I NEVER have an empty stomach. Probably partly because of the hypothyroid. I'll have to change my bedtime routine and move the meds to the bathroom cabinet.
I realized that I have been inadvertently taking a 'rest cure' and am feeling restored. My sleep has been improving for the past six months. I know I have probably gained a bit of weight. Probably 3 pounds or so. And my endurance and muscle strength is shot to heck, but I feel much, much better and more balanced. I'm going to start conditioning myself with something really wimpy, like a water aerobics class for the elderly and clinically obese. It took years to dig myself into this hole. It's going to take a while to get out of it. Strenuous exercise was making me feel more unbalanced even though I liked it.
I have cut way back on my stimulant use. WAY BACK. They do help, but I think they were burning me out. I'm down to a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. Not 4 cups and an Adderall. I was just trying too hard.
The information you post is not advice I know, but it has been useful. I never would have thought to just do 'nothing'. I would have continued to push myself, to who knows what end.
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Date: 2011-01-24 02:07 am (UTC)I realized that I have been inadvertently taking a 'rest cure' and am feeling restored. My sleep has been improving for the past six months. I know I have probably gained a bit of weight. Probably 3 pounds or so. And my endurance and muscle strength is shot to heck, but I feel much, much better and more balanced. I'm going to start conditioning myself with something really wimpy, like a water aerobics class for the elderly and clinically obese. It took years to dig myself into this hole. It's going to take a while to get out of it. Strenuous exercise was making me feel more unbalanced even though I liked it.
I have cut way back on my stimulant use. WAY BACK. They do help, but I think they were burning me out. I'm down to a cup of coffee and a cup of tea. Not 4 cups and an Adderall. I was just trying too hard.
The information you post is not advice I know, but it has been useful. I never would have thought to just do 'nothing'. I would have continued to push myself, to who knows what end.