Physical Check-In

I think you have proposed a great idea! Thank you!
I know I will honor my decisions, even when dissociated. I generally do whatever I have clearly decided to do. The "clearly decided" is key.

I absolutely think writing it down will help me to keep track and to see just how much I am eating.

Thankfully, I don't dissociate very often. Well.. lately, a bit more.

I did not eat much today. I was super busy. I ate in a healthy way, however.

Love to All ~

My new exercise video came and I jumped right in. It is a bit harder than I expected, but I needed a new challenge. My eating has been ok, but I need to stop eating so much sugar. I get on a roll with desserts and then start expecting them every night. I have kept everything within my calorie limits, but I know the sugar isn't good for me.

I lost .2 lbs again. I was hoping for more, but I have continued to tone my muscles and I think that is offsetting the weight loss. The important part for me is feeling good and I do. I feel healthy and strong and all of my clothes fit well again. I've been exercising almost daily for two months and it has made a big difference. I'm only putting in 30 minutes each day, but it is intense and I focus on improving each time. I needed something I could stick with and my plan has been reasonable to follow.

I hope everyone is having a healthy week! I know so many are suffering with illness and other ailments and I hope they resolve soon.

Did you like your new video?

I have been craving sugar, too. I always do when I start a low carb diet. If I can keep from feeding the cravings, I get over it all in about 1-2 weeks. If I give in, I am a hostage to it for as long as I acquiesce.

I have to, at least initially, eat more protein to survive the cravings.

Wow, fern, its sounds like you are doing a great job!

As for exercise, I had been walking. I have torn the fascia in my foot. It is incredibly painful. I cannot strain it much without causing further damage.

I am trying to think of exercises I can do. I can't stay on my feet right now. I do have a recumbent exercise bike. It is in storage. I might see if someone will help me move it here.

I ate within guidelines today. It helped that I had stayed busy!
My very best to All!

wow, fern46! that all sounds incredible! what fun you must be having. I actually will be getting in our pool tomorrow and doing some laps to help the knees out, can't wait. the pool always improves my mood! good luck with the new workouts! you sound very motivated and I think that's awesome. keep it up. I think some of that energy will rub off on me this week! be well and all the best. thanks for sharing

Thanks WC and Jedi. This thread helps keep me accountable and motivated. Good job to both of you too. You're doing great. Small changes here and there add up in big ways.

Jedi, I love to swim. It is such great exercise and low impact on your joints. Plus, I think there's just something wonderfully restorative about floating in the water. I've also been running through the water lately. It burns, but its a good workout.

WC, do you have access to a pool? That'd be a great way to get off your feet. And I do like my new video. Its the format that I love about it. There are 3 circuits in each video with 3 min of strength, 2 min of cardio and 1 min of abs in each. It moves quickly and I don't have to do any one exercise for long. It is also short enough that I can keep my kids busy with something while I do it. Bonus!

I haven’t made it back to the gym yet. I was busy on Monday after work, and yesterday and today I was too exhausted to go. I hope I will have the motivation tomorrow. I did do some cleaning today so that’s good. I slipped up over the weekend with eating right and today as well. Here’s to renewed motivation tomorrow!

I did make it to the gym today, albeit for twenty minutes instead of thirty. But twenty minutes is better than no minutes.

Great job getting back to the gym as you planned. Twenty minutes is a lot more than I did.

I've been seriously struggling with my eating lately. The last time I got on the scale I was happily surprised with what I saw, considering what I had been consuming. I know I need to get back on. I'll weight myself tomorrow. I don't expect to be as lucky. Hubby isn't exactly helping me either. I asked him to order a few things from a Czech/Slovak store (he's Czech). As usual, he went WAY overboard. See how many candy bars he bought in the attached photo. I'm the usual candy eater, not him. If it was just him, he'd eat the candy in the attached photo over a 2-year period. It's possible they won't even last a month, with me "sharing" them. I had already planned to make a small cake tomorrow for my brother. This is getting to be so difficult!

Oh!!! That looks YUMMY!!!

I am craving chocolate just now!
Do you have anything chocolate?

For some reason, BirdDancer, you always have all of the goodies!!!

I'm glad you are generous in heart!
Now, may I have some chocolate, please?

I wouldn't be able to stay out of that stash. They look so good and I have no clue what they even are.

Wild Coyote and fern, I'd be a heck of a lot better off if I didn't have so many goodies! Sweets are a bit of a weakness for me. Wild Coyote, most of them have some amount of chocolate involved. Fern, most of them are wafer type confections. Czechs love wafer type candy bars ("oplatky" in Czech). Some are wafers with chocolate and/or sweet nut (often hazelnut) or coconut paste, and then covered with chocolate. "Wafers" are kind of like the crunchy part of a Kit Kat bar, but a little thicker than in a Kit Kat. There are some "straws" which are a crunchy kind of edible straw with mostly chocolate or hazelnut mousse stuff inside. There are also some chocolate covered marzipan bars. I love marzipan! If I could share some with you, I would. Actually, they're not quite as high calorie as most American candy bars. Probably because of the wafer elements.

Tomorrow I plan to make my brother a homemade espresso cake. I know he really likes it. Hopefully, I'll send a lot of it home with him afterwards to share with my dad.

I ate a KitKat at the hospital for dinner. I have no regrets

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I've been craving chocolate so bad! especially dark chocolate. I grilled Italian sausages today and we had beans and mac salad as sides. but I was in the mood for chocolate so bad, I ended up eating two oatmeal raisin granola bars for a snack. tomorrow, I'll have peanut butter chocolate bars for a cheat day. yum!

