Five months ago I was diagnosed with coeliac disease. Nobody knows how long it was active before I was diagnosed, but it seems like a reasonable explanation for a lot of health issues I had in my life, e.g. migraines and depressions, low blood pressure etc. In the last 5 months I’ve gone from too sick to go to my lectures to actually gaining some weight! 1 1/2 years ago I’ve taken up exercise and I worked out almost every day for about half a year. Then I became too ill for that and whenever I tried some exercise I would end up ill in bed for 2 days. About 3 months ago I asked my doctor about it and he said I was crazy even to try, because my body doesn’t have enough energy to keep me going even without exercise. Of course he was right, but once you start to enjoy sports you actually realize that it makes you a happier and more balanced person. I just missed the balance it gave me and I found it highly frustrating to just sit there and wait until I’m finally healthy again (well, if I ever was).
Now it’s 3 months later and it seems that I’m gaining weight, which is a very good sign, considering that my doctors told me that I’m slightly underweight for the last 10 years. It also means that my body is starting to store left over energy, meaning I seem to have enough energy to keep the normal functions going and even some extra for some exercise! This is why two days ago I started to exercise again, and so far it seems that it’s not making me sick again. Therefore I’ve decided to make this attempt a one month challenge to get back into balance:
For one month starting on the 24nd of August (today) and ending on the 23st of September I will:
- exercise every second day
- meditate daily
- eat my 5 fruit and veg a day
- get rid of one of my bad habits
What have I done so far? Today I did a little (1 set each) body-weight-only exercise routine involving push ups (5), crunches (10), oblique crunches (10 for each side), single legged hip extensions (10 for each side) for and squats (10). On top of that I did some stretching that is mostly relevant for dancing tango. I ate a handful of raspberries in my yoghurt this morning, had some mushrooms for lunch and had a mandarin and a banana later. My bad habit is under control so far and I will meditate right after finishing this post and before going to bed.
During this challenge I will keep a little diary of my progress on this blog, which I will update every day. The posts will probably be quite short and they are most likely only interesting for myself, so I probably won’t advertise them on twitter. If you want to keep updated about my progress anyway then just subscribe to my RSS Feed (the big orange button on the top right of this page, you can’t miss it 
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Kinda mean to keep talking about THE “bad habit” but never mention it? Hurting people? Hitting your head against the wall? Shooting up?
You’re not going to guess it, my friend
It’s important to stay an enigma in some aspects!