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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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. 🙄
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
