It seems I’m still not over these stupid sleep issues. I would be feeling better if it weren’t for that. Still fighting it though. Slow wake up and start to the day because of it. Short walk after lunch with an ice pack on. I had that thought of extending it to a medium walk, but I held back. I feel pain in my feet, ankles, hips, etc. I need more movement in my body before I ramp things up. Several shorter walks are better than fewer long walks at this point. I don’t want to hurt myself from over-exertion. I’m only 3 days into this. This would be comeback number 467 I think. Just happy to not be a prisoner in my bed right now.
I’ll have to dodge rain drops today to get some steps in. I’m feeling some vertigo, so I’m kind of using the rain as an excuse also. I might just hit the exercise bike instead. The dizziness and nausea from the vertigo might be triggering the fibromyalgia. Spine pain is high and it feels like I can’t quite control it. It doesn’t take much to derail my progress. Of course I can’t get more than 3 decent days in a row. If I had 3 weeks in a row, then I can push through the odd tough day, but when they hit so regularly, there isn’t any real momentum to use to do that. Nevertheless, I think I’m going to shove an ice pack down the back of my pants and get a walk in anyway.
Got it. Short walk. The rain drops encouraged me to walk fast, which is to say my normal speed. Fastest and strongest walk so far. It would have felt good if I weren’t so dizzy. I haven’t had a vertigo spell in about 6 months. Why the hell does it hit me right when I feel better and want to start being more active? Every damn time. It’s definitely flaring me up. Spine pain is bad, motivation is zapped. Trying to deal with it and push through.
Did 15 minutes on the bike and thought I was going to pass out. The dizziness is brutal. There’s always something holding me back. Imagine if I was free to fly. If only. Still raining a lot, so I think walks are out for the rest of the day. Maybe if I feel any less dizzy. Trying to keep this streak going however I can. If the streak is over and I keep pushing, then I burn a lot of mental energy in the process which makes the post-streak drop even worse. I don’t know how to walk that fine line anymore.
Went for a medium walk in the rain. First medium walk since Christmas. It was so hot and sweaty. My rain jacket has finally failed. I’ve needed a new one for a couple years now, but haven’t had the money to spend on it. Plus I wasn’t walking much anyway. I’ll have to invest in a new one. Combine that sweatiness with the dizziness, and that was a hard walk. I think the pm dose of magnesium helped the vertigo though. Is there anything that stuff can’t do?!