Why do the BIG holidays have to occur so close together? Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, my softail has become a wideglide. Consider in the factor that I have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, and don’t exercise that much and you have a recipe for a fat chick.
Just the thought of exercising is exhausting. When I climb out of bed, I’m already in pain, stiff all over, and still exhausted after 9 hours of sleep. How can I exercise when I feel like I’ve been hit by a Mack truck?
This morning I looked in the mirror and saw some other woman staring back at me. She looked like me but, a larger version of me. Where had the time gone? Where did all those pounds come from? I sat down and cried. Now, mind you, I’m not a shallow person. I’m not overly concerned about my looks. But, I have put on 15 pounds in the last 3 months. Between my chronic pain, fatigue, lack of exercise and poor weather conditions my body has run amok. And “amok” definitely does not imply that I “am ok.”
With that being said, I decided to do some research on the subject of exercising with Fibromyalgia. If you have Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue, or any other Chronic Pain disorder then check out these sites and get moving.
The first two on the list are my favorites.
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServer?pagename=topics_exercise
http://chronicfatigue.about.com/od/treatingfmscfs/a/exercise.htm
Fibromyalgia Slideshow: Fibro-friendly Exercises
http://www.fibromyalgiaexercise.net/
http://www.fibromyalgiaexercise.net/Fibromyalgia_Exercise-_Part_2.html
http://www.fibromyalgiaexercise.net/Yoga.html
Comments are always welcome. I’d like to know if anyone else has similar problems. Maybe you have a better way of dealing with your disorder. If you do, please feel free to share with us how you cope with your chronic condition. I hope this helps you. I’m headed out right now for a short walk. I’ll meet you back here.
