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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 05/21/2020

I walked 2.1 miles.

mujicaptsd 05/21/2020

Good, Rizen, I can't believe it but I got my walk in today, too. It's been a bad week for me. I lost several pounds but not because I wanted to, just because anxiety got amped up this week. Hope next