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Finding a balance **trigger**

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  Oct-5 8:18 am
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I know for myself, just seeing the word "exercise" can be a trigger for me, hence the label...
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After a long-ish conversation with my partner, talking about things like the bit of pudge on my stomach that makes me upset (it's really not serious; my doctor isn't worried about it; I also know now what my BMI is against his rule because I was nervous waiting in the doctor's office and figured it out after the nurse told me my weight). I'm talking a multi-vitamin (which has green tea in it because I want to get my metabolism working right) largely because I'm vegan. I know I need to exercise, just to be healthy, but also to work on my stomach that makes me unhappy. I can't seem to get exercising though; I either overdo or underdo it on exercise. My partner offered to come up with a schedule, but he doesn't really *get* my eating disorder so I'm not sure if he'd come up with anything healthier than what I'd do. I've actually considered Curves, but he's all worried about money so I'm leaning towards not saying anything about that. So how do I manage a balance? Especially since I've never managed to do anything in regards to eating and exercise in a particularly balanced way (although I have it under control enough currently that my doctor doesn't want me to get inpatient treatment for my ED)

Love and Light, Joelle

Homeschooling mom to a 10yr old hydrogen molecule.

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Hi Joelle,

obtaining a balance is often much harder than it seems, sadly.  I am having to lower my exercise levels due to physical problems but then the ED side of me starts to panic about weight gain, etc.

At the moment I am keeping a sort of health journal.  I keep track of all my food, pain levels and my exercise levels.  I have found that by planning my day with exercise and rest periods I am getting more organized and in control. It might work for you?

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A journal might work, but I really suffer from the "overdo, crash & burn" cycle of exercising- I start off too strong, it's too much, and something happens (I get sore, my period starts etc) and then I just stop, and don't manage to start back up. Of course, if I kept a journal, it could only be about exercise- any time I've tried writing down my food intake or entering it into a site that tracks health stuff, I ended up starving myself for days afterward.

Love and Light, Joelle

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Hi Joelle,

just try it for exercise then. It may work for you, it may not but anything is worth a try.  I have physical problems now but I used to really crash into exercise and the results were similar to yours.

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Have you ever considered seeing a personal trainer? I really like, eventually, that going to a place with Curves will be good for me; although I do really want to take yoga & belly dance classes as well.
Amusingly, I keep meaning to do a "plan" and just use one of the 2 calendars that are always laying out in my homeschool room to write what I'm *supposed* to do.

Love and Light, Joelle

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