2. Daily Activity Accountability
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2.9 miles with the dogs this morning.... Rainy!!0
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not very active these last few days.. had a lot going on... back at it today..0
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6k steps so far today (almost 3 miles)...jazzercise tonight0
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Mad_Medusa wrote: »@ObesityWarrior had lithium worked for you in the past? Not to be too personal
I have not been on the prescription lithium before, I was on Sodium valproate which did not work and lamotrigine which made me worse and aripiprazole which did not work and lots of other things I can not remember. I have tried Lithium orotate which can be purchased from amazon, I heard good things about it but did not work for me. Now I should be starting Lithium carbonate which is the big pharma stuff that gets prescribed. I am not optimistic but will give it a try when/if my blood tests confirm my liver/thyroid are healthy enough to take it. For now I am only taking Quetiapine which enables me to sleep and reduces psychotic symptoms but does not stop the mood swings at all. I am 35 now and was first assessed for mental health issues when I was 12, so I do not hold out much hope of a medical help working to be honest. I think my soul, mind and brain are just too damaged. I feel duty bound to try everything offered though and you never know maybe one day things will change for better. I am just frazzled I think from lifes traumas and seem to exist on the very edge of my coping limit so regularly fall over the edge with every little stressor. I have tried most things. I have had herbal remedies, acupuncture, spiritual healing, I even sat on top of a mountain in India and meditated on 3 different trips. I have tried the celibate vegan inner peace daily hours of meditation, I have also went totally the other direction and went wild. I did the get married and settle down thing. I did the get dumped and divorced thing. I did the free love thing. I feel I have covered most possibilities of how I might find healing. Ps had loads of therapy too,0 -
I'm here,, I am on vacation. Cleaning out freezers .. Getting ready to do the second one. Hopefully aerobics tonight0
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Jazzercize - done!0
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3.12 miles this morning!0
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2.8 Miles walking about for shopping and doctor's visit.0
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I should have been doing aquafit tonight, but my car is now at the garage with a punctured tyre so I'm stranded
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Just about 6 miles in total today, including an after work 4 mile walk with my colleagues. We're all doing a sponsored 10km (6.2 miles) walk in July, so this was 'training', and also a reason for us to just be out of the office together. I actually really enjoyed it.0
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3+ mile walk plus jazzercise, good day!0
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Just found out that the new manager at my gym is cancelling Tuesday night Aquafit
So I will now only be able to go once a week 
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I found a local health walks group so went out with them today. I think it was around two miles country walking through varied terrain with hills so felt like more.0
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3 miles with the dog this morning.1
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slack on exercise yesterday... today i dragged my butt out of bed early and was at the gym at 4am... got a workout in before work... i have plans after work and knew i wouldn't be able to work out... i am at almost 11,000 steps and it's only noon... normally i would only be at around 4000 steps...0
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I rearranged my living room furniture to a better functioning arrangement.0
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I got a fitness tracker a couple days ago, and have been figuring that out. I've found that it has helped motivate me throughout the day as well.1
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I've had a really good couple of days thanks to the encouragement of Fitbit challenges with Arlene and Tata! Message one of us if you want to join. We're having fun and setting new personal records. I went 13K steps today!!1
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7 miles walking.0
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@ObesityWarrior I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder when I was about 15 years old after a short stay in the psych Hospital and I've been on a variety of medications since then. lithium was one of the first medications I was on and for many people it is kind of a miracle drug and helps them tremendously my only worry is that you had mentioned that you are a quick cycling bipolar. I am also a quick cycling bipolar and lithium is designed for a slow cycling bipolar it may work for you and trust me I hope it does but please take that into consideration if they start trying to adjust the amounts a lot you may want to talk to them about a lot of anticonvulsant medications that are also used for bipolar disorder. These medications like Depakote and Latuda have had a lot of success with quick cycling bipolar. once again whatever ultimately works for you works for you. Ive just done a lot of research and would like to share the knowledge that I have with you and I wish you all the luck0
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Last few days I spent walking on the beach few miles every day1
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65 minutes on the elliptical this morning at the Y.0
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Short 1.6 mile walk with the dogs this afternoon before the storms rolled in.0
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Two lazy days (one was a planned rest day, the other was derailed by a planned event), but tonight was a MASSIVE workout at the gym. Awesome workout.0
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Relax day today0
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It amazes me just how much activity you all do. Nearly killed me just cleaning out my bathroom yesterday.
I haven't done any official activity for a week and a half, but I did a lot of housework yesterday and if sweating and short of breath means your burning fat, then I burned loads!
Going to try and do another hour of housework after work today. Tomorrow night I will be at Aquafit. But as it will be the last Tuesday night class and then I will only have Thursday night, I am going to have to find another activity to do in its place.0 -
went to the gym this morning before work... hit my step goal by 10am.. if we don't get any storms this afternoon i am planning on taking my dog for a walk after work, otherwise i will get some housework done or maybe some sewing...0
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ClarissaCLD wrote: »It amazes me just how much activity you all do. Nearly killed me just cleaning out my bathroom yesterday.
I haven't done any official activity for a week and a half, but I did a lot of housework yesterday and if sweating and short of breath means your burning fat, then I burned loads!
Going to try and do another hour of housework after work today. Tomorrow night I will be at Aquafit. But as it will be the last Tuesday night class and then I will only have Thursday night, I am going to have to find another activity to do in its place.
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2.75 miles on the treadmill this morning & a 15 minute walk with some friends at work.
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