July 12, 2014
tishtash77
Posts: 430 Member
Morning all.
DH and I are getting a little better at badminton so it is getting a bit more competitive, well for him anyway, b*****d keeps hitting it at my face/body. Grrrr. I am going to look for some cheap tennis racquets too, there is a tennis court at the park/slash pad we take DS to sometimes and DH wants to try tennis. There is an adult section in the park with weight machines, running machine but not real things, like metal looks like play equipment but is meant for adults to use. I did a minute on each thing yesterday - wow my back muscles and shoulder hurt today, guess I found some muscles I do not much use!
Today we may dump DS at his Grandmas and go for a beer in the sun for an hour or two. Then play some more badminton. Tomorrow DH works and it is meant to be rainy so if I can't get out with DS myself we will make some cinnamon roll muffins together and maybe do some hand and foot print painting.
Edit: Oh and I am happy this week, my weigh in balanced out last week's tiny loss (due to TOM) so I am back on track and reached 70lbs. I am waiting to celebrate for the 75lbs mark but still exciting to feel like I am getting there
DH and I are getting a little better at badminton so it is getting a bit more competitive, well for him anyway, b*****d keeps hitting it at my face/body. Grrrr. I am going to look for some cheap tennis racquets too, there is a tennis court at the park/slash pad we take DS to sometimes and DH wants to try tennis. There is an adult section in the park with weight machines, running machine but not real things, like metal looks like play equipment but is meant for adults to use. I did a minute on each thing yesterday - wow my back muscles and shoulder hurt today, guess I found some muscles I do not much use!
Today we may dump DS at his Grandmas and go for a beer in the sun for an hour or two. Then play some more badminton. Tomorrow DH works and it is meant to be rainy so if I can't get out with DS myself we will make some cinnamon roll muffins together and maybe do some hand and foot print painting.
Edit: Oh and I am happy this week, my weigh in balanced out last week's tiny loss (due to TOM) so I am back on track and reached 70lbs. I am waiting to celebrate for the 75lbs mark but still exciting to feel like I am getting there
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Morning! 70lbs lost is fantastic! Celebrate! It sounds like you have a great husband who likes to get active with you, that is so helpful!
Im still wheezy but determined to push through it because anymore time laying in bed and I will lose my mind. It is so crazy how just 2 days in bed can take you into a depression just like that whether your sick or not. For those of us who walk the line and try to always stay on top of the dark demon, just two days can pull you back in just like that. So scary. That is why I want to just pack up and go swimming. Do anything to get moving and get away from this house. Maybe working my lungs will help.
Hope everyone has a great day!0 -
Looking to be a sunny/rainy weekend here. Got my 65 minute power walk in this morning. Just packing up my things.
70lbs is fantastic!! Good for you!!!
And good on you for getting out of bed...do pack it in and go for a swim!!! Sounds great!!
Everyone ......have a great day!
Nancy in AZ0 -
Good afternoon, folks!
Badminton, swimming, and walking -- great to see all of the activity going on today!
I worked my tail off yesterday. Got a lot of steps in at work, walked home, walked over to 7-11 for free slurpee day (yum!), did C25K, and some lifting. After a phone call with my brother, I was inspired to try doing a bench press with the empty barbell (45 lbs) and I was surprised to see I could manage 5 sets of 5! I also did 5x5 overhead press with a 35lb fixed barbell, which is another best for me. Still can't do squats, though. Getting down and back up is no problem, but I need to work on my shoulder flexibility so I can press the bar against my back without them being at a weird, painful angle.
Today is cleaning cleaning cleaning in preparation for our landlord to coming an fix a leaky toilet. Things are mostly fine, but we haven't washed the floors in a while or done detail cleaning things. After that, maybe I'll take a walk somewhere.0 -
Almost 2 hrs at the pool and wheeze is gone! Im cured! Its a miracle! Very weak still but omg, to not be wheezing, hallelujah!0
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Almost 2 hrs at the pool and wheeze is gone! Im cured! Its a miracle! Very weak still but omg, to not be wheezing, hallelujah!
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Whew, I am just exhausted today! Can't get out of my own way. Reading your posts has been a boost, though, and after I hit send, I'll throw on my suit and swim too. I know it's what my body needs. Crazy how hard the getting there can be!
Heather, I hear you about fighting the depression monster. I do too--I can't stand to be super medicated, and if I'm not vigilant about good sleep patterns and exercise, then I just spiral down. Mine started with Still's, partly chronic pain and fatigue, partly just stress, anxiety, and sadness over losing my normal life to this crap. I have this vision, though, of being thinner and healthier, selling my Bigfoot erotic for oodles of money, and traveling again, maybe teaching at a school in Zimbabwe or doing volunteer work in a Bulgarian orphanage again, or just doing SOMETHING worthwhile.
I've spent too much sick time the past few weeks watching crappy television and getting really appalled by the superficial, narcissistic Hollywood culture that's all over tv now. Egads. Time to cancel my cable when plastic surgeons are reconstructing the vagina of transgendered porn stars in the middle of the afternoon to make it look more "virginal"! Really!??!!!
Anyway, that's my rant. Just ate a yummy peach.
K. In Maine0 -
Oh, and another thing!
A few of my friends on Facebook are doing this 100 days of happiness thing. I'm not exactly sure where it started or what the official premise is, but each day they post something joyful about their lives. I like this. I especially like the idea of taking the time to either DO something that will bring joy to someone else (and by rippling effect, right back to me) or taking the time to celebrate something wonderful that's already in my life.
My diet is failing--and I'm trying to understand why--and the answers I come back to are biology (I am fighting my body instead of working with it) and stress, a habit of letting something stressful remain unaddressed so that I have a constant threat or worry in the back of my mind. Maybe by keeping a 100 day journal, I can start to reprogram my brain out of anxiety and into happiness and peace. Definitely worth trying.
K.0 -
I had a peach too! I cannot believe those delicious things are less cals than an apple!
I like the 100 days of happiness. I cannot wait for you to have surgery Karen because then things are really going to take off for you and you wont be stuck in this battle. I know you want it more than anything, you just need help and honey, its coming!0 -
I love the 100 days of happiness idea too!!!
And was great reading everyone's exercising programs today!! Great job folks!! keep up the FANTASTIC work!!! Exercise is suppose to help depression or relieving stress! Keep up the great work!!!0 -
It helps so much just getting up and moving. I actually googled how to get energy back from being sick and they recommend exercise, specifically swimming or yoga so it looks like I did what I needed to do.0
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Heather, main reason peaches have less calories than an apple is the lower fiber content. Fiber is carbs - but the good kind. Peaches still have a lot of fiber, but not as much as apples... LOL Just in case you care.
100 Days of Happiness sounds interested. Just not sure how much I would stick with it... Consistency is my biggest kicker because procrastination and laziness are my constant companions...
Stress makes it hard for me to want to do anything other than take down time... 0
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