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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 12/06/2019

I did two walks yesterday, Rizen, one by day and another by night. Those walks not only do keep my weight loss going, they make me feel better, too, mentally as well as physically. Glad we're posting about them every day here thanks to you.

Rizen 12/07/2019

I only walked a mile.

mujicaptsd 12/07/2019

You still walked, though, Rizen, which is the admirable thing you do. So I did, too, just earlier because it's cold and miserable around here these days.

Rizen 12/07/2019

That's good. It's harder to walk in the winter.

I walked around town. IDK how far but probably 3 miles.

mujicaptsd 12/08/2019

It is harder. Plus I couldn't get to it until night time last night. But I still did it. Glad you still did, too, Rizen.

Rizen 12/08/2019

I Walked about 3 miles tonight.

mujicaptsd 12/09/2019

I did my walk last night and it paid off, so though I'm not great on the sleep front I'm great on the weight front again thanks to these walks. My lowest weight was on Sept. 17th, so to weigh the same on Dec. 9th is really good weight maintenance a year after my surgery. I'm supposed to see the bariatric surgeon again day after tomorrow for the last follow up on Wed. so it will be great to give a final report that I'm keeping the weight off after a year. Glad we're doing these walks, Rizen.

Rizen 12/09/2019

I walked 3 miles.

mujicaptsd 12/10/2019

Good for you, Rizen. Me, I didn't get around to my day's walk until night fall yesterday, but I did it. I had some trouble, some weird guy followed me and asked me to sell him weed (!?) and I told him I don't even smoke cigarettes. But I did it!

mujicaptsd 12/11/2019

I was so tired before my walk last night that my eyes burned and I caught myself nodding off early in the evening, but I got myself out there anyway and did my walk, I'm glad to say. I see my doctor today, the one who did my weight lost surgery a year ago, and I'm keeping the weight off with this walking, so I'm proud to go in to the appointment today with a good walking record behind me that's paying off.

Rizen 12/11/2019

I walked a little over 2 miles.

Rizen 12/14/2019

I was depressed the last few days but walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 12/15/2019

Glad you walked anyway, Rizen. Today was a travel day to Mexico for me. At the USA's international airport where my trip began, the counter clerk sent me to the totally wrong terminal for another airline. That meant I accidentally got a really, really long walk in, longer than one of the daily 30 minute walks I've been reporting here. Thank goodness I got in shape with those daily walks these last few months. I wasn't even winded. Looking forward to walking tomorrow, too.

Rizen 12/15/2019

Airports give me so much anxiety.

I walked home from a meetup. It was probably about 2 miles.

mujicaptsd 12/16/2019

Yeah, airports are no fun, but I still did my 30 minute daily walk in one during a layover between flights yesterday. I clocked it. I did up and down stairways, too, to be sure it was aerobic. Felt good to keep the daily walk going even traveling. Glad you had a meetup, Rizen, and a walk, too.

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