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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!

Rizen 08/21/2019

I forgot to take my medicine yesterday so that might be why I was depressed.

I walked between2 and 2.5 miles tonight.

Rizen 08/21/2019

I walked about 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 08/22/2019

Rough week, every single day. Just one example: a student followed me to my office after class and started weeping because her husband tried to commit suicide in front of their 3 little kids by hanging himself. It was a crisis, he had to be gotten out of the house as a danger to himself and to his kids.

As you can imagine, it got my PTSD going, too. In the middle of her tears, my boss and the computer tech from my school showed up at my office wanting to tell me I was running behind on some extra tech stuff for starting school this year. It was true, too, it's just that all of this came up at once. And that was just one day this week, yesterday. It's been that way for a week now, since my abuser came out of nowhere last Friday and dropped me an unwanted FedEx message on me for the first time in 9 years. That's the kind of emotional hammering daily this week has been.

But I TOOK A WALK ANYWAY today, and felt better after it just from getting exercise. Thank GOD tomorrow's Friday, though, really.

Rizen 08/24/2019

That sounds really rough mujica. I hope next week's better for you.

My sleep's been terrible so I was really tired the last 2 days. Today I walked 2 miles. Feeling kind of depressed.

Rizen 08/28/2019

I walked about 2 miles yesterday and 3 tonight.

mujicaptsd 08/28/2019

You're an inspiration, Rizen. I had oral surgery yesterday at 1oam, but I got in my strongest walk ever right before surgery, so I'm proud of myself. I lost 109 pounds since my stomach surgery last December, and I weighed myself and found out I'm keeping it off! Yay!

Today I've got a major headache from the jaw pain after my oral surgery, but around sunset when it cools off outside I'm going to try to get out there and make my feet move my aching head around.

Rizen 08/28/2019

That's great you're keeping it off mujica. I've lost about 10 lbs.

I walked a mile tonight. Hoping I can fall asleep earlier.

Rizen 08/29/2019

I walked about a mile and a half.

Rizen 09/01/2019

I was depressed and didn't walk yesterday but I walked about 3 miles today.

Rizen 09/01/2019

I walked about 2.2 miles tonight, feeling angry.

Rizen 09/03/2019

I hiked 4.2 miles. Today is my birthday.

Rizen 09/04/2019

I walked about 3 miles tonight.

Rizen 09/06/2019

I walked 2 miles tonight.

mujicaptsd 09/06/2019

I stopped posting about walks this week for a few days because I had an accident walking earlier this week. It was nasty. But I got back to walking last night again. Congrats on losing 10 pounds, Rizen, and happy belated birthday.

Rizen 09/07/2019

Sorry you had an accident walking mujica. Glad to hear you're back at it.

I walked about 3 miles tonight..

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