4d ago
Right, so I started doing three short walks this week. Not power walks, not fitness walks, just... walks. Ten minutes round the block after the school run, another one at lunch if I could manage it, one after tea. Nothing to write home about. And the weird thing is my mood has actually been slightly less grim? Like it hasn't fixed the joint ache or the weight or the sleep, not even close. But there's something about getting outside that just takes the edge off the worst of the afternoon low. I don't fully understand it. I'm not calling myself someone who exercises now. I'm really not. But I wanted to put this down because I keep waiting to feel ready to do something Proper and I think that's been the problem for about two years. Also trying to have something with protein after I get back, even if it's just a handful of nuts and some cheese, because I read somewhere that helps and I might as well. I do want to ask my GP about coming back to movement properly, whether there's anything to watch for with the joint pain specifically. Has anyone done that? Did they take you seriously or was it a bit "just move more" and that was that? x