me since I've tried it before and know it's okay.

For my protein shakes, I'm using just under a scoop each shake of Garden of Life Grass Fed Whey protein powder, and the vanilla is really strong.  For the greens, proteolytic enzymes, and probiotics, I'm adding one scoop of Green Vibrance.  There's fiber in that, too, but for more fiber, I'm adding chia seeds, too.  Tomorrow morning, I will add some of my TracHealth Chia Plus Superfoods drink mix that I know helps me with energy.

For supplements, I'm sticking with my usual barrage of pills, from vitamin D and CoQ 10 to my multivitamin and magnesium/calcium and more.  We added N-Acetyle Cysteine as he recommends in the book and will take that with the shakes, but the rest are all in my usual supplements or in the greens mix.

For exercise, today, I did a bit of walking but not enough.  Tomorrow, I will do my water exercises since I should be able to get in to the Y for that.  If not, I will do more walking and aim for the Y on Tuesday.  Dr. Brady says to do a little bit of low impact exercise daily.  Now, Dr. Liptan, author of The Fibro Manual and speaker at the Michigan Fibromyalgia Awareness Day conference yesterday, says that we need 48 hours to recover from exercise since our fascia are all so tight, but I think doing more daily will be better for me as long as I don't overdo it.  I do plan on doing her warm up first.

Pain-wise, it's been a rough day, and the headache/paresthesia are bad today, but the last two days used up all my spoons and then some, and then we had a massive storm system park itself over us all day.  Tomorrow should be better.