(September 12, 2016 at 1:08 am)bennyboy Wrote: Does "activity induced asthma" mean that you are heavily overweight?
If so, it's really hard to break out of that vicious circle-- you can't do much, so you sit around and eat a snack "now and then." But those now-and-thens add up to a lot, and there's not much other pleasure to be had if your wings are clipped by your health condition, right?
If you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and a moderate amount of meat or dairy, you shouldn't have to worry about vitamins. But most importantly, you need to go to fitness sites, calculate how many calories you can safely cut in your diet, and have faith in the accumulation of small advantages over time. If you can't exercise, then your diet is the only way to lose weight-- but if you crash too much, you'll just kill your metabolism, and things won't improve much for you anyway.
I've been a struggler over the past 15 years or so. I actually got myself down to about 190 lbs and ran a marathon, and was running 6-minute miles. Since then, I've been more on-and-off due to a joint injury and a loss of faith and discipline after that.
But I can tell you how success works-- if you get more pleasure from your achievements, including the achievement of putting down that donut and grabbing a carrot instead, than you get from the food itself, then you are winning. I really believe that's the key-- do things that will make you feel proud of yourself and in-control.
btw my original struggle was with depression, and I started by just making my bed in the morning. Then I started tidying more stuff, going out of the house more, and gradually I built so much momentum that I ended up wanting to go to the gym for a new challenge. All that led to a cascade that carried on for several years until I got hurt.
Now, I'm in that boat again, but it's hard to get the ball rolling. You know what? I'm gonna make a bragging thread where we can all go and talk about the things we feel good about.
To answer your question, I have had asthma all my life. I have not, however been overweight all my life. There was a point in time were I looked just beautiful in a bikini. Activity induced asthma simply means that any activity will cause the asthma to happen. So something as seemingly simple as carrying a laundry basket up or down the steps, can trigger an attack. I really should have one floor living, but I live in a townhouse and most of the time, I'm either upstairs in my bedroom, or I'm settled in the living room with everything I need. My other half does the laundry and the kids pitch in and help around the house with chores that tire me out.
I have heard that yoga is a great benefit to losing weight and even to helping combat asthma. There's a yoga place right next door to my school. However, until I can get a job in my field of study, any extra activities outside of having to pay living expenses, is really out of the question. But Yoga is something that I would like to try. My main worry is that it gets really stuffy and hot inside that yoga place. If I feel like I cannot breathe, I won't be able to sit in there for long. Especially if it feels closed-in like that.
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