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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 12/25/2019

Merry xmas and happy holidays. I walked 3 miles again.

mujicaptsd 12/26/2019

Merry Christmas and happy holidays back atcha, Rizen. Glad you got that 3 mile walk in again. I walked a ton again yesterday and timed it to show I did triple the daily 30min goal I have. It's keeping the weight I lost down for me, so I bought two new sweaters one size smaller. They're snug but they fit now, a reward for keeping up the walk a day!

Rizen 12/26/2019

It was colder out so I only walked 2 miles.

mujicaptsd 12/27/2019

I only walked my minimum, 30 mins, yesterday, Rizen. It wasn't that it was cold, it was MY cold. It lifted for Christmas Day wonderfully, but yesterday on the day after it came back with a vengeance. Bought cold medicine at the pharmacy.

Rizen 12/27/2019

Get well soon mujica.

I walked 3 miles.

mujicaptsd 12/28/2019

Thanks, Rizen. Good to see that you got your 3 miles in again. I made SURE that I walked my 30mins plus last night, and I did, I timed it. Feels good even when I don't.

mujicaptsd 12/29/2019

Did 30 minutes again and timed it. Made myself time it so I wouldn't slack off since I'm still on cold meds due to this cold I can't seem to shake up here in the Mexican mountain air. Hope you got in your walk, Rizen.

Rizen 12/29/2019

I walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 12/30/2019

Good to hear. I was hoping you did, Rizen, while I timed my own walk last night to make sure I did my 30 minutes. I did, I'm proud to say.

mujicaptsd 12/31/2019

Really, really, really, really didn't feel like walking today, Rizen, really and truly did not. So I did anyway, and I feel better for it. Hope you got your walk in today, too.

Rizen 12/31/2019

I walked about 2 miles tonight. I've been having a lot of trouble sleeping.

Rizen 01/01/2020

I walked about 2 miles again.

Rizen 01/02/2020

I walked 3 miles tonight.

mujicaptsd 01/03/2020

Good for you, Rizen, I did my walking today, too. I hated it, but I not only walked my 30 minutes tonight, I added an extra 10 for a total of 40. I haven't weighed myself in two weeks down here in Mexico.

But as for weight loss management I think the walking's working because I had to tighten my belt a notch around my pants' waist today. I'm proud of that. :-)

mujicaptsd 01/04/2020

OK, finally I did NOT get a walk in yesterday. I felt miserable from a sinus infection that sent me to the doctor here in Mexico yesterday. I got a prescription for antibiotics. Getting it filled and getting juice to drink was a full day for me and back to bed. Don't want sinus trouble to meet cabin pressure on the flight home on the 9th.

Good news is that all of the daily walking I've been recording here proved to have paid off in the doctor's visit when she weighed me at check in. Yesterday was Jan. 3rd and I weigh exactly what I weighed the last time I weighed myself before my trip on Dec. 13th. I'm really proud of that because I've been traveling and eating out all of the time between Dec. 13 and now, so things could get out of control. They haven't. I didn't have that weight loss surgery Dec. 4th 2018 in vain--I'm following through.

How're you doing with your walks, Rizen?

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