Today I'm feeling a little blah physically. I have been painting more trim in my house and the chemicals always do a number on my body. They give me headaches and make me feel bloated. Super fun. The kitchen is the last room I plan on doing for a while, so that's the good news. Unfortunately there are 4 doors, a chair rail, crown moulding, and baseboards to do. Ugh....

I made it through my workout even though I didn't feel like it. That helped my energy a bit. I'm also planning to go to the pool later if it doesn't rain and being outside usually helps.

We had pizza last night. I just did not feel like cooking. I did get thin crust and paired it with a salad, so it wasn't too unhealthy. I just ate the leftovers for lunch. Back to something a bit more healthy for dinner!

Wishes of health and wellness to all.

Day two of no meds and I lost 2 pounds already! Losing weight? More energy? Why didn't I do this sooner!

I forgot to get on the scale this morning. Oh well! I'll try to remember tomorrow.

I am taking a break after doing some prep cooking/baking for a dinner I'm making tonight for my brother. He's coming over to give us some advice on something, so I want to treat him. Of course I'm all sweaty. Even the lightest amount of exercise makes me sweat. It's been like this for quite a while. I once asked my psychiatrist if he thought it was because of my medications. His response? "Maybe it's because you're out of shape and don't exercise enough." Arghhhhh!

I actually don't entirely believe my psychiatrist about the above. I think he was just being a smart *****. It's not a big deal, really. Especially if I am at home or can get home to wash up. I've had this issue even when my BMI was normal and I was walking miles a few days per week, with my friend. I can't imagine it's all about being out of shape.

I just made a homemade French onion soup. That's not too high in fat. I just won't add that much cheese to the top. I'm also baking an espresso cake. The frosting is already made. I plan to decorate it with roasted hazelnut halves and melted chocolate drizzle. It's only a one-layer round cake, so there won't be too many leftovers. I know my brother loves this cake. The soup is delicious! Though not exactly diet food, the rest of the meal will be pork schnitzel with parsley boiled potatoes, corn on the cob, and some little cucumber-tomato salad. My brother doesn't drink. I do drink one glass of wine many days, but I won't when he's here. I'll make some homemade iced tea with fresh mint from my herb garden.

ate a light breakfast. no sleep last night. feel a mixed ep coming on. took some kpin to level me off. a little bit of stomach discomfort but it'll pass I hope. watching star wars now trying to keep myself occupied.

Physically very weary. All day long, I'd just wanted to sleep.

I saw pdoc and then ran a few errands.

I am trying to cope with a very nasty case of plantar fasciitis. The radiologist had finally read my MRI results and has issued a report.
I'd suddenly had varicose veins in one forearm. :eeek: It looks horrible! I need to go the vascular clinic to do an ultrasound ).. have an appt next week.

Ive done ok with diet. I was too tired to care; yet did well today with food.
Love to All!

lethargic, fatigued, sleepy. a bit of a headache but I took meds for it. also a bit of an upset stomach. took some tums. otherwise not terribly bad. just being lazy and watching movies.

Pdoc decreased my bedtime Seroquel. She thinks Seroquel is the culprit in making me too tired in the AM. I tend to agree.

I did not sleep well last night (decreased Seroquel). I hope this straightens out.

Lamictal increased by 50mg. May not seem like much; however, it feels like a lot to me.

I am feeling tired, light-headed.. and more.

I need to do a lot of paperwork.. I am under a disability review. I have not seen this much p.work from SSDI in many, many years. I am puzzled.

I am trying to put a stretching and exercise program together. Something I can do with the p. fasciitis. Ortho now has me using a night splint/brace, a day brace, and orthotics... and they have advised new shoes. My PT/Chiropracter friend has recommended certain "gadgets" to help in targeting and stretching the correct muscles, tendons, etc.

I did get the new shoes. I was very lucky this time. Shoe shopping usually takes me days. I had quickly found two pair which fit the bill, according to Ortho. (Was a BOGO sale.)

I hope to have an exercise/rehab routine in place by Monday AM.

I have been keeping overall calories down; yet, have eaten some "junk" in place of healthy food. I have been in far to much pain to attend these appointments and try to get meals lately. I've had a friend. pick up some frozen "Healthy Choice" meals for days like yesterday. Not my favorite food; yet ,healthier than some options. I LOVE to cook; just in too much pain lately.

Does anyone eat other "healthy" frozen meals when not up to cooking?
Am open to suggestions. (I do cook in batches and do freeze some meals, at times.)

Love and Great Health to All!

In agony.... back and Achilles injury on right foot.

Yesterday I went to my Brother's house he stays where there is woodlands and a skate park which my 7 year old Nephew wanted to go to. So my Sister and I took him there. Omg it was full on walking I ended up in tears thankfully not in front of anyone. My Sister had to leave me to keep my with my Nephew. My paranoia kicked in and I was scared as incase things happened. Then that set off my anxieties which were massively heightened. Luckily they were waiting for me 10 mins before the house. However I'm petrified of dogs so there just had to be one not on a leash when I told his owner I was scared he deliberately let the dog come over to me more than twice. I was a wreck.

Today I'm in AGONY. Back and Achilles injury up my leg. Can barely walk. How can I overcome this?

Hi Laura,

Are you asking how to overcome the physical injury or more than that?

As for the physical injury, I have found going to Orthopedics very helpful. I have had the pleasure of Achilles injuries in the past. It can be so very painful! Is it possible for you to see a doctor? a physical therapist?

I hope you feel better soon, on all levels.

a bit sluggish today. went to bed late. woke up later than usual. think I slept ok but don't know what to do with myself. slight knee pain. put my brace on. having coffee and some head and neck pain today for which I took an advil. all in all just feeling blah. may go back upstairs to rest. took a klonopin just for the hell of it,