Sunday, December 5, 2021

New Home, new "what??"

 So, my right hand's been numb for the last couple days.  (side note, in this font 1 and l are very similar!)

I think my shoulder's been pinching a nerve or something.  It's very annoying.  I was trying to make dinner today, and I had to have John finish making it, because holding the spoon to stir became uncomfortable.  

This is annoying.  I'm not sure if it's carpal tunnel or what.  I have no wrist discomfort.  Just numb across my hand.  

Kinda scared to pick up a crochet hook to see how that will feel.  eep

Hoping the additional pillow will help.  I hate sleeping. Something always winds up dislocating/hurting.


Monday, November 29, 2021

Moving

 Well, we've finally done the 'big flip'.  

I've got a turkey breast in the oven.  I have no idea how it's gonna turn out.  Hopefully ok.  I keep saying I'm a baker, not a cook.  We'll see what happens.  

John got most of his teeth pulled, so I made a point of cooking the turkey with the lid on, so it has less chance of getting dry.  

Today I haven't even broken a thousand steps yet.  It's not quite noon.  Gonna see if the ground is frozen, and if it isn't, plant onions.

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Not so great feeling

 I think I ate something that disagrees with me.  I've now thrown all 'old' meat away.  Also other old stuff.  There's now a lot of room in the freezers.  

I hope this goes away quickly.  I feel like proverbial shit.  

Only 6k steps today.  But I'm wiped out.  

On the plus side, my orders from Amazon arrived.  Got a meal planning book, and a grocery list pad.  I'm hoping meal planning and proper grocery shopping will help prevent the freezer chaos we had.  It would be good to only have freezer items in the freezer, not leftovers that will never be eaten.  or meat that we'll use 'later'.  Might wind up with some kind of excel sheet for helping with rotation, and knowing what we have and might need.  

Saturday, November 13, 2021

Working

 So, while I've been working, I haven't really been taking my walks.

And now it's too cold.

But I've usually been getting the "AMA recommended 10K steps per day"

Still need to work on balancing input/output for calories.  I'm really wanting to lose weight, and it's not happening.  So with the move, I will probably give in, and do meal planning.  Because that will help.  And not buying random groceries will be good.  With the store less than 3 minutes away, it's too easy to just grab some random thing.  The nearest grocery store to Woodstock is at least 15 minutes away.  (Pipestone)
I just ordered a meal planner book from amazon.  along with a grocery list pad.  I'll check with Yia if we should add anything to that order.  

Oh, my feet bones are starting to shift, depending on how I'm sitting/standing.  It's not the best feeling in the world. blah.

banged my finger on a door frame the other day, and now my hand has a low grade ache all the time.  :(

My car is now under 2 years on the loan left.  assuming I don't hit it with a massive payment at some point.  I could actually finish that up with my savings, if I wanted to.  

Made soup today.
Chunk of pork, a yellow onion, two potatoes, two packets of pork gravy mix, half an acorn squash, a grind of black pepper, and enough water to cover.  Set it in the crock pot on medium for 6 hours.  Nothing is mush, but everything is super soft.  It worked really well.  I just wanted to make sure I put the ingredients down on 'paper', so I don't forget it.  I almost forgot the dash of hickory liquid smoke.  not sure of amount.  Just a bit.  

Just did a bit on the porch.  brought stuff off.  

Pulled down one of the shelves in John's office.  got 4 boxes of stuff already ready to go.  for a week from now.  

sigh.


Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Hehehe, I'm an 'Adult'

 Which means that I can eat the innards of a pumpkin pie if  I want to.  No one can stop me. 

I then went into a carb coma.  I think it will be a one time thing.  


Might be one of the odder things I've done.

HUGS to everyone.  

Do the weird things.



Sunday, September 26, 2021

Much Glee

 So, I finished 3 challenges today with Garmin.  :D

My 91 mile walking one, the September weekend 5K, and a September Walking 30 miles.  

I wasn't expecting to get the last two.  But John and I went for a walk, and I walked (using 'run' setting) 3.33 miles.  which got me the 5K badge, and I got enough miles this month in my walking for the 91 miles, to get the 30 mile one.  

I also got a personal record, with the later walk.  'Longest Run' - from 3.26 miles to 3.33 miles.  

I found out a couple days ago that 'walks' don't count toward personal records, with Garmin, anyway.  
I had a 16:01 mile, and that didn't replace the 17 something of my current best.  (I jogged a bit).

