What my physiotherapist gave me instead of a gym

Somebody here suggested spreading it across the day rather than one large meal, and it turned out my body was much happier with that.

Nothing here is a prescription for a body. The amount that suits you is a conversation with somebody who knows your situation.

Thank you. Genuinely.

The thing that convinced me was noticing that carrying the shopping had got easier, which is a much better measure than anything I could count.

What I would say is that this is the least interesting and most reliable part of the whole business. It works and it is dull.

I keep a shake for the days when eating is not happening, and it is not elegant and it means the day is not a write-off.

My experience is that this needed a plan for about eight weeks and then became automatic and I have not thought about it since.

Reading Bram, I recognised more of that than I expected to.

I found the strength work protective in a way I did not appreciate until a difficult stretch where everything else fell away.

Something practical: I do mine on the same two mornings every week and I do not decide anything, I just go.

My dietitian was clear that hitting roughly the right amount most days beat hitting exactly the right amount some days.

Thank you for the update. Threads that stop are the worst kind.

What I got right was starting the lifting early rather than waiting until I felt ready, because I never felt ready.

My grip strength has improved steadily and it is the only number I still track, because it is the one that means something to me.

The plainest thing anybody said to me was that this is the part with the best evidence behind it and the least glamour, and both are true.