Things that you have found helpful for managing your CP

Thank you for your comments, I agree that diet can help enormously,

I have been on a gluten, dairy, sugar free diet for almost a year now, and it has completely changed my life for the better.

Less pain, more energy, and improved mood! I'm now totally addicted to healthy eating and will never be going back to how I used to eat...........which simply was, all the time and everything in sight, especially large amounts of cakes, chocolate and biscuits!

In-fact colleges at work used to bring me leftovers from meetings etc, as they knew I would always finish them off! 

My healthy eating journey started, early 2015.  I  met up with a friend who also has CP and is a personal trainer, and asked him for some advice on improving my health and loosing a little bit of weight which had crept on since turning 30!

I thought at the time there was very little more I could do, as I was already doing a lot of cycling, and because having CP, we use so much more energy for doing everything, I believed it was just normal, to have to eat tones of food to keep going, and it didn't really mater what!

My friend said, you need to consider what you eat, if you want to improve your health, its not just about having a good excise routine. To which I just laughed, and replied, I've always been able to eat anything, and shrugged off his suggestion. A couple of months after that I got very poorly, and had to take 6 weeks off work. Now that was, when I discovered "Patrick Holford" A leading nutritionist -  And started to actually take notice and think about what I was eating and how it was effecting my body. 

Reading Patrick Holfords books has been life changing, and I'm now back to the same weight I was when I was 18, I still eat a huge amount, but instead of anything and everything, I'm now very careful about what I eat, and I remain motivated to stick to my healthy eating routine, by remembering back to what happened when I ate everything, and I'm very determined not to go there again.

What we decide to eat is a personal decision and to reiterate what #speedincaeser said, it is important to get advice from a professional prior to making significant changes in your diet, as one size does not fit all.

Thanks again, and please keep posting what you have found helpful for managing your CP on this discussion.

Noah

That's good to hear. I'm a believer that everyone can do some form of exercise no matter what physical impairments they have. Have you got any ideas on what more Gyms could do to encourage people with disabilities to take part? Maybe that is a question for another discussion, I will setup one up in a minute. Yes, I struggle to, with trying to not over do it, and push myself too hard.

Hi Guys,

Thanks again for everyone's input, it is proving to be very helpful, learning from each other. Yes lets keep it going, I'm sure we all have many more things we can add, and if our experience helps just one person improve their quality of life then its defiantly been worth it.

I don't know of a fb group that has been setup, I'm not on fb myself, but  sounds like it might be idea.

Noah

liayn85 said:

Also Noah, I have been eating much healthier and I have noticed a huge difference in everything. After a few weeks, I even found myself craving vegetables.

I'm really pleased that you have discovered the healthy eating can make a real positive difference. Keep it up