1/4 of the way through the challenge
Jun. 3rd, 2010 02:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
deirdreSo I'm 1/4 of the way through the challenge, and I thought I'd share how I feel about the whole thing so far.
First: it's hard, tear-jerkingly so sometimes. On the other hand, the saying "move it or lose it" goes, here.
Second: I am starting to hurt less in general, but more in specific. In other words, the overall pain is waning a bit, but I have exercise-specific pain. It's fairly well documented that if someone with fibromyalgia can stick to an exercise plan for three months, then their pain will diminish significantly. That's always been a pretty big if for me, and yoga alone didn't do it, so I thought I was an exception. Fortunately, I think walking is more successful on the overall pain at the moment.
Third: if nothing else, the shoes I bought are incredibly comfortable.
Fourth: I'm really hitting the wall with not wanting to move. Once I get started on my walk, it's easier, but getting to that point (or even doing normal things that require walking and/or standing) are problematic. Case in point: I nearly missed lunch the last two days because I was so not looking forward to walking over to the cafeteria.
First: it's hard, tear-jerkingly so sometimes. On the other hand, the saying "move it or lose it" goes, here.
Second: I am starting to hurt less in general, but more in specific. In other words, the overall pain is waning a bit, but I have exercise-specific pain. It's fairly well documented that if someone with fibromyalgia can stick to an exercise plan for three months, then their pain will diminish significantly. That's always been a pretty big if for me, and yoga alone didn't do it, so I thought I was an exception. Fortunately, I think walking is more successful on the overall pain at the moment.
Third: if nothing else, the shoes I bought are incredibly comfortable.
Fourth: I'm really hitting the wall with not wanting to move. Once I get started on my walk, it's easier, but getting to that point (or even doing normal things that require walking and/or standing) are problematic. Case in point: I nearly missed lunch the last two days because I was so not looking forward to walking over to the cafeteria.