i got sick in late 2023. was in bed about a month, then tried the “slow rehab” thing. didn’t work, worse each time. by fall 2024 i just…
stopped trying to get back to baseline. took almost a year to accept this is the new normal, not temporary. for me, logging everything forced it. standing 20 mins at the mailbox = next day crashed.
no variation, no window where i could “get my fitness back.” the numbers don’t lie. how long did it take you to switch from “recovering” to “this is how my body works now”?