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I try to give myself goals. Every year, I increase my miles, and I'll probably have 5000 to 6000 this year. I also try "coloring" in the map by riding every road; I have now ridden 75% of my county. I try to find interesting and unique things to photograph along my rides. But you can only increase so much or the…

I try to give myself goals. Every year, I increase my miles, and I'll probably have 5000 to 6000 this year. I also try "coloring" in the map by riding every road; I have now ridden 75% of my county. I try to find interesting and unique things to photograph along my rides. But you can only increase so much or the…

Unfortunately, my vertigo and balance issues stem from a congenital vascular insufficiency, not any inner ear problems. I do still attend balance classes every few years and do my balance exercises every day. I still fall often, but the classes have helped me learn to fall "better", if that makes any sense. I still fall,…

I am 5'10" and because of hereditary weight issues, I get a full physical every six months, the last being July 2 when they cut my calories down again from 1400 a day to 1300 a day. And yes, I weigh and measure every f-ing thing that I eat. Any recipe I make, I personally add to my recipes in this app. If my husband wants…

Yup. And hormones. Every doc does the whole shebang every time. Everything is good, except the cortisol is always high, high, high, and that is why I am told to knock down my stress levels. Of course, that's usually in the same breath as "exercise more", which is by far the biggest cause of stress in my life. 🙄

I am in doctor #4 in eleven years for that exact reason. Unfortunately, I come from an extended family of VERY large people. One of two things happens, I am either repeatedly told by medical professionals that this is just the genetic hand I was dealt or, like the last, told I am outright lying about my diet and exercise.

Uh, no! I have been exercising religiously for DECADES because I must to maintain a healthy weight. At least five days a week for more than twenty years, I get my hour+ of exercise in. And I still despise it. And you know what else? I feel 200% better mentally on the days I DON'T exercise.

I have worked with my doctor, trainer, and dietician for years. I have been low carb for decades so I can avoid diabetes meds and do not "slip". It has been years since I have "slipped". Increasing carbs to try and "repair" my metabolism only resulted in huge increases in blood sugar levels. All I keep getting told is that…

I do have a stationary bike and I spend every rainy/snowy day on the thing. I don't enjoy music or podcasts and I cannot watch TV or read while pedaling because of the vertigo and motion sickness. That means when I am on the stationary bike, it's simply two hours of tedious pedaling. I cannot safely walk without falling…

I have a stationary bike as well and I spend every rainy/snowy day in the damn thing. It's a tedious few hours, but I do it. I don't enjoy music or podcasts and I cannot watch TV because of the vertigo. Seated cycling and seated strength training are about the only exercising I can do without the vertigo and motion…

I guess I should have included some background. Coming from a family history of VERY large people, I rely on daily exercise to keep me from becoming yet another VERY large person, not because I enjoy exercise at all Also, I have severe vertigo, motion sickness, and balance issues, so I am extremely limited in the kinds of…