It went up to 78 degrees or higher yesterday for the first time all season. The temps have been moderate, but colder than I like for quite some time, so it was great to open the windows and get outside for a bit.
I pushed the mower, or should I tell the truth and say the damn thing dragged me around the yard? I actually ran the mower back and forth through the whole yard, even the areas that hadn't started to grow yet. I felt like one of those obsessive people that have to walk up and down every aisle at the market, even though they don't need to. I need the exercise. The lawn was just as rutted and bumpy as I remembered it.
I also did lots of other things. One of them was to go to the dentist to get a checkup and cleaning. I need to get a tooth fixed and scheduled that for the end of this month.
I came home with a stiff neck, so pushing the mower added to that. The stiff neck is from the stress of sitting in the chair and trying to look calm as an adult should look. Doesn't work. It doesn't fool anyone, and my body still tries anyway.
Last night, I went for a walk just to see if that would loosen me up a bit. It did help, but I was a lot slower than I usually am, and I only covered about a mile before I decided to call it quits. Just after I got home, the storms hit.
The house was 79 all day inside into the evening, even with the windows open and the great breeze. I closed all of them except the one next to my bed, and ran the ceiling fans to cool things off. The storms dropped the overnight temp into the mid 50's, so the house cooled down a bit too. I refused to turn the AC on because I had waited all winter for warm weather.
I had some upsetting dreams and it woke me about 2am, so I hit the bathroom and then tried to go back to sleep. I did fall asleep around 4, and the alarm woke me for the first time in a long time. I usually get up 5 minutes before it goes off.
I drove my bus route, came home and was greeted by a friend to take a walk. It was raining lightly, so I grabbed an umbrella, and we headed out through the neighborhood. After one loop, I told him I was sore and we could try again on Friday, and I went in. He is a slow walker, and just starting out, so it's more of a stroll for me than a real walk, but it does get me out and I enjoy his company.
Well, I really was sore and tired. I came in and took a nap, for an hour and a half! I was awakened by a text from my son, otherwise, I would have slept through noon. I guess I was tired.
The roller coaster continues.
I decided tonight that I was going to gather up the ingredients I need to make another batch of chili. I will use red kidneys this time, along with ground beef and hot sausage links. I cut the skin on the links and pull the sausage into balls and cook them that way before adding them to the mix. I have lots of frozen veggies (spinach, mixed vegetables, and broccoli) along with my tomatoes and spices, so it should be a great combination. I will start cooking tomorrow.
My goal over the next 2 weeks, as far as eating is concerned, is to eat high protein meals made by me and to save the microwave food for times when I am too tired. I would like to get back to basics at least for a little while. It may get a bit monotonous eating the same things all the time, but I did it before, and I want to lose what I gained over the last year, and then continue on to my original goal.
I went down to 202 (my lowest weight post) and am now up around 225 (gained since last year). If I make it to 202, then I want to at least break the magic number of 200. I have pants and a belt I bought that won't fit me until I get below 200 and I hate to waste good clothing.
Unless I get up at 4:30am every morning, I don't have time to make eggs with Canadian bacon as a meal, and oatmeal by itself is not a meal. It lowers my blood sugar unless I eat some protein first. I don't eat cereal because of the celiac, although I do cheat now and again with other meals.
So, I usually make up a microwave "steamer" meal. I eat the protein in the meal first as I'm supposed to, but the meals aren't the best thing for my diet.
So, lunch and dinner will be my own cooking (mostly pre-cooked) and breakfast will have to be worked out. Anyone want to eat chili for breakfast?
I see the Bariatric doctor in July, so I should have time to get back on track by then, along with the help from the "Back on track" program that I start next month.
In the meantime, I am still using walking as my main exercise, and painting, cleaning, and fix up to supplement. I plan to start jogging in bits and pieces during those walks, and gradually expanding my distance.
My personal goals are to investigate warmer weather for this fall and hopefully into the winter so I can be outside as much as possible all year round. I still hope to play my guitar for a living.
Let's see what happens next... Life is Good!
I pushed the mower, or should I tell the truth and say the damn thing dragged me around the yard? I actually ran the mower back and forth through the whole yard, even the areas that hadn't started to grow yet. I felt like one of those obsessive people that have to walk up and down every aisle at the market, even though they don't need to. I need the exercise. The lawn was just as rutted and bumpy as I remembered it.