Now that I'm done with my 91 miles, I'll probably use the 'run' setting.  Because I am a little ticked that my 16:01 didn't count.  

My kidney stone seems to have passed.  I hope. 

That's it for now, I think.  :D

Saturday, September 25, 2021

ARGH!

 I'm so close to finishing my challenge.  I just hope, hope, HOPE that my urinary tract issues won't keep me from finishing.  I'm debating  just going out and finishing it, despite the discomfort.  I did take ibu since I have zero doubt this stone is causing inflammation.  

When I'm not bent, it seems to hurt less.  So, since I walk upright, it might work.

OOOOOWWWWW

 So.  my theory that I had passed the stone wasn't totally correct.

It did pass from my ureter (tube from kidney to bladder)

I believe it is now in my urethra (tube from bladder to the outside world)

This hurts. Marginally less than when it was stuck above my bladder, but still a LOT.

And it comes in waves.  

And I have to pee.  CONSTANTLY
I don't have pee to pee, but I need to pee.

It's scraping every centimeter of that 4cm journey.   

Sunday, September 19, 2021

The end is near!

 Not in a bad way, though.  :)

I have 4.5 miles left of my walking challenge!
YAY!

Should be able to get that in 2 more walks.  

In theory, I might be able to do one LONG walk.  But I don't wanna.

And it's my challenge, so to speak.  I can do it however I want. 

New Garmin update for connect.  Maybe something for my venu.  
Yup, both get new stuff.  

Now I need to decide what to have for lunch.  

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Well, Ouch

 Had a kidney stone get stuck in my ureter yesterday.  That is a pain I do NOT recommend.

I'm fairly certain it passed yesterday, too.  I have no unusual pains today.  I even took my walk today.  No issues.  I did keep to a car accessible route, just in case. Didn't need to be rescued.  :)

I'm at mile 80.2 of 91 for my walking challenge, so far.  If I only did one mile a day from now to the end of the month, I'd get my reward.  I'm not gonna do one a day, though.  I've got an official 5K on Saturday, so there's that.  I plan on walking to work a few times, since it's well within walking distance. 

That's about it for today. 

Have a glorious day!

Thursday, September 9, 2021

5K+1M

 I walked 4.1 miles today.  I'm calling it a 5K+1.  

Not as tired as I was after the 4 and change I did the other day.  

For my 91 miles in 92 days challenge, I'm at 71.8 miles done.  :)  I'm ahead!  Finally.  I had gotten behind, but not horribly.  Just not doing my walks often enough to get me 'there'.  I know I can do this.  Just under 20 miles to go, in 21 days.  I can do this.  Just CAN'T not go for walks that often.  I'm 6ish 3 mile walks away.  (I'm NOT gonna do the flip. LOL)

I just realized I have NO idea what my weight is right now.  The scale is shoved to the side so that when I drop boxes down the stairs, the scale doesn't get hit.  That would be bad.  Not crossing the streams bad, but definitely not good.

hmm.
mentally debating what for dinner...
meh.
I hate thinking ahead for food.  

Yay!  Train of thought shift.

Does it matter what my weight is, if I can walk 4+ miles and not be wiped out afterwards?

I kinda want to work on some lifting stuff.  I'll talk to YIA about that.  With my wonky connective tissues it's always a tentative thing.  

Still not happy with my resting heart rate.  blah.

I think that's about it for today, my riveted readers.  
Have a glorious one!

Saturday, September 4, 2021

4+ miles

 I did 4.04 miles today.  My legs are feeling just a bit tired.  I'm not being facetious.  They really are only a little tired.  I'm doing so much better.  I'm very glad I decided to ask for physical therapy.

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Aaaand Another!

 Another walk done.  41 of 91.  About 8 miles 'behind'.  I just have to get off my ass and actually do the walking.  



I'm also doing an August walking challenge, over half done with that one, by miles.  :D
I keep intending to get myself a sweatband.  LOL
When I do these walks, I get drippy.  Who knew I could get drippy?
Still hovering in the mid 180's for weight.  I'm hoping to improve that.  But we'll see what happens.


Sunday, August 8, 2021

HAHA

 Yay!

I'm caught up to at least the right month with my 91 miles in 3 months challenge.  

I'm at 34.1 miles.  Which is three days into August.  I'm five miles short of where I'd really like to be, but it's not insurmountable.  My current route is about 3.4 miles.  I'm still feeling good after each walk, so I might add a bit more.  Not sure where I'd add it, but there's lots of sidewalk around.  I'll ask John where he thinks I could add another half mile or so.  Make it 4 miles.  

