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FITNESS - JAZZ CALDER 26 Exercise has become an important part of my journey. I am a comfort eater and have been for as long as I can remember. After my injury and now with aging I find it is easier to put on weight. I am a person who experiences anxiety and at times depression. My weight over the years has fluctuated depending on my addiction to food and levels of comfort eating, it has been an ongoing struggle for me and one that I constantly think about when in that addicted state which is also made worse by comfort eating then feeling bad about myself, low self-esteem and getting into a perpetual cycle of behaviour where one encourages the other. About 10 years ago I started going to the Parafed gym and met a trainer there who guided me through an exercise programme to help also with core strength. A lot of the work I did I have not retained though the few exercises that I did has had such a positive effect on my life and still does. “The benefits of exercising every second day where possible have been and still are important to me.” I used the hand cycle as a warm up tool and cardiovascular workout, it was suggested I hold my tummy muscles in while hand cycling. I recall I could only do this for a limited time to begin with I think 30 seconds. Now I hold my muscles in I was excited to know I could do this. I’m a T5 complete and I found muscles up higher were triggering lower ones as connected and over time I was able to hold for longer periods than 30 seconds now I hold my muscles for the whole duration of cycling time 30 minutes and have noticed how doing this has helped tone my tummy. The benefits of exercising every second day where possible have been and still are important for me. I start my day better with the kick of endorphins and it has helped me keep my weight down over the years when struggling with my food addiction. I am learning to eat healthier foods and learning that the foods I eat also influence my moods and have recently read a book about this. In this book the author has written about her experience of healthy eating and keeping her moods up. Even though I haven’t read through the whole book I am taking what I need from the recipes included to help me alongside advice from others. I am exercising on my hand cycle every second day and I am continually learning about being kind to myself and about self-love. My over eating is a reflection of how I am taking care of me or not and along with some tools I now have I am learning to be different around food and not eat my feelings. Being a comfort eater I will always need to be conscious of my behaviour with food and respectful of myself. I now feel more confident that I can take charge and make good choices. Learning to exercise every second day on a hand cycle which I use in my bedroom has helped me with my moods and self-esteem. Eating yummy healthy foods that don’t deprive me of the pleasure or enjoyment will continue to help me going forward in reaching my goals of a healthy lifestyle. Taking off the extra weight that weighs me down physically and emotionally will allow me more pleasures in life giving me a better quality of life. Alongside my ability of being able to go camping again and being close to nature. I now I have a van that I have fitted out to enable this. One day at a time.
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