I am a little sore from yesterday's procedure but saw no reason why I couldn't get out and walk today. I laid out everything that I would possibly need, so all I needed to do was roll out of bed and put clothes on.
Although I will confess that first I weighed myself, doing my usual morning routine. I am officially down 11 pounds. I'm happy about that, but have one caveat: I had to be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours for yesterday's procedure (and I lost five pounds doing it). Today's weight may still reflect procedure weight loss.
But still, I'll take it. It was exciting to see. And it was up two and a half pounds from procedure day.
But today, I got out and walked. It was a beautiful morning, a little on the warm side (it's usually in the 60s in the morning here, and will be in the 90s this afternoon). I walked briskly and felt great.
I do feel, though, that my legs are still weak. I hope to improve that in the next month.
My goal for June was to get back into a steady routine and I've done that. I have yet to develop July goals, but that's next.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Week End
The week is over.
I took one day off from exercise, Wednesday. Friday, I hauled heavy carts around Costco for an hour and then did a half hour on the elliptical.
Today I did some major grocery shopping, again with heavy carts, and sweated big time. Not so much the second trip, but worked out hard doing the cleaning tonight. And then followed it with a walk.
So some major working out this week.
Tomorrow, though, I'm going to finish grocery shopping and maybe mow the lawn. Then I am going to reorganize some of my cabinets. I need to stay kind of close to the facilities. I will be on a clear liquid diet, prep for Monday's procedure. Not planning on working out Sunday or Monday.
DD is back home, so I'll be doing morning workouts. Yes!
I took one day off from exercise, Wednesday. Friday, I hauled heavy carts around Costco for an hour and then did a half hour on the elliptical.
Today I did some major grocery shopping, again with heavy carts, and sweated big time. Not so much the second trip, but worked out hard doing the cleaning tonight. And then followed it with a walk.
So some major working out this week.
Tomorrow, though, I'm going to finish grocery shopping and maybe mow the lawn. Then I am going to reorganize some of my cabinets. I need to stay kind of close to the facilities. I will be on a clear liquid diet, prep for Monday's procedure. Not planning on working out Sunday or Monday.
DD is back home, so I'll be doing morning workouts. Yes!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Time to get moving again
Yep, I'm still here. It's been nearly a year since I blogged on this blog, and for no really good reason. I have been exercising although at a little less intensity than last year.
First of all, I developed a sinus infection that took months to get over. It was awful. And then I had another one that took about a month to get over. I went in for my annual checkup, and found that my feeling of every day being a mountain to climb had more to do with the fact that my hematocrit was 32.6 (normal for women is 36-45) than the fact that I was depressed. Go figure.
So I'm back to exercise, and I walk slower than ever. But I'm walking. I get short of breath climbing a flight of stairs and that so sucks. But I am taking an iron supplement and having a procedure next week to see if I'm actively bleeding from an area, and we'll just go from there.
So last week and this week I finally got the exercise down that I wanted. I exercised most days last week, and have taken one day off this week. So far this week, I've:
mowed the lawn and dug the garden on Sunday, and walked a half hour
did 30 minutes on the elliptical on Monday
walked on Tuesday
and walked this morning (for a half hour, each walk)
95 minutes of working out on Sunday, and 90 minutes added to that. Yes!
Tomorrow I'll do something, in addition to hauling big carts around Costco. Saturday I'll walk. Sunday and Monday I probably won't feel like doing much of anything, and then I'll pick it up again.
Onward!
First of all, I developed a sinus infection that took months to get over. It was awful. And then I had another one that took about a month to get over. I went in for my annual checkup, and found that my feeling of every day being a mountain to climb had more to do with the fact that my hematocrit was 32.6 (normal for women is 36-45) than the fact that I was depressed. Go figure.
So I'm back to exercise, and I walk slower than ever. But I'm walking. I get short of breath climbing a flight of stairs and that so sucks. But I am taking an iron supplement and having a procedure next week to see if I'm actively bleeding from an area, and we'll just go from there.
So last week and this week I finally got the exercise down that I wanted. I exercised most days last week, and have taken one day off this week. So far this week, I've:
mowed the lawn and dug the garden on Sunday, and walked a half hour
did 30 minutes on the elliptical on Monday
walked on Tuesday
and walked this morning (for a half hour, each walk)
95 minutes of working out on Sunday, and 90 minutes added to that. Yes!
Tomorrow I'll do something, in addition to hauling big carts around Costco. Saturday I'll walk. Sunday and Monday I probably won't feel like doing much of anything, and then I'll pick it up again.
Onward!
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