Thanks for following my ups and downs!

Saturday, August 7, 2021

slow and steady

 Well, it started good.  But I'm catching up.  30.7 miles of my 91 complete.  If you note the date, it's distinctly in August... which should be 38 or more miles.  Oops.  I'm gonna plead residual back pain.  

I'm doing much better, though.  My last couple of walks have been over 3 miles.  And I didn't DIE, metaphorically speaking.  Tired and sweaty, but it is a 3+ mile walk in August.  :D

John points out that the walking/running shoes have made a big difference.  Much more willing to walk when my very clothing isn't sabotaging me.  

That's it for now.  Gonna probably walk after the rain ends this afternoon.  Yes, 3+ miles.  gotta 'train' for that 5K.

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

ah, OOPS

 Well, treadmill doesn't work.  At all.  Lost yesterday to TOTALLY spazzed back.  Hurt so much.  No more treadmill.  I'll be able to do other things, but not that.  OUCH!

Back, kinda, in action again today.  Still can't quite lift as much as I want to, BUT I know better than to force that.  Doesn't have to be right now.  

Looked into recumbent stationary bikes.  HUGE price range.  Like there are some NordicTrack ones that are $1800 and some from Kohl's (of all places) literally a tenth of that.  I think something in between the extremes looks right.  
I like this one
https://www.proform.com/exercise-bikes/440es?gclid=Cj0KCQjw6NmHBhD2ARIsAI3hrM23YsC__JqmfOhL8KjzlF9Ij9TFKyFKQPnudJ0eWVY2CtAQ1Za4SMcaAuwpEALw_wcB

We'll see.  Either when they finally process my return or after I get a new job.  Can't really justify the expense right now.  Especially since I can use anytime's equipment.  

Still going medium on consistency for PT.  Trying to do it daily, but some days are just too full or me not feeling it.  

Thursday, July 8, 2021

HOT DAMN!!!

 YAY!
I posted about my predicament on the social media fiasco we call facebook.  

One of my friends asked about my footwear!

It was the missing link!!!!

I did almost a mile and a half with NO back spasms.  :D
Much glee!!!

Back hurt more and more as the shoes get worse and worse.  

Change the shoes and BOOM!  no pain.  

So much lauds to Laura!  She wins the internet today.

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Not a good trend

 Well, I noticed a trend while I have been doing  my walks.

My back starts aching earlier and earlier.  

This is why I want to do the PT, but I'm resistant to do it, if it doesn't help.  Gonna keep on it, though.  Sigh

Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Keep swimming (metaphorically speaking)

 I'm doing a walking event challenge with Garmin for the next three months.  The challenge is to have 91 miles of walking events between July 1 and Sept 30.

I'm trying to keep ahead of the game.  That way if there's a bad day, where I can't do a walk for some reason, oh, say, it's 90+ degrees for example, I don't wind up behind.  

I'm at 8.02 miles so far.  Still ahead!

I have been bad about my PT.  sigh.  back started feeling it at .41 miles in today's walk.  and it wasn't any kind of Personal Best (PB from now on).  Took over 26 minutes to do today's 1.11 miles.  24+ minute mile.  Ick.  But it's HUMID out there right now.  But I did it, with spazzy back.  

I'm gonna find out if treadmill workouts count for walk events.  If they do, then I will be able to do Oct-Dec's event, with no issue.  Since there's a treadmill at the new house.  A girl can hope, right?

I've discovered that I do better with some kind of goal when it comes to exercise.  I mean a concrete "Get 91 miles of walking" sort of goal.  It's not ambiguous.  If I walk 91 miles it will be because I got out there and walked them.  Weight loss goals are way too amorphous.  IF I do the food thing right, IF I do the exercise thing right, IF IF IF IF then MAYBE.  But the IF isn't shapeless for a walking goal.  

:)

I just created 'workouts' for my PT.  Concrete start/stop for that.  I hope it will help, for it to be recorded somewhere.

Gonna try it out right now.  

Friday, July 2, 2021

WOOHOO!

 Second day of PT and a 2+ mile walk.

Yesterday I went 2.7m, and today I went 2.6m.

My back twinged at .65 yesterday and at .61 today.  But just warning.  No actual hurt.  I had a hill in my walk route yesterday, but my leg started warning me today, so I made a point to avoid that big hill.  