I also did lots of other things. One of them was to go to the dentist to get a checkup and cleaning. I need to get a tooth fixed and scheduled that for the end of this month.
I came home with a stiff neck, so pushing the mower added to that. The stiff neck is from the stress of sitting in the chair and trying to look calm as an adult should look. Doesn't work. It doesn't fool anyone, and my body still tries anyway.
Last night, I went for a walk just to see if that would loosen me up a bit. It did help, but I was a lot slower than I usually am, and I only covered about a mile before I decided to call it quits. Just after I got home, the storms hit.
The house was 79 all day inside into the evening, even with the windows open and the great breeze. I closed all of them except the one next to my bed, and ran the ceiling fans to cool things off. The storms dropped the overnight temp into the mid 50's, so the house cooled down a bit too. I refused to turn the AC on because I had waited all winter for warm weather.
I had some upsetting dreams and it woke me about 2am, so I hit the bathroom and then tried to go back to sleep. I did fall asleep around 4, and the alarm woke me for the first time in a long time. I usually get up 5 minutes before it goes off.
I drove my bus route, came home and was greeted by a friend to take a walk. It was raining lightly, so I grabbed an umbrella, and we headed out through the neighborhood. After one loop, I told him I was sore and we could try again on Friday, and I went in. He is a slow walker, and just starting out, so it's more of a stroll for me than a real walk, but it does get me out and I enjoy his company.
Well, I really was sore and tired. I came in and took a nap, for an hour and a half! I was awakened by a text from my son, otherwise, I would have slept through noon. I guess I was tired.
The roller coaster continues.
I decided tonight that I was going to gather up the ingredients I need to make another batch of chili. I will use red kidneys this time, along with ground beef and hot sausage links. I cut the skin on the links and pull the sausage into balls and cook them that way before adding them to the mix. I have lots of frozen veggies (spinach, mixed vegetables, and broccoli) along with my tomatoes and spices, so it should be a great combination. I will start cooking tomorrow.
My goal over the next 2 weeks, as far as eating is concerned, is to eat high protein meals made by me and to save the microwave food for times when I am too tired. I would like to get back to basics at least for a little while. It may get a bit monotonous eating the same things all the time, but I did it before, and I want to lose what I gained over the last year, and then continue on to my original goal.
I went down to 202 (my lowest weight post) and am now up around 225 (gained since last year). If I make it to 202, then I want to at least break the magic number of 200. I have pants and a belt I bought that won't fit me until I get below 200 and I hate to waste good clothing.
Unless I get up at 4:30am every morning, I don't have time to make eggs with Canadian bacon as a meal, and oatmeal by itself is not a meal. It lowers my blood sugar unless I eat some protein first. I don't eat cereal because of the celiac, although I do cheat now and again with other meals.
So, I usually make up a microwave "steamer" meal. I eat the protein in the meal first as I'm supposed to, but the meals aren't the best thing for my diet.
So, lunch and dinner will be my own cooking (mostly pre-cooked) and breakfast will have to be worked out. Anyone want to eat chili for breakfast?
I see the Bariatric doctor in July, so I should have time to get back on track by then, along with the help from the "Back on track" program that I start next month.
In the meantime, I am still using walking as my main exercise, and painting, cleaning, and fix up to supplement. I plan to start jogging in bits and pieces during those walks, and gradually expanding my distance.
My personal goals are to investigate warmer weather for this fall and hopefully into the winter so I can be outside as much as possible all year round. I still hope to play my guitar for a living.
Let's see what happens next... Life is Good!
2 comments:
Hi, Lee! I think we're both going through some stuff right now. The picture in my recent post is a person who has extreme lymph-edema which apparently can turn into elephantiasis according to the Mayo clinic website. Anyway, I'm under doc's orders to do nothing but put my leg up so I haven't been able to do anything. However, my strict obedience is bearing fruit. Tomorrow is Friday. I have three more days to be good. My DR appointment is Friday. Assuming I can get back to normal, we're going to Sherwood Gardens and see the tulips. Then I'll be back to work the next day!
That was one scary photo. Larraine. I'm glad it wasn't you.
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