Food and Exercise

[SadAndBlue]

Saw this today and it hit the nail on the head for me. Must stop binging on naughty food to cheer myself up and get some exercise instead!

[Life123]

It looks like good advice, I am on the up and I'm sure my evening walks have played a good part in it.

Good luck!

[SadAndBlue in reply to Life123]

Thanks! I love walks too - the fresh air and outdoors always make me feel better

[Photogeek]

Very true, so good luck with excercise, it does help for sure. The hardest

Part is putting on your runners and getting out the door. Lol

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Hannah x

[coolpolitealex]

Yes I agree so much about the food and exercise thing, but the trouble is that believing and being able to exercise is two different thing's , I would love and I mean love to be able to run or Jog, or walk more than a few metres without pain, although I go at it every day and do what I can, but it is never enough, because it's a full time job managing my condition and trying to stop it getting worse as muscle if not used wastes away, and I mean it is a full time job, because of the pain, it has to be managed well , or you just end up in more pain.

But getting your blood circulating is so important for depression(I think) and it also helps in distraction, best Alex

[SadAndBlue in reply to coolpolitealex]

That sounds like a very difficult condition to manage. Are you able to do something less painful like swimming, yoga or pilates? I can't run either as I have problems with my knees but I do enjoy swimming I always feel so much better after getting some exercise - just got to remember that when I'm sitting in my PJs feeling sorry for myself!

[coolpolitealex]

SadandBlue my friend, there are things and movement I can do but very limited, so much so that the physio would only give me exercises to do on a chair, but as it's my body and I'm more aware to the nuances of the pressures, after 30 years I'm the expert, that's not to say that I won't listen, but he said I should have someone with me if I went swimming, so as my independence is the most important thing ,I persevere and do what I've always done and manage as best I can on my own (I still drive) and I want to keep on driving as long as I can as it's my life-line to the outside world.

Never mind SadandBlue, we all get those moments in our jammies, but it's good that you cope the way you do; as you know the nuances of your body , and yes running is something that I miss so much to, as it get's rid of so much stress , and the benefit's from keeping your circulation going is well known, and so yes you do have to put in a lot of effort best wishes Alex