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Rizen 11/23/2014

I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps.
I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting back.
Walking greatly improves my mental health too. I'm feeling less irritable and depressed after walking.

I want this to be a support thread for people who exercise and eat healthy so if you do any of that post here!

mujicaptsd 07/19/2019

Don't know in distance how far, but I got a 30 minute walk in up the pedestrian street, uphill, so it was good exercise last night.

Rizen 07/19/2019

I walked a little over 2 miles tonight. It's too hot to do anything in the day.

mujicaptsd 07/20/2019

It's cool here on San Cristobal's mountaintop in Mexico, Rizen. Wish I could send you some of our cool air in relief. I went walking on the "andador" again last night, the pedestrian street downtown, just knowing if I did I'd get to post about it here.

Rizen 07/21/2019

I walked about 2 miles tonight.

mujicaptsd 07/21/2019

I walked twice as long last night compared to my usual walk, even though it was raining and I had to walk with an umbrella. I felt double good this morning for doing it, though, so it was worth it. Let's keep it up, Rizen.

Rizen 07/21/2019

I walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 07/22/2019

It was a late night walk for me around midnight, Rizen, but still a walk it was. I'm going to try to walk during the day today. It's better.

When do you walk?

Rizen 07/23/2019

Lately I've been walking around 9pm a lot, after the hot sun goes down.

I walked 51 blocks home from a meetup.

Rizen 07/24/2019

I walked about 2 and a half miles.

mujicaptsd 07/24/2019

Whew, 51 blocks walking was walking forever, Rizen. I didn't walk that far, but I went out of town with a friend and walked 28 blocks with him. It was the most ever without my cane, so I'm really proud. It helped that he was walking next to me. It was great that I could keep up the pace with him, too!

Rizen 07/24/2019

I wish I had someone to walk with. I walked 2.1 miles home today.

mujicaptsd 07/25/2019

I wish I could walk today at all. I took sick today. So bummed because I only have two more precious days left in Mexico. But I spent most of the day in bed. I went out twice, but it was no use. Back inside I went.

No walk for me today. Extremely bummed. Then when I was shut in and stuck in bed, the Internet went down across Mexico. Technical problems with the phone company, Telmex.

Glad it's back on and I could log on to DS PTSD again. Glad you got a walk in, though, Rizen.

Rizen 07/26/2019

I hope you feel better Mujica.

I only walked a mile tonight, feeling tired but still can't sleep.

mujicaptsd 07/26/2019

I do, thanks, Rizen. I've had trouble sleeping, too. I'm anxious about flying back to the States on Sunday. I'm telling myself to say hi right away to my next door neighbor in the States. She's a walker, walks daily in our neighborhood. Maybe she'll take a walk with me. What you posted yesterday about wanting somebody to walk with made me think of asking her if we could go on a walk together when I get back to the USA.

Rizen 07/27/2019

I walked 2 miles tonight.

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