12/10/2025
I'm 5 lbs away from cookies, yāall! Making my total weight loss 120 lbs. Wild, right? Getting diagnosed with fibromyalgia honestly changed my whole life.
Did you know it can take years to get diagnosed?
Fibro symptoms are all over the place, and doctors still donāt fully understand it. Thatās why the process takes forever. They basically have to rule out everything else before they finally say, āYeah⦠this looks like fibromyalgia.ā And the kicker? No two people experience it the same way. So what helps one person might do absolutely nothing for another. Treatment is basically one giant trial-and-error experiment.
When I finally got my diagnosis, I dove straight into research mode. I started learning how much what we put into our bodies affects our symptoms. Everything I read from people actually managing their fibro pointed in the same direction: cut sugar, cut gluten, stay active. So I took the plunge ā no sugar, no gluten, no processed foods.
Listen⦠those first 3 days SUCKED.
Sugar withdrawal is no joke. My body went into a full flare.... didnāt want to move, didnāt want to be spoken to, lights off, silence only. I hit a point where I almost quit. I remember thinking, āIf Iām gonna hurt this bad, I might as well eat the stuff I enjoy.ā
But then day 4 happened.
I woke up without a headache. My body didnāt feel like it was on fire. My skin wasnāt crawling. For the first time in years, I felt lighter. Like I could actually breathe again.
Two weeks in, the changes were obvious. My joints moved easier, the puffiness went down, muscles didnāt scream with every movement, and the weight started falling off. I stuck with that diet for months... the fog lifted, my energy came back, spasms decreased, and I actually felt⦠alive again. Like I was 20 (even though I'm just shy of 40 now).
Four months later I started researching the carnivore diet because so many fibro folks swore it helped even more. I still had occasional symptoms, so I figured, why not? I told myself Iād try it for two months.
Within the first month, I noticed I wasnāt hungry as often, my energy jumped, my spasms went from an 8 to a 4, and for the first time in forever. I felt in control of my body. I started hitting the gym. Water workouts at first, and now Iām in the weight room throwing iron like a damn warrior.
Fibro didnāt ruin my life... the diagnosis actually saved it.
Once I finally had answers, I could actually treat what was going on. The best part of all this, I went from pre diabetic to not, and my high cholesterol back in the green. My Dr said at my annual it was like someone hit a reset. He had to double check the labs to make sure they were actually mine.
Going from 320 lbs to 205 lbs in under a year wasnāt easy. It took discipline, tears, flare-ups, and sheer stubbornness⦠but it was worth every single step.