Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Okay, after my little baby fit last night, I got a few responses to my blog, and I thought long and hard about all this.
First off, I am not going to post my weight (or do my Body Tests on the Wii) every day any longer. I don't need the aggravation of volatile weight up-and-down that happens every day. I have heard - had NEVER before - felt the need to weigh every day, but the Wii urges you to do a Body Test every day, but now I know that I do not need to do that. I will weigh on Saturdays and Tuesdays. Twice a week should be enough to give me a good picture of what is happening with my weight.
Also, I got a couple of suggestions from friends, and would like to thank you all for taking the time to give me support and help. I sure needed that help yesterday, I admit. I was so ready to quit. But, I'm too stubborn ("the most stubborn person I know" one friend said affectionately) to let this one setback - which was not UNexpected at some point - truly set me back. It is only stiffening my backbone.
One suggestion: drink more water. Ugh. I feel like I pee and pee and pee as it is now. But, I think that this may help. I do start out my day drinking tea, and then switch to water when my big cup of tea is done, which is usually suppertime. I think that, once I get up, I will set my little kitchen timer, and drink a glass of water every half hour. I am sure that I am going to have to force myself after the third or fourth glass, but I will do this. At least for a week, to see what happens. After that, we'll see. If nothing else, I will surely get all the water I should for a few days!
Another suggestion: start counting calories. I think I will pass on this one. I am looking into myfitnesspal.com because I have been told that this will do all the math work on recipes, etc. for a person, once they have entered a recipe into it. I believe that they also compute all the exercise you do, too, but I have a little more research to do on this. I do think, at this point, that I need to quit "treating" myself quite so often. Maybe a Sunday treat, instead of a daily treat. I am still mulling this one over.
Another suggestion: go "outside the box" or "out of my comfort zone" with my exercise. This one is a tricky one, because of my health. I don't worry so much about the stroke, or aftereffects, although that could be a cause of my hips hurting like they do, but once I get started, if my heart starts THUMPing, I stop. I do worry, maybe too much, about having another heart attack. That was not fun in any way, shape, or form, and I do not want to do it again. I do feel a different beating of my heart when stressed, and this is a good thing, but I don't want to push it. Once it moves from beating pretty hard to thumping, I stop.
When I do my Wii training, I start with a couple of balance exercises to warm up, then go on to the physical exercise until my hips hurt too bad to continue, then back to balance to cool off. As my hips get better, I can do more of the physical exercises longer. Right now, I do the Steps, the Obstacle Course, and the Rhythm Marching, and that takes up the remaining time of the half hour.
Another thing I've been thinking about: having a Glucerna or Boost shake for my lunch. Any thoughts on this? I'm not sure, I like to eat food, but...
OK - now for today: I slept until noon, then ate my lunch around 1:30. I had two slices of ham (lunchmeat) and a slice of Colby Jack cheese, cut into pieces on a plate. No bread, no sides. I did my Wii Training around 3:30. Ron got home around quarter til six, and we cut up vegetables for our salads for supper. We ate supper around 7. I had the salad, with an Eskimo Pie afterward. (Hey, I have to eat something for my diabetes medicine to work on!) That's it for today.
I was really surprised that I did not have a sugar low last night after that baby fit. I guess someone, be it God or angels or whoever, watches over fools and babies. Yup, that was me last night. Both of 'em.
good for you. nah, no one but you and your doctor need to know your weight.
ReplyDeletebreathing is important for exercise, too.
today I ate some french fries, two hot dogs a bowl of potato soup. for exercise i coughed. that took a lot of energy.
so you are way way ahead of me on getting into a routine and sticking to it.
good job.
You might want to consider getting a pulse oximeter -- reads your pulse and your O2 level. Might help you judge the effect your exercise is having on your heart; or it might not. They run @ 50$ and can be found at most pharmacies and sports equipment places.
ReplyDeleteThe real bite with them is that it's recovery that is supposed to tell you more than what happens while active. There's some math formula that does that -- 10% rebound within 2 minutes, 50% at 5 minutes -- NOT those numbers I don't think. NUmbers tend to leak out of my brain.
Anyway, it's a tool, and something you might find useful. If you purchase one through sporting goods, it's more likely to have the exercise (aerobics) info, but some do and some don't; and you can look it up online if you feel the need.
I think your and Dad's biggest problem (especially Dad's) is portion size. We were big eaters when I was a kid and it did not stop when I moved out. Now, 15 years later and with the recent lifestyle changes forced upon you both, it is too much. In other words, I think the Glucerna or whatever is a good idea, but totally agree that it sucks. GIVE ME FOOD DAMMIT <--- hell yeah.
ReplyDeleteAlso, you should not worry so much about small up-and-down changes from day to day. No diet is a steady downhill progression except the anorexia diet, and even it plateaus after a while.
The thing to remember is: don't get attached to some number. If you feel healthy by what you are doing, then good! If you do not feel healthy, do something different.