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Up until now I’ve been a bit reluctant to talk about the fact that I’ve been following the ‘5/2 diet’ for about a year now. I have to admit that I didn’t consult my doctor about it (as we should do whenever we want to try a new weight loss program) and I didn’t want … Read more
I’ve just read a really interesting Health Rising post called ‘I think I have a meditation disability’, which confirms many of my thoughts about how an overactive sympathetic nervous system can make meditation really difficult for someone with ME/CFS or Fibromyalgia. I find meditation extremely valuable and practise at least once and mostly twice a … Read more
Last September I wrote a post about how I often feel worse after resting. I also decided to do a little poll about it and I thought it was about time I commented on the results. I asked the question ‘Do you often feel worse after resting? 5 respondents (20%) replied ‘No’ 10 (41%) chose … Read more
The things that I do to optimise my wellbeing are quite numerous. I have a complex daily routine and I invest a fair amount of my energy in making sure I can be as well as possible. I do all this because it works, I feel well a fair amount of the time and generally … Read more
Because our energy is limited the demands on it will often exceed its supply. Sometimes this feeling of just not having enough to go around can be overwhelming. Whether it’s because others are still expecting too much of us, or because we expect too much of ourselves, having a sense that there is more that … Read more
A key feature of this illness is that we all have bad days: days when our energy is even lower than normal or days when the illness just gets us down. We might be able to learn illness management skills that stabilise our energy levels somewhat and we might be able to learn new ways … Read more
I was reminded by a twitter conversation yesterday how difficult it can be to understand that even when we are doing something that uses energy, it’s possible to end up with more of it. The idea of activities that energise is quite counterintuitive but one that I put to use every day. So how can … Read more
I’ve realised recently that the quality of my rest has been taking a beating. I put this partly down to the fact that I’m becoming more and more addicted to social media. Ok, I might be sitting down whilst I’m checking out my facebook page, but processing all that information, finding bits you’re really interested … Read more
I apologise for being late posting this week. I put a lot of energy into posting twice for May the 12th last week, and connecting with other bloggers on the social media. I think quite a few of us overdid things! Since then I’ve found my creative motivation has waned a little. I just haven’t … Read more
This post is part of the #ThisIsME blog chain set up by the Get Up and Go Guru for International ME/CFS and Fibromyalgia Awareness Day. I’m a day late because of another post I already has planned for May 12th, but I wanted to take part in this too. I love the idea of sharing things you … Read more
