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Posted 11/11/2010 1:33 AM (GMT 0)
After a hard day with Fy!
Top tips...

1. Lots and lots of Tea! (10+ cups a day!)
2. Lots of sleep (min 10 hours a day!) and if you don't feel like getting up don't!
3. Little Exercise a day ( 1 mile walk no more)
4. If you can do very little work!
5. Always think positive...

any more I ask...

I expect this one to cause a stir. Especially for the ladies whom slog their guts out for their men...
Posted 11/11/2010 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
I like it. And only if... But I have to say I have a very good husband. He cooks and cleans if I don't. The only thing I don't let him do is laundry but that's another story...lol
Posted 11/11/2010 4:56 PM (GMT 0)
I agree....somewhat.  Your list sounds great if you have worked all day and are very tired.  I like to do this list everyday...but in moderation.  So, this is what I do with your list...daily!

 

1.  I drink a lot of tea....at least 4 cups.  If I drank 10+ cups, I'd be living in the

     bathroom!

 

2.  A good night's sleep...8 to 9 hours is good.  If I don't want to get up, I do

     anyway because laying there makes me have more pain and I don't want

     to sleep away my life.

 

3.  Gentle exercise everyday...at least a one mile walk plus any cleaning, 

      laundry  and so on that you can manage.  Any movement counts as exercise!

 

4.  I work as much as my pacing myself will allow so I don't end up in pain.  I do

     this because I don't want the Health Department called on me!

 

5.  I'm in TOTAL agreement with this one!  ALWAYS think positively.  It's amazing

     how much better you feel with good thought in your mind and a smile on your

     face!

 

I think you covered most of the areas very well, Runckle.  It is so important to let yourself rest and rejuvenate.  yeah

Posted 11/11/2010 5:25 PM (GMT 0)
yeah
The reason for so much Tea is that it keeps the Muscles hydrated. The more I drink the less pain with them.
I used to sleep 16-18 hours a day until I found a routine that works.
Yes any movement counts as exercise. But, a gentle walk every day keeps the weight off.
Work can be damaging to Fy sufferers
If you don't think positive you will wallow in misery until you think positive. If you got Fy then it's tough!

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Fibromyalgia, Depression, Memory problems, Psoriasis, Hiatus Hernia, Anger problems, Osteoarthritis, Fitness Problems, IBS, Pituitary Glandular problems!
Note * Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Barret Browning and Charles Darwin were ME/CFS sufferers...
Posted 11/11/2010 6:07 PM (GMT 0)
I would like to know what kind of teas you are drinking and is it warm tea or cold sweet tea i am from the south (sweet tea heaven)! Need some ideas on the different teas please! Hope you feel well always!

Thank you,
Carrie/fibrodepressionmom
Posted 11/11/2010 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
Started drinking whey. I make my own yogurt and drink the whey that is left after straining. I heard it is full of riboflavin, so figured it can't hurt. Also started meditating a little at brief periods throughout the workday. That is still a new practice, so we will see what happens. Hubby is awesome. We share the household chores like cooking and laundry and cleaning. This is great because he wasn't always like that.
Sue
Posted 11/11/2010 8:40 PM (GMT 0)

If you see a hunk of a cookie or a potato chip on the floor, don't bend over or squat to pick it up.  Grind it into the floor with your foot until the powder disappears or kick it under a throw rug.

Don't worry about vacuuming or mopping.  If you leave it long enough, the Fibro Fairy will come at night while you so called sleep and do it for you.  This fairy will slightly resemble the man you 'slog' your butt off for on days you thought you might drop dead at any moment.

Eat chocolate until you puke.  The endorphin rush is worth it.

Don't be embarrassed to pee behind a dumpster at Seven/Eleven.  Do you know they make you buy gas there if you want to use the rest room?  We can't help these out of the blue, sudden  urges. (it's cleaner behind the dumpster than it is in their restroom, BTW)

Love your pets with all your heart as they can comfort you in ways humans sometimes never can.

And...Laugh.

Huggies

Donna

Donna

Posted 11/11/2010 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
Do something everyday that you really enjoy... Take time for yourself...relax...
exercise... use moist heat when needed...laugh, laugh and laugh again.

Donna thanks for crack'n me up as usual yeah


Good post Runkle !!!

Hugs, Robin turn

Posted 11/11/2010 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking the whey protien for awhile last year because a trainer at the gym told me it would be a good idea since I am a vegetarian and do not consume enough amino acids. I recently started taking it again because I am finally able to take walks again and it does help! Also I started taking chia seed 3 times a day and can not believe how much it helps me with stomach issues. Im pretty sure i have a small issue with IBS and I am lactose intolerant so I have a lot of stomach problems. The chia helps a lot! And I agree a positive attitude is the best help in the world. Laughter is the best medicine!
Posted 11/12/2010 2:16 PM (GMT 0)
smilewinkgrin
Glad to see you lot are positive thinkers...

@ fibrodepressionmom
Just ordinary English tea. (The key is to find the one that you enjoy...The more you drink it the more you enjoy it..The more you feel good!) Plus the fact it hydrates those muscles...

@ vestabula
You crack me up. But, I'm a man!

@everyone...
More please...I like a laugh! smurf
Posted 11/12/2010 4:46 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much for the laugh Donna, I love the idea of the potato chip and cookie. lol As usual laughter is the best medicine. By the way I will test out the fibro fairy theory lol.
Gentle Hugs
Shirley
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