Another beginning


Hi, my name is Deb.  My blog is called 52Fit because I will be 52 this year, I want to go from 50+ and unhealthy to- 52 and fit, however I am notoriously bad at being accountable to myself!  I'm hoping that posting these delightful (ahem, cough...) pictures of myself, food diary and exercise logs online will help me to stick to the plan.
Let me tell you a little bit about myself... I've always enjoyed fitness activities, running, taekwondo and boxing. I've ridden bikes. I've been a swimmer, yogi and gym rat.  The last time I was fit was way back in 2017, when I did Maxine's Challenge and lost about 8kg and 20cm off my waist.  It's the fittest I've ever been...except I had a lot of injuries.  I just couldn't figure out why I was always in pain...my feet and ankles were sore and I had to stop running.  My hands and wrists were sore and I had to stop boxing.  Eventually, the shoulders, hips and neck joined the party- there was something wrong.
The next two years were awful.  I went to doctors explaining how I had been so active before and now I just couldn't...time and time again I was told I had fibromyalgia, there was nothing that could be done except to rest and exercise very gently.  I got to the point where I could hardly walk, and my hands and feet were swollen, finally I got the right diagnosis...I had Rheumatoid Arthritis.

(Me, in 2017)

I was finally able to have treatment and things really improved for me.  Unfortunately, some of the drugs I've taken for R.A have worked but caused liver and skin problems, some of the treatments just didn't work very well at all.  It has taken a couple of years to find a good treatment protocol and to learn about how this illness affects me.  At this point in time, I accept that I will always have pain to some extent, and there will be flares every now and again.  I'm quite stable at the moment, which is why I've decided to take advantage and get fit and strong again.
Tomorrow, I will join a gym, which I'm really looking forward to.  I find blasting some great music through the ear buds (Jurassic 5, good ol 1990's hip hop) while working out, is the best mental health
remedy ever! Plus, I will get strong which is the best way to weather the flares.
I hope you'll come along with me on this little journey.  See you soon! 


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