Josh Ochoa
flexms.bsky.social
Josh Ochoa
@flexms.bsky.social
Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis Dec 4th, 2012. Currently writing something 🤫

Trying to reach fitness goals, reading goals, writing goals, eat what I like (and not gain the weight back 😅), all while trying not to melt in TX

🧡
Unfortunately day 09 became an unofficial rest day. Needed to fix up the car more than keeping up 100days of workouts

Writing more for myself.

So now it'll be a 101 day challenge (I'm not turning tomorrow into day 9, I'd forget bout that before posting XD)

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis
January 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
New week (for the year, I'll switch back normal soon o⁷)

Day 08 got cut short due to it smelling like a storm outside, plus it did rain earlier.

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis #RantMS #NewYears2026 #100DayChallenge
January 8, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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MS can cause mood changes.
These aren’t always reactions to stress — MS can affect brain areas that regulate emotion.

Irritability, low mood, anxiety, or sudden shifts can be neurological, not weakness.
Understanding this helps reduce guilt.

www.livewithms.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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So just found out that Audible have silently removed six audiobooks from my library. Because I noticed, and complained, they gave six credits to buy them back again. They did this because the publishers updated the books and Audible just deleted the old versions.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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🧵 THREAD: 10 Ways MS Affects Your Body Before Physical Symptoms Show Up (Most People Don’t Know These)

(Early signs threads = huge bookmark + share rates.)

1️⃣ You get overwhelmed by noise more easily
Your sensory processing system is overworking.
January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
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The first ride of the 2026 Garage Dayz tour will be January 20! #NeverStopNeverQuitForThem #MultipleSclerosis #MS #ThisisMS #nationalmssociety
January 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Okay, so I messed up

I haven't posted here...so here's days 1-4 real quick (doing 100days of exercises in a row for health and the flip off MS)

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis #RantMS #NewYears2026 #100DayChallenge
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I decided to do something different this year; I chose to record my exercises

I'm not going to let #MultipleSclerosis define me, and I'm not going to stand in my way. I will do better than this year.

2026 will be better, that's the mentality I'm bringing and I'll be cussing thru each exercise lol
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Whoops, forgot to post a few days 😅😅😅

Next time will be 15mins on the elliptical o⁷

.37miles - 14:07
November 29, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Your strength isn’t measured by how much you can do.

It’s measured by how much you keep going through:

pain, fatigue, fog, overwhelm, uncertainty.

You’re stronger than you realize.
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I wish it said time and distance for elliptical, but it is what it is

.26miles in 12mins 03secs

Tomorrow will be 13mins

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis #OneStepAtATime
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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“[The #MS Hug] refers to a sensation of tightness or squeezing around the chest or abdomen that can sometimes be #painful or make it hard to breathe or move.”: buff.ly/dkDb1WL

via @msnewstoday.bsky.social
#MultipleSclerosis #ChronicPain #awareness
The MS hug: Symptoms, triggers, treatments, and tips to manage |...
The MS hug causes tightness around the chest and is a common sensation for people with MS. Learn more about its symptoms and treatments.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Tomorrow will be 12 minutes on the elliptical o⁷

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis #MSlife

I will* get past half a mile this year

And I will* get to a mile in walking before the MS150 next year
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tomorrow will be 11 minutes on the elliptical

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tomorrow will be 10 mins on the elliptical
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I think my gym likes me lol

Employee: How're you?

Me: sleepy
Another employee: sleepy

Me: *brain freezes cause they knew my response*

I gotta find another thing to say to throw em off next time XD
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Those who walk 100 miles should consider themselves halfway there on the 99th - A random quote I read

#FlexMS #fitness
August 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Giving myself 2 rest days for legs. Also increased stretching a lil to make sure legs still moved a bit.

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis #MSlife

(You can find me on Hevy with the username project_hachi)
August 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Those who walk 100 miles should consider themselves halfway there on the 99th - A random quote I read

#FlexMS #fitness
August 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Time to start training for next year's MS150 (since I'm part procrastinator 😅😅😅)

#MultipleSclerosis #flexMS

Cycling took the majority of time, but I'm using a gym bike so I don't have proper measurements
August 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Core, legs, and back exercises for August.

Always nice having an app show you how far you've gone 🧡

#FlexMS #MultipleSclerosis
August 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I did it coach, I reached a quarter mile w/o stopping

\(X_x)/

Lol anyone wanna finish the mile for me? 😅

#MultipleSclerosis #gymtime #1milegoal #FlexMS
June 25, 2025 at 8:36 PM