Getting Back on Track After Illness?

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HeyJudii
HeyJudii Posts: 267 Member
edited November 2024 in Motivation and Support
I was taken out for two days by a migraine and the accompanying nausea, weakness, light sensitivity, etc. This is the first time since January of this year, that I have had one that bad - no activity (bathroom and back only), just bed rest. Couldn't eat anything the first day, and choked down a plain pre-packaged salad and cottage cheese last night. Drank lots of water though.

Now, I want to get back on track, but still feel weak and shaky. At the moment, I have no appetite. I am not sure what I expect from posting this, but have been wondering how others who have experienced a break in the routine due to illness get back on track. I usually run in the morning, but will just walk/shuffle my usual circuit today. I am such an all or nothing person that I am worried I will lose my motivation and give up in self-pity because I can't immediately resume my former routine immediately.

Just at a low point mentally right now. :/

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  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I would park any exercise until you can eat properly TBH
  • edmudman
    edmudman Posts: 58 Member
    I get migraines and know how they can wipe you out and leave you feeling bruised days after the pain has gone. Take it easy, make good food choices, plan your come back and enjoy the down time. Don't rush back, A couple of days off won't affect your fitness. In a day or two when you're ready to train again, it's more likely your body will be crying out for it , the endorphins will flow and you'll remember why you were doing it. I lost most of last year to injury, once I started being able to do the lamest of run/walk interval sessions to restart my training , those were the happiest days of the year.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    You can still be "all or nothing" if you're willing to redefine "all" on days when you're having migraines or recovering. As you said, maybe "all" on some days is a short walk. That's ok. Do "all" that you can on a specific day. One of the skills for making this a lifestyle is learning to adjust our "ideal" expectations to the current circumstances/limitations. It can take awhile to find the right balance, and it's always changing because our bodies & lives are changing. But it's vital to learn how to do this, and to identify the difference between adjusting and giving up, whatever that means for "you".
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    At least you're not a hungry monster when sick. I JUST got back on track for 3 weeks, got sick and undid all my progress (sedentary calories just don't go it for me, even maintenance ones).

    You'll know when you feel well enough to run again.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    i would focus on maintenance calories till you feel more like you.
    make sure at the very least you are eating the minimum calories
  • HeyJudii
    HeyJudii Posts: 267 Member
    Thank you all for your insightful and inspiring posts. I feel better about not going full tilt and being gentle with myself for now.
  • dhiammarath
    dhiammarath Posts: 834 Member
    I suffer from migraines as well (vertigo, also). If I have a migraine, I take care of myself. I only have one head -- and working through that pain only makes it last longer. I wait until I no longer feel the lingering effects before doing anything full tilt. I still watch what I eat, but I wait on any exercise. I'd rather lose ground a few days in exercise than risk waking the monster to come chew on my head again.

    With vertigo... I have no choice. I'm laid up until it stops!

    You'll get back to it when you're 100% and it'll feel AWESOME to stretch the muscles!
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