http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.html times health forum thread - Anybody with M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome trying to lose weight & improve fitness? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:17:05 +0000 http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWELL DONE ANNE! http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 16:17:05 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlAhh that's cool. Domestic activity can be quite draining... it is definitely exercise... prob why I am avoiding doing my chores right now! Amyhttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:40:01 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlI've just discovered the tracking exercise part of THC. It has "domestic activity" and "walking". So today's 30 minutes of domestic activity and 5 minutes of walking are now logged So I'm now officially an exerciser Annehttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:31:47 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlThat's cool. I like that idea also! On a similar level, I've been told is to pace it. Specifically this means - do half of what you think you can do! So if you feel like going for a walk for an hour, just do half an hour. Or if you think you can do 2 miles, do 1. Again. Easier said than done. Guess it's about not pushing to extremes so that you still got some energy left... Not planning, again, is easier said than done. I was a big planner. Still am. I just try not to have b...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:21:11 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlQuoting: amy1980It's ok to plan to exercise, but really weigh up how you feel on that particular day/at that particular moment How true! Making that a condition of the planning takes away the sense of guilt/failure/dismay if you don't do what you planned. A friend was told to imagine she had three packets of energy each day, and to allocate them to different tasks. Once she'd used her three packets, she wasn't to do any more (even if she felt she could). As she r...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:04:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne, I too am recovering from ME and am at a stage where I can start to integrate some kind of fitness into my life again. My tips would be to: - Walk before you can run - Listen to your body - It's ok to plan to exercise, but really weigh up how you feel on that particular day/at that particular moment - Don't make exercise target-led, as I think, there is more chance of feeling let down by it. - Increase exercise gradually - Keep a fitness diary - log what you did ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 07 Jan 2009 12:18:35 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne, I had ME and glandular fever on and off for years and here are my tips for exercise... Firstly, as you will know there are times when you have no energy at all whereas at other times (or so I found) I felt more with it and ready to do something. Unfortunately these "energetic" (and I say that in the loosest sense of the word) moments always seemed to be when the gym was closed, it was raining outside, etc. So I just stuck on the music channel and did some basic aerobic...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlSun, 12 Oct 2008 16:33:34 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne I've got fatigue syndrome (hoping it won't become too chronic). I'm at the stage of doing very minimal physical activity and learning to listen to my body. I'm lucky to friends who help out practically, and the Red Cross have lent me a wheelchair for outside the home. I don't have a baby, but do have 3 children. I'm doing a little basic pilates (about 3 minutes a day) and find that doesn't tire me too much and does help me keep some core stabilit...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlSun, 12 Oct 2008 14:06:56 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmland i forgot to say that a healthy diet is probably more important at this time to keep you alert, focussed and help the general system. xhttp://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlSun, 05 Oct 2008 17:58:20 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi, i do not have CFS but have clients over the last few years that have - mainly children; it can be horrendously debilitating. From what i gather you need to take each day as it comes but never push yourself to do too much. It sounds as it running a home is more than enough excercise, especially if you do not want to set yourself back. try to think of ways to conserve energy so that you have time and energy left to do something of pleasure for you. Good luck. I have noticed that if you ar...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlSun, 05 Oct 2008 17:56:47 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlYou know, I never connected my IBS to CFS, but it kinda makes sense. I think out of all the problems CFS has caused me, that's the most miserable one. No caffiene, no alcohol, no lactose...! Anyway, I hope that things are getting better for my fellow sufferers. It took me two years to feel relatively normal again, and I work part time now because I physically can't cope working full time. I've learned not to be too hard on myself about it, and if I need to go to bed for a ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlSun, 05 Oct 2008 14:04:05 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlGood to see this thread revived, Sally. How are things going Anne?http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2008 19:52:56 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi I have MS, albeit not badly, but at times I get extremely tired. I have found walking is good, you can do as much or as little as you wish. As a new mum you can hold on to the pram or pushchair for a little support. When not so tired you can walk a little faster. Give it a try, I found it helped; and the fresh air is nice! Sally...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2008 14:13:18 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne You have my sympathy with trying to cope with CFS and a newborn. I'm in the 9th month of a relapse and have just joined to use of the monitoring facilities available on-site for sleep, mood, tiredness, etc. Sounds daft but although I know the importance of monitoring symptoms I'm often too tired to make the effort. From past (and present) experience of trying to work full time and manage a home under the blanket of CFS, I would initially suggest that simply monitor activi...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlWed, 24 Sep 2008 11:24:23 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi there Anne and welcome! You'll find lots of support here and a place to chat if you need it. I don''t have CFS but have had 9 months off work recently with exhaustion and back trouble. Like Jane so rightly says, take it easy and do a little at a time. Tai chi is excellent, and not at all strenuous if you can get someone to look after baby. If you can get out for a short walk with the pushchair every other day, for just 15 mins and then buikd it up very slowly, then this will ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlTue, 02 Sep 2008 13:19:09 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne, also saw your post in the other forum wher I commented on Paul's CFS / ME. Just to say I know how hard it can be to start feeling even remotely human when you have an illness that wipes you out so much. I can't even begin to guess how tire you feel with a new baby. I'd say the same to you as I did Paul - take it very slow and do things you like. What can you do that involves the baby? Can you walk about locally and maybe join a couple of local mum and baby support ...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlTue, 02 Sep 2008 12:50:11 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlHi Anne. I don't have any experience of ME/CFS, but I just thought I'd say Hi and welcome to the THC. You will get lots of support on here, even if we can't relate to your exact circumstances. The Ab-Fab group has lots of members that are trying to lose weight/get fitter and you will get lots of support on there. We also have a challenge each month, and for September it's to try something new (doesn't have to be related to fitness/diet, it can be anything)....http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlTue, 02 Sep 2008 08:29:04 +0000http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlI am 40, a new mum and suffer from M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. My inability to exercise really gets me down. Now that I have a new baby it seems as though I will never regain any level of fitness or lose the baby weight. Is anyone else in the same boat? Does anyone have any advice or words of wisdom that could lend me some hope?...http://www.timeshealth.co.uk/1_1252_0.htmlTue, 02 Sep 2008 08:26:19 +0000