Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Health and well being.......

So upon  recent reflection...... I have decided that when the general public think of well being, they actually think of just that.....A being that is well........or in my case.....
Generally unwell.....

The infrance around well being is thought,and particularly during winter is predominantly around people within the population being unwell....

That's not to say some don't  think more in depth about the topic..... But for those with possible less education or. Ignorance round the topic of nutrition  and exercise probably don't have a good understanding of the term "Health and Wellbeing".......

As someone with a chronic medical condition I have decided to blog about what I feel health and wellbeing means to  me....

Firstly....I am not healthy......and have not been since the age of 28 years of old after, suffering a very unexpected heart attack following with a triple bypass.From this horrific  moment on I have never felt well, healthy or energetic.....


I have Fibromyalgia and Chrones disease.....and I'm pretty sure my parents didn't put an order in for that at conception....
 Nor did I during these years.........I was allways an exerciser....as a teenager....playing...hockey,competitive diving....gymnastics...Athletics.....weekend horse ridding....and am pretty sure there were a couple of other things along the way......As I grew up my mother was quiet particular with what  I was able to eat....our home did not consist of "junk " food and the treats thy I did have were allways home made.
As I grew and becme a young mother my self....I actually didn't even get a licensed until child three came along......so walking was my mode of transportation.....and again I participated in physical activity.......badminton,and light gym exercise......By this time I had recooperated from heart surgery....

By this time in my life I began to eat less processed food and began growing our own  herbs vegetables.Eating. Very balanced, nutrition meals was really important to us......as was trying to get enough fresh air, outdoor exercise with a pretty positive approach to life in general.

Now I do not think of wellbeing as one of those  women with the size8-10 with extremely toned bodies wearing matching licra exercise  clothing.....and they usually even look like they are radiant....and have perfectly brushed hair pulled flowing hair in  a perfect ponytail.......What is with this.... It is what we are exposed to regularly by the media outlets All around the world.
I was once, after heart surgery.....tiny and waif like....
It wasn't fun,I had no energy....
Lots of bones on display.....
And....of coarse when I was like this...
It was not cool....and infact people whispered their dreaded words about anorexia......

But for me I was this size due to multiple medical conditions and a near loss of life ....and none of these things were due to any fault of my oto
Now in our real world....when you see real people.....they don't quiet look as fantastic...

There faces are bright red....
Hair damp with sweaty looking....
Puffing and panting and or grunting or possible loud freaky breathing...

And this is okay....
We all know whenever get our hearts pumping that these things occur.....

I'm just against all the fake images we have to be regularly  saturated with.....it's no wonder some people don't fully understand the following,....

Some people can't allways participate in. Vigorous exercise....

Some people move around slowly or cautiously......

Some people don't offer to help move or carry things.....

Some people don't look like anything is wrong with them.......

Some people arnt very old...

Some people never except invitations out.....

Some people allways have quiet weekends or don't appear  to do anything exciting....

Some people have a high level of fatigue....

Some people allways seem sick.....


Some people are just like me and have an invisible condition called Fibromyalgia...


F is for all....  Fibromites....and their Fibromyalgia......











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