For a
long time I've wanted to merge my fitness obsession in with my blog,
but without turning it into a pure fitness blog.
People
who are 'obsessed' with fitness also have lives and other passions
and I want to share the whole package with you and not just the
fitness side of things.
The time
has come.
So I
guess my story is a good place to start?
Well
it's much the same as any other woman's. Have a child, gain weight
etc. But I took it to a whole new level. I went from a petite uk size
10 to a whale-tastic 20/22/24 depending on where I shopped. At my
heaviest I was 18 stone 7lb.
Christmas day 2009
One day
I woke up and realised that I had spent all this time and energy and
bloody hard work into stuffing my face all to build this wall. A wall
of protection from god knows what. I wasn't hungry, but I'd still
make myself eat. Sometimes I was so full that I would even throw up,
but then 20mins later was eating again. Anyone who says that getting
fat is because you're lazy needs to realise that it takes hard work
and dedication to get to the size that I was. Laziness would be not
eating at all.
January 2010
I had to
change. My Doctor was threatening me with a gastric band and pretty
much shouting at me that my tiny frame was being crushed. Something
had to be done, and suddenly I realised that this wall needed to go.
I don't need it anymore. Obviously I couldn't go hell for leather
exercising so it was all through diet until I hit a plateau. That was
when I discovered The Cambridge Weight Plan. I lost 3 stone on the
plan and then following the basic principles of the plan. I also
began exercising and discovered the amazing P90X, by then I had lost
5 stone.
Then
came the biggest and most devastating shock I could never have
imagined. On the 18th of October 2011 I went half blind in
both eyes. After a lot of confusion, panic and worry, I was diagnosed
with Multiple Sclerosis. Nearly a month in hospital really took it's
toll on me physically and mentally. My whole life had to change. A
month before I was running 5 miles and working out all day every day.
When I got home I struggled to walk to the end of the road, even with
a crutch.
I wont
go on about my MS too much, there's plenty of that in my other MS
tagged posts.
Since my
diagnosis I have lost a further 2 stone just through diet alone. My
consultants and nurses forbid me to do any exercise as I was
relapsing over and over like clock work. In 2012, I worked out twice.
TWICE. And I still lost those 2 stone. This year however I'm fighting
back. I want to prove to everyone disabled or not that even if you do
have a disability, you can still exercise. Modification to YOUR needs
is key.
I have
started working out again and finally been allowed to join the gym. I
have the most amazing gym instructor who knows my needs physically
and mentally, and together we are kicking ass. At home I'm modifying
programs such as P90X which I will go into in later posts. In the gym
I'm adapting my workouts to my needs on that particular day, everyday
and I'm feeling the benefits already. Obviously my MS symptoms will
never go away and will still get worse, but even though I'm wobbling
all over the place I feel that my poor crunchy and frail bones are a
lot more supported by the muscle. And even if I can't move a
particular muscle that day, the fact is that the muscle is still
there supporting my body.
My current total weightloss is 7 stone 5lb
Yes I'm
disabled. Yes I turn up at the gym with my crutches half the time.
Yes I get stared at. Yes it fucking hurts. But YES I'm doing it.
I have
MS. What's YOUR excuse?
Awesome to hear about P90X, I finished a round of "Insanity", modifying as needed with my MS, walker and all. It's sooo, important to keep moving. Yoga has also been good for me. I was wondering if you're currently taking any herbs or superfoods that you find helpful?
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