I did some weeding and carried stuff for moving.  

I was at 186.2 pounds this morning.  

I'm feeling pretty positive.  :D

Thursday, June 24, 2021

ARGH!

 Well, bad news is I can't find my PT notebook.  

Good news, as I was in bed, not sleeping, last night (too cold, too noisy, and hurt too much), I remembered what the first batch of exercises was.  

I did my first set this morning, before I even got dressed for the day.  Yay me!  

Today I was mostly ok, but I ate something either yesterday or today that doesn't agree with me and I feel like crap.  

Gotta do the exercises again, since I also recall that I was supposed to do them twice a day.  Tomorrow I will do a search, which will involve me putting everything I'm not currently using that is near my 'nest' into a box to transport down to Woodstock.  Maybe two boxes.  

Sunday, June 13, 2021

back again!

 Which is to say that my back is having issues again.  

Sigh.  

I guess this means that PT is a maintenance thing, not a do it for a bit then you're done thing.  

I'm gonna start with the beginning stuff again, then progress as my PT person showed me, last year.  Conveniently, I kept everything.

I woke up super stiff and hurty this morning, which is why I decided to start up again.  BLAH

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Health stuff is fitness, right?

 I'm gonna start doing some jogging with my walking.  It was nice.  

I'm starting to get neuropathy in my left foot. Feels like my toes are wrapped in cotton.  That isn't so nice.

A1c is down from last time.  7.1  It was 7.5.  Still high, but getting better.  

Weight is down.  I'm hovering around 187 now, instead of 190.  Plus or minus 3.  

Going to be moving right next to a trail head for a good trail for walking/jogging/running.  I hope this summer to start doing more of that.  I know John is happy to have it so close.


Sunday, May 23, 2021

I'm not being good

 I have been slacking on my PT, and my sugars are bad.  at least I think so, since I rarely take them.

I have had a lot of days where my walking is more than 5000 steps, though.  That's a good thing.  I try to aim for more than that.  

I just this very minute upped my step goal to 1000.  I dropped it to 50 a bit ago, then raised it to 100.  I was upset that garmin had lost all my data when they got hacked.  So my step streak was broken.  

It's not my fault they got hacked, but they penalized me for it.


Sunday, May 9, 2021

Still tired

 We had a pretty LONG day yesterday.

Started off with a 3+ mile long walk in the morning.  

Then we started on the trip back to Jordan.  Not sure of the exact time or place, but about 5ish miles from Marshall, I noticed that the trailer John was towing had SHREDDED the passenger side tire.  

John got it to Menards, where the adventure of the tire happened.  Short version is little towns have very bad tire access.  Longer version is it took two sets of tires, and a hole tapping drill to get us on our way again, almost 4 hours later than expected.  

Reason I'm posting this here... 16 THOUSAND steps.  

Friday, April 30, 2021

Still nothing new

 I haven't done anything really worth blogging about, so haven't posted anything.  I still haven't, but for my riveted readers, I wanted to let you know I'm not dead.  


Sunday, March 28, 2021

Nice number

 Well, not a lot has happened.  I'm still being very ME about actually going to the gym.  (insert sardonic face here)

But I did step on the scale and see a very nice number today.  184.  :D
Most excellent.  Dunno what I'm doing right, but I will attempt to keep it up.  

Monday, March 22, 2021

Still trying to do better

 Much glee.

:D
I hope I can keep it up? 

I weighed myself the other day.  185!
The lowest I've been in years.  Probably almost a decade.  

Still doing kinda bad with doing my PT.  I did take a 1.8 mile walk today.  :)  Got a personal best during my walk.  11:24 km.



Thursday, March 4, 2021

Ouch

 Nothing new on the exercise front, but the day after a very long day, I am achy.  My toes hurt, like I had them bent for an hour or something.  Might have been, upon reflection, the 8ish hours I spent driving yesterday. I also feel dragged through muck.  

Arm feels the same as last vaccination.  Like someone punched me.  

I've done my PT exercises every day this week, (yesterday was modified due to owie).

My friend the Lacemaker is inspiring me to do better for consistency.  She's awesome.

Teeth extracted.  Today's makes 11 gone.  
sadness.  


Monday, February 22, 2021

Day 3 of New Med

 Started the new med on Saturday.  It said to take before breakfast, so basically I get up, do my morning 'ablutions' then go downstairs and take it.  Doesn't have to be taken with food, so it works.  

I also started drinking more water and juice.  I had a coke on Friday, and it was too sweet.  

