10 Jun
Sixty and officially postmenopausal and my body has apparently decided that moving is optional now. I started doing ten minutes of stretching before bed about two weeks ago. Not yoga, not a programme, just sort of... moving things that feel stuck. Hips, shoulders, that horrible bit between my shoulder blades. It sounds pathetic written down but honestly some nights it's the only time I've moved properly all day and I notice the difference in how I sleep. The thing I'm circling around is whether I've got the energy for anything more than this. Fatigue is the bit nobody warned me about. I can want to do more and simultaneously feel like I've already used everything I had by 3pm. I don't know how to explain that to a GP without sounding like I'm making excuses. I'd actually like to go in and ask what my actual limits are, like medically, rather than just guessing and then collapsing on the sofa feeling like a failure. I had an egg and some leftovers after my stretch last night because someone on here mentioned protein and I thought why not. Whether it helps I have no idea but it felt like I was doing something at least. Anyone else navigating the 'I want to move more but the fatigue is real' thing? 😩