tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post2705047286292070289..comments2024-03-28T07:17:59.260-07:00Comments on Kind of Broken: Climbing My Way BackStefani Sheahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08910011148626052717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post-28381749603181824462016-04-11T05:16:54.269-07:002016-04-11T05:16:54.269-07:00Yes, Stefanie, the seasons do affect me although I...Yes, Stefanie, the seasons do affect me although I haven't been able to identify specific triggers. Summer is difficult - it gets very hot and my body has trouble adjusting to the changes between outdoor heat, car oven heat, public places' air con which is usually set too cold etc. It doesn't cope with the heat as it is. It seems to mess up my blood volumes and I get dehydrated very easily. At least in winter, I can keep the heating low and rug up so that there isn't such a drastic variation in temperatures when going from indoors to out and vice versa etc. I love autumn. Daylight savings messes me up too - since getting ill, my body clock likes a set schedule and it takes over a week to settle into the new routine. Jodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post-30879475920062010242016-04-08T16:05:45.530-07:002016-04-08T16:05:45.530-07:00Thanks April! It's just one more thing to grie...Thanks April! It's just one more thing to grieve the loss of unfortunately. I do get a lot of joy watching my husband play with our nephews though. I'm hoping when they get older I can do sitting activities with them. Sending you love!Stefani Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910011148626052717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post-73517698185044459972016-04-08T16:04:23.601-07:002016-04-08T16:04:23.601-07:00Thanks for your kind words Jodie! You always boost...Thanks for your kind words Jodie! You always boost my spirits. Summer is definitely the hardest time of year for me but it is only now starting to get warm. Do the seasons affect you? I'm going to remember "don't push it. Just nudge it"!Stefani Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910011148626052717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post-69563660076425694422016-04-02T05:57:16.354-07:002016-04-02T05:57:16.354-07:00Yes. I understand all this. Especially the part ab...Yes. I understand all this. Especially the part about your nephew. Mine are 4 and 6 now, and I can barely play with them, which breaks my heart. Plus they're 8 hours away, so I can't even get to them anymore. Somehow we'll get through this. Stay strong. xoxo<br />Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408515341617877092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220835700586365061.post-84349110447186359892016-04-02T04:17:52.719-07:002016-04-02T04:17:52.719-07:00Hi Stefanie, sorry to read that you have been havi...Hi Stefanie, sorry to read that you have been having a rough time. <br /><br />You are not alone with insomnia and the way you feel about playing with your nephews etc. I totally understand the insomnia thing and have the same problem with wanting to do stuff (that the body shouldn't do) and wanting to do it so badly, that I impulsively do it and immediately regret it. (The worst one was 'breaking out' of hospital for a concert that I had been looking forward to for weeks and when I got back to the hospital bed that evening, it was pretty scary at how bad the body reacted.) When relatively well, it is so hard to restrain oneself from getting excited and trying to do all those things that had been impossible not that long ago. <br /><br />Do you think the change of seasons plays a part too? I am coming out of a week being bedridden and was getting the insomnia thing after only 5 days so I can't imagine how bad it must be for you after 3 weeks. After reading your post today, I can see how the insomnia is 'a thing' with being stuck in bed for extended periods. <br /><br />I am so sorry that you have lost all the strength you had gained. In such situations, I boost my spirits by saying, "You've made it before, you can make it again" but it is never quite enough to dispel the worry that the latest setback might be the one that ends with some kind of damage that prevents me from getting quite back up to where I was before. Does that ramble make sense? Do you ever feel that? <br /><br />What I have learned about exercise is not to 'push' it. Forget the "no pain no gain" motto. This is really hard for someone who liked the physical challenges of sport. The motto was modified to "Don't push it, just nudge it" but these days I have learned that "just doing" is sufficient for progress and any form of exercise that involves 'effort' (or 'pushing' the envelope) will end in tears. <br /><br />What you are going through is not easy and I feel for you because I have found myself in the 'crash/burn/overdone it' cycle too many times as well. Like anything, it takes practice but it would be nice if the boundaries stayed the same occasionally instead of changing all the time! Take care and good luck.<br />You can regain your fitness. Persistence and patience.Hugs.<br />xxxJodiebodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377052537742885631noreply@blogger.com