Author: Vix Edwards

I have a passion for nearly all forms of exercise! Most definitely Pilates, the Gym, Weight lifting & studying Yoga. Unfortunately I am now unable to do these things the ‘normal’ way. I can still do it, but now I have to be sitting down! My vision is to write a book on how changing your mindset can change your life! Lover of Photography, Digital art and Blogging Oh yeah, and I just happen to have Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia, Chronic pain & Chronic fatigue as well! Which means I exercise in the morning to help manage my pain & then fall asleep in the afternoon! My aim is to inspire and be inspired, to continue to be strong and continue to be confident! I may be slow at blogging but that is only due to my MS. As with everything, I'll get there eventually!

A blog a day! Goal set 7lb in 31 days! #weightloss #blog #goal #ms #multiplesclerosis

I had to stop going to Slimming World due to unforeseen expenses consisting of the love for our dog, her arthritis, her pain levels and medication for it.
Therefore I need a new way to stay focused on my weight loss journey.
That’s where you come in!

I need to keep in check with my journey, no cheats! That’s going to be so hard but I have to keep telling myself if I want this bad enough then I’ll be good!

Does anyone have any tips for me to resist the sugar temptation?

I had an appointment with my Neuro Physiotherapist today! 1 thing they are good for is telling you when they think you have lost weight!
Feeling good about that!

I will nail this journey! I will prove to my MS that I CAN, I WILL and I DO succeed!

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Be open to creativity! #create #happiness #strongerthanMS

Be open to creativity

Poetry and hums aren’t things which you get, they’re things which get you. All you can do is go where they find you.

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When u forget things work because of #msfatigue

Charging my phone wondering where the USB end of the lead fits into my phone!
I’ve charged my phone millions of times! Where does it go?

The realisation that the USB end goes into a plug or in this case my lap top & the MINI USB goes into the bottom of my phone!

This is MS fatigue! Oh my MegaSpecial life! It’s never dull! 😜


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Sleep in! #MS #mspain #nervepain #fatigue

Mini sleep in tomorrow! Love it when DebbieRahRah is off! This is our weekend!
Plans for tomorrow…
•MS exercise class with the lovely and slightly scarey Hannah Bailey
•Rest loads during afternoon
•Fight Klub 7pm with scarey Hannah Bailey 👊💥

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Practicing Pilates at home can have its downsides #pilates #pilates4ms #pilateslovers #ms #spms #multiplesclerosis #thisgirlcan #ishapeme

Today I did my best ever Pilates ‘100’ (top pic) every time I seem to be getting better especially when I do it ‘Hannah style’ (one of my Pilates instructors)
Beating away trying my best to keep count on my last set & our dog decided she wanted a drink, anyone that knows Ollie will also know that she has got to be the messiest dog when it comes to drinking!
I knew it was going to happen, I don’t know why I didn’t move sooner! There I am lying on the kitchen floor, Ollie has a drink of water, walks over to me a drips it all on my face! 😨

Next was ‘The Plank’ (bottom picture) nothing quite as disgusting as above but really annoying for me!
My most impressive FULL Plank ever, yes… FULL PLANK and neither Deb nor me counted how long I held it for!
I’m not talking a record time or anything like that but surely something in the region of a minute which let me tell u,  seriously impressive for me!
NEXT TIME I SET MY WATCH!
*pictures courtesy of google*

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The whole truth and nothing but the truth!

I’m going to go off speck with a new direction to my blog.
I’ll be really honest, this is going to be seriously hard for me to talk about but I feel I need to!
This part of my blog won’t be shared by me on social media, simply because there are people in my life who when reading this may find it upsetting. My intention is not to upset anyone, only to try empty my mind and accept this part of my life!

Background information
As a child I don’t recall ever planning my wedding! Don’t most young girls do that? I always thought it very peculiar seeing my friends buying all the fashion magazines! They would then spend hours cutting out the pictures and glueing them back together in a scrap book!
That wasn’t me at all! Unless it was magazines about horses I just wasn’t interested!

I just wasn’t interested in boys and very little girly stuff, I didn’t even figure out that my preference for companionship is the same sex until I went to college. Things started to make more sense when I accepted that part of who I am but added more confusion around the reason I’m opening up now.
There was one thing I always knew and that was that I always wanted to be a biological Mummy.
The natural process of maternal instinct was always there for me and it was always at the forefront of my mind.
I had it planned out in my head, I wanted to be a young Mum. I hoped I was going to meet someone and be in a stable relationship by the time I was 18, this was my plan!

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Rock, roll & wide awake!

Well, my wifey fell asleep on the sofa at 8:15pm! I had to sort the kids (🐕🐕) believe me, that’s a mission!  Make sure said wife took her meds after I found her catching flies slumped on one of the tub chairs in the kithen! Help her out of her onesie, never an easy mission!
Go round the bungalow making sure it’s all locked up, go around once more… u never know!
Sort myself out, meds, pjs etc. Check the doors where locked, I’d forgotten I’d already done it twice!
In bed before 9pm… BOOM! Rock, roll & wide awake!

Now who’s the one with MS! 😜


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Just be yourself; you are wonderful!

Nice little reminder for everyone this morning – myself included!

JUST BE YOURSELF; YOU ARE WONDERFUL!

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When the right pain comes I smile #MS #multiplesclerosis #nervepain #nervedamage #painforgain #strongerthanMS #thismegaspecialrocks #thisgirlcan #ishapeme #MegaSpecial

I’m sure this is referring to pain for gain because the pain I feel right now is not making me smile!

Check list…

•Heavy lifeless legs ✔
•Extreme relentless pain for no good reason ✔
•deep burning like my thighs are in a furness ✔

Yep, must be MS! 😩
Bring on tomorrow’s Pilates! Pain for a reason! 👌👍👏

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