Creativity and mental illness

A problem I have yet to overcome is the balance between fitness and my artwork. I have quite successfully for going on about six weeks is changed my diet from vegetarian (1 week ) to vegan (4 weeks) . The drawback is I push my art to the side often relying on a depressed or manic episode to get me back into it. Sometimes it feels like waiting for the perfect wave to come in in hope to catch it and ride it out.

I have a new series I have planned and I need to just find that balance.