Weight Loss and Exercise #7

I'm gonna do yoga today. Ill get back into walking tomorrow. Unfortunately the treadmill in my building stopped working. Ugh. So I have to go outside in the 80 degree weather to walk from now till it gets repaired.

I've been eating less often. Like in a good way. Not restricting. Just not bingeing. I'm not sure why but the past couple days I haven't been as hungry. Maybe its because I've stayed busy. I'm not sure. I've just found myself wandering out into the kitchen looking for food less frequently the past few days. Its a nice change.

@Blue_Bird It's easy to eat when you're bored, so staying busy definitely helps. Sorry about the broken treadmill. I definitely I feel you on walking in the hot weather. I usually start walking before sunrise (probably a bit on the risky side but my neighborhood is relatively safe), so it's still dark out and I try to get back in by 8 AM at the absolute latest. It's still pretty hot and quite humid but at least I don't have the sun beating don't on me. I'm pretty sensitive to the sun; I burn very quickly even with sunscreen and often I just feel the sun dazzles my eyes. I try my best not to overheat. I know some of these meds you're more sensitive to overheating; I think Seroquel may be one of them.

I took my 7 mi power walk this morning and did my plank practice concentrating and good form which really is the key. Thanks for the well-wishes on the upcoming mammography/breast ultrasound. I have to say it has me a little on edge since I have never been called back for closer examination after the initial screening mammogram. My appt. is not until June 9, so I have plenty of time to worry. My PCP told me odds are it's nothing or maybe a fluid-filled cyst especially since I don't have a family history of breast cancer but still I do have a history of worry and anxiety.

I am going on a hike tomorrow. I have bought trail running shoes and hiking Capri pants and borrowed a hiking backpack and a hydration bladder. I already have a shirt that is good for hiking and is made from a sun-protective material. And I have a t chno fabric tank top and sports bra made from a moisture wicking material to go underneath the shirt. Now I need to find the stick sunscreen to take with me tomorrow morning, so that I can reapply sunscreen easily. The wallet and keys will go into a little zippered compartment of the backpack. I have several sun-protective hat options to choose from. And I am debating whether to take a protein shake with me, in case I get hungry. Now that I am on Lybalvi + Naltrexone and not on Seroquel, I do not get painfully hungry and can go for long stretches without eating, but the old habit of always having a shake on my person is still with me; old habits die hard.

What fun! But i would take a sandwich and fruit. My 2nd husband introduced me to Good Earth spice tea on a hike, and he had made tuna salad sandwiches.

Oh good advice. I will stop by the closest grocery store to buy apricots (they are already available). I won't have time to make a sandwich, but a protein shake and an apricot would do.

I have selected a hat, have walked to the local CVS to buy something against insects and bandaids, both recommended by ChatGPT after I shared with it what I already had prepared and asked to identify gaps. I swear I had bandaids at home, but I could not find them, so it was easier to buy a family pack with a variety of sizes and shapes. I walked in my new shoes and feel fine, except that my feet and legs are tired. I will rub in Voltaren gel before going to bed.

Could not figure out how to drink from the hydration bladder, so I placed a bottle with water inside the backpack instead and walked in that backpack. Most importantly, I walked in the new capris, size 2XL, the biggest available at the store, and even though I would have appreciated 3XL, 2XL is ok and I am basically ready for the hike now. I just need to put sunscreen in the morning. Will let you know how it goes!

For today, I have hit 10k steps from walking to and from the drugstore this evening.