Hmm...Have you tried detoxing yet? I may have had something similar as a teenager. I was also on the pill and that kind of paralysed my peristaltic movements to the point that I once had to go to the hospital for that. My guts never worked all that well, I had a sensitive stomach too.
At the age of 20 I moved out, got my own apartment, made my own food (I had become vegetarian by then more or less and now had a chance to eat exactly the way I wanted and within a month all my troubles were gone. Well, almost all.
Many,many years later I read a book on premenopausal weight gain and how to prevent that and it said to leave out most of the carbonhydrates. My mother had already told me as a child that I seemed to dislike all the carbonhydrates. I did not like to eat potatoes, I did not like bread, I did not like rice. I was made to eat them anyway, and suffered many stomach upsets and food poisoning as a child. So, anyway, after reading that book, I kicked the carbonhydrates from my lunch menu, and stuck to just eating fish or meat and vegetables. I had protein shakes for breakfast and the occasional yoghurt. And my usual tea. And voila- after some time my guts started working normally. I also felt much better. Never again that stuffed, sluggish feeling. When I finally read "Eat right for your type" which explains the right diet for each bloodtype and all the aggravating foods too for the four types (A, B,AB, O) I found out that I had gravitated instinctively towards all the stuff that was good for me (A-type) and avoided the aggravating foods, I had never liked them anyway, and they always made me feel bad. And lo and behold, carbonhydrates were among them!
Then I did a raw food cleansing fast. Nothing but raw vegetables, boiled kidney beans and feta cheese for almost a week. Three salads a day. It was like pipe cleaning. Amazing!
So, as allergies and auto-immune reactions of often caused by toxines (all of which are stored in the body fat, pass through the intestines, get processed in the liver) removing the toxines from your body does make a difference.
Another thing that works for that is chlorella or spirulina algae tablets. Their molecules get glued to the toxines in your guts and the whole thing leaves your body together.
The way to get the toxines removed from your bodyfat is lymphdrainage, computer aided cellulitis treatments and such.
You will be surprised how much lighter you feel when they are gone. You can think clearly, your legs feel light, it has the most amazing effect on your mood (the negativity starts to disappear).
Of course, bellyrolls and all that will be good for you too, but I think you should start detoxing first before you push yourself beyond your limits in dancing.

Hope this helps.

My sister is a doctor and she tells me how bad my health is all the time. And I just wish she understood how hard everything is for me. My other sister is starting to understand as she was recently diagnosed with Lupus, but for years the two of them have said, "It's all in your head", "you just need to loose weight" (although the worst asthma attack I ever had was when I weighed only 98 lbs!), "just make yourself get up and you'll feel better"! I just wished that they would understand that I am a very determined person, but when I can't walk from my bedroom to the living room without getting out of breath, how can I go to the gym that day? It is great to be able to talk about it with people who understand. -Freya

Ewww, no fun. I have to watch out for allergies but I can't imagine going without any antihistamines at all! I would never survive!

I've always been susceptible to illness it's just that much worse with the IBS on top of it now. (I'm sure some undiagnosed allergies played havoc with my immune system.) I was thin back then though so everyone assumed I was healthy.... and would tell me how lucky I was.... pfft. "Girl, if you can bike 5-7 miles without pausing and not even be slightly winded for breath don't talk to me about how you're out of shape." You can't tell by just looking at someone what is really going on.

Hello all
Arghhhh! I feel for you! Been fighting chronic fatigue symdrome/adrenal burnout/fibromyalgia syndrome (depending which dr/naturopath) or depression, self absorption and laziness (depending which all knowing busybody !!) for most of my life. Ironically stumbled aross this tribe whilst on a flat day unable to practise.
I have tried many diets, found combinations of herbs/supplements/adrenal fatigue diet/treatment of intestinal candidiasis and Balanocystis the only way I've moved forward, trying any one thing didn't help.
As for motivation practise this is what has worked for me
1. Teaching
Makes me drag my arse off the couch, as only beginner /intermediate classes not too technically taxing. i suffer from brain fog a lot so have to prepare a detailed written plan. I limit workshops I do/teach to avoid burnout - plus travel and different food an issue
2. Prioritising
One has to buy food and cook, pay bills etc, but I have given up on using the rest of my limited energy on keeping the house spotless if it means there's nothing left to dance with. And I limit the amount of performing to less than I would like so I don't have meltdowns when other aspects of life get hectic
3. DVDs -
yay for pause buttons. Zoe's there in my lounge room when I feel up to it, and you can do just parts of vidoes if stuffed
4. Allowing inspiration:
When I'm in an energy slump and brain fogged, it's hard to dance fabulously. Often lying on the couch I'll get tiny bits of choreos, and I'm too stuffed to be able to transcribe so just video it on the camera or phone for future rreference. Also in the bath with funky music on. Or just watching you tubes/DVDs...may not feel like you're doing much but you are feeding the unconscious with movements and images.
5. Slo mo
If I'm too tired/unco for turns or fast work, I'll just go over combos or movements in half time..actually very good for cleaning up your techinique. I find big doses of tribal kill my arms when I am in an energy slump so do ten inutes at a time then come back to it. Also I do my Upper body work sitting or kneeling
6. Forgivenenss of self
"Perfectionism is the death of creativity" - don't know who said it. So is comparison, resentment or bitterness. In fact any manfestation of ego not going to do you any favours with chronic health issues. (Easier said than done, we all have our vents and pity parties now and then..express and release, don't wallow)
If you really aren't up to it, be Ok with that and don't self flagellate....unless that gets you off of course ;-)
Your body is working twice as hard as most people just to get up, make breakfast and have a shower. Been awake for less than an hour and to your body, you've done the equivalent of running a marathon..credit is due. We are the canaries in the coal mines with the sensitive bodies telling then rest of the species we cannot live/breathe/eat pollution, they just haven't twigged yet.