Yes Yes Yes. We are so on the same page or the same towel in this case. ;) The struggle to eat well and exercise is so much harder when living with MS. What an annoying irony that the more limited we are (or become) in the struggle with MS the harder it is to exercise to remain as healthy as possible. And when I'm feeling down because you can't stand for 10 minutes or walk up your stairs, it's not hard to rationalize the dessert that you so deserve. And then we have to contend with societal expectations of what a woman should look like and all the absurd messages we've absorbed along that way. While I admire people who don't care about what other people think... I am just not that person. And I've decided that instead of fighting that, I will just honor that reality. 

Hey, I just remembered I wrote a post about this very thing. It's called "Feel the Burn"- check it out if you have a minute. 

It's so good to share this stuff. I've been cranky about it with every piece of mandel brot and buttered slice of matzah this week.  (passover comfort food!) It feels better to be in your company!

Thanks for writing this and making me feel better!

~Amy

Cathy, Health Guide

4/11/12 9:33am

Thanks for your response Amy.  Ain't it great to have to deal with our MS AND not be able to exercise the way we want AND be able to down a box of Yodels all at the same time?  Hahaha!  In my next life chocolate, cheese and bread will be health foods.  And, of course, I will be the same on the inside but on the outside look like Christie Brinkley.  Just kidding - really.  But I need a little levity on this subject as it is one of my weak points.  Onto a great therapy session. :-)