ME/CFS, now back to weightlifting and mountain biking after rest and cutting back
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Nov 2025
In their words
- Now: Recovered
Now I’m back to hard work and building my stamina back up weightlifting and mountain biking.
In context ↗
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Summary
A person was recently feeling amazing after doctors found no answers; after that post they quit caffeine, alcohol and marijuana, halved their workload, stopped exercising and rested a month or more, then felt young again and returned to weightlifting and mountain biking, though pushing too hard brought the feeling back and they rested to recover.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- quit caffeine · Helped
I quit caffeine, alcohol, marijuana
In context ↗ - cut my workload in half · Helped
I cut my workload in half
In context ↗ - rested my body · Helped a lot
stopped exercising and rested my body for probably month or more
In context ↗ - weightlifting and mountain biking · Helped
Now I’m back to hard work and building my stamina back up weightlifting and mountain biking
In context ↗
Approaches: Diet · Pacing · Radical rest
Their path
How ill they were on the ME/CFS severity scale, estimated from what they describe at each point, in the order they describe; they don’t give enough times to place each step. Hover or tap a point. Dates are when they posted. What the levels mean.
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| When | What happened | Where they were | After |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | quit caffeine, alcohol and marijuana, halved workload, stopped exercising and rested for a month or moreI cut my workload in half stopped exercising and rested my body for probably month or more.In context ↗ | Mild | Pacing and the energy envelope |
| 2025-11 | back to hard work, weightlifting and mountain biking; overdoing it occasionally brings the fatigue backNow I’m back to hard work and building my stamina back up weightlifting and mountain biking. I feel young again.In context ↗ | Recovered |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Post-exertional malaise
There’s been a few times I’ve pushed to hard exercising and had the feeling back
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