Trying to limit my gratuitous carbs.  Like cookies and such.  Really hard, but I think I have a downward trend on the scale.   Still within my +/- 5 though.  We'll see.

That's what I have for you today.  

Hope you have a glorious day. 


Saturday, February 20, 2021

New med

 February 20, 2021

Just started a new to me medication.  Literally this morning for first dose.

Invokana.

I told Doctor J that I didn't really want an injectable since I have enough trouble with the finger stick of the glucose meter.  He understood.  I am really good about taking my pills.  But... really BAD at the glucose test.  If my sugar control depended on an injection, that would be a bad thing.  

Blood sugar this morning was 166mg/dL.

I'll do more testing this week, to see what it does.  

YAY!
I already have to pee.  (side effect, sorta, of the medication)

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

feeling down

 i haven't left the house for several days.

way too cold. (double digit below zero sort of cold)

wanted to go to the gym, couldn't convince myself it was worth it.

my sugars are really bad.  (232 mg/dL last check)

i'm kinda depressed about it.

wonder if it's even worth dealing with.

so tired of taking pills every day.

don't even want to do my physical therapy exercises, even though those do help my back.

might have a touch of s.a.d. 

my diet is terrible, and it's all my own stupid fault.

i know how to eat healthy.  but i don't.


Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Push ups (part deux)

 FIVE!!!

then finished off with 15 modified.  

:D
My goal of 20 pushups (unmodified) is getting much closer.  I do a few more every day.  


Push ups

 I have done THREE consecutive UNMODIFIED pushups!!!!

:D
Much joy!!

That's it for now.  

Friday, January 29, 2021

Evolt image, take 2!

 So, John showed me how to do a thing.  :)


bwahahah!

Much cleaner.  Learning stuff, for the win!

Evolt day

 January 29, 2021


There's my news. 

LOTS of good information on that page.  Like my BMR (not be confused with BMI).  

My body composition is pretty good, just need to lower my fat content.  LOL!

I'm symmetrical ... arms and legs are basically 'the same' within a few ounces.  

I hope that image is readable.  No idea.  Obviously I took a picture of the paper.  

Gonna do it again in a month or so, see how much I've changed (if at all).

There's the promised evolt image.  Still haven't taken the 'before' pics, but I still consider myself 'before', since I'm still basically where I was when I started this whole thing.  But, on the plus side, I haven't gotten worse.  :D

Stay well, my friends.

Friday, January 15, 2021

Doing better

 January 15th

I'm doing a bit better with my PT exercises.  got home and did them yesterday.  Did them the day before, as well.  I think that feeling the twinges when I didn't do them, will make me do better for doing them.  Since there's a distinct negative reinforcement going on. If I do this, then that negative thing gets removed.  Yay for Psych 101.

Speaking of which... gonna go do them right now.  All done.
Positive reinforcement: feel stronger.
Negative reinforcement: no back pain later.

I'm at 188 pounds right now.  I still want to lose more weight, but I like food.  Sigh.  Still under 200, though.  So that's a win, I guess.  (I'm 45 years old, LOL.  I don't care about societal norms.)

Oddly, I had someone tell me "No way!" when I said I weighed almost 190 pounds.  I guess I hide it well.  At least until someone asks me when the baby is due.  

Well, that's today, I guess.  
Stay well, everybody!

Saturday, January 9, 2021

Well, oops

 January 9th, 2021

I've been very bad about doing my physical therapy exercises.  Sigh. Might have to get John to nag me about them.  

Tried to do the sled exercise this last Monday.  Nope.  That's a nope.  The moving part is too heavy to push with my damaged knees.  Too many broken moving parts in this old biddy.  Wound up exhausted for the rest of the day, and not able to eat.  

I might see if there's some way to modify some other kind of exercise to do what that was supposed to do, BUT the therapist didn't put that in my papers, so not sure why she wanted me to do that.  

I've added pushups into my workout, I might try some regular ones.  I've only ever done 'girly' pushups, using knees as the pivot point, instead of toes.  I could start on the stairs, to see if that helps.  I wanna do real pushups!

Just looked it up.  I've had a membership at Anytime Fitness since 2016.  Wow.  Haven't used it anywhere as much as I should have, but that's not a surprise.  Lots of people do the same.  

I might go to the gym today, not 100% sure.  We'll see.  Only thing I really need the gym for is the recumbent bike.  Almost rather walk.  But it's icky out.