Matt's Big Fat Arse

One of the things I struggle with is the self-care of just doing the exercises that help me feel better…. read more Why is doing so hard when knowing is so easy?

Despite a short sleep today (late night), I woke up this morning (which is a surprise to me) feeling great… read more Good morning

From this, I think I’d be happy between 20% and 35%. File this under Health Advice on MBFA. Also on:… read more What Every Body Fat % Actually Looks Like (50% to 5%)

This is my post-stretch report on a not-so-good day. I woke up extremely stiff and in pain. Time to do… read more A post stretch report on a not-so-good day

I got good sleep, but I am still nodding off like I’ve got narcolepsy or something. Fatigue sucks.

This is what I get for arranging to do things early and staying up late. My body is forcing sleep… read more I’m struggling to stay awake; my fatigue levels are through the roof

I woke up feeling a spritely 21, but now I feel like I’m 102. The energy I had has gone,… read more I feel all the ages at once today

I woke up in pain today. The worst I’ve had in a long while. A red day and no mistake…. read more Woke up in pain but feeling better now

As I woke up, my blood sugar dropped to 9.x mmol/L – within the normal range, at last.. Then my… read more For just a moment I had normal blood sugar levels

I try to have a stretch and do a very light workout while my tea is brewing. The longest I… read more 5 minutes is my max… For now.

I was browsing some scientific papers (as one does) and found a study linking AxSpA and diabetes. The meta-analysis and… read more Diabetes and AxSpA

It is about 2am, which makes it my birthday. Don’t put candles on the cake – we’d have to call… read more I’m officially older; I feel the same

It is easing off, but for a moment there, I was tempted to take pain medication. I’m still feeling irritable… read more Give me a moment, I have pain

I’ve been working on getting my blood sugar levels down. With mixed results. So I figured that I would look… read more Self experiment: Leucine and arginine vs my blood sugar levels

For one brief moment, I thought my blood sugar would get down to where it should be. I hit a… read more Almost; but, also, no

I just popped on the scales, but did not get the same value as when I was weighed at the… read more That’s odd: Weight measurement disparity (and good news)

I’m nodding off here. I know why. I went to bed at 2am, slept for three hours and then woke… read more Man, am I tired

I was weighed at the GP’s today and came in at 128.2 KG, which is slightly under 20 stone 3… read more Might have lost wieght (and other news)

Yeah, I slept all day today because I stayed up all night binging a series. When I woke up (to… read more Today is a pretty good day

If I was having a flare, it may be over. I think it would be wise to take it relatively… read more I’m feeling pretty good today

AxSpA flares, it turns out, are not well understood. It is widely recognised that AxSpA sufferers have periods where symptoms… read more AxSpA: What is a flair (up)?

I ache more than normal today. Today I feel tired (fatigued), achy, and in some pain. I hope that today’s… read more I’m off to a slow start

I guess I snacked a bit hard during downtime. Still, it’s not all bad. I feel like my strength and… read more Somehow, I gained 4lbs doing two weeks of intensive physio

The fatigue is hitting me hard, which is somewhat to be expected. I could have gone to bed sooner after… read more The fatigue is hitting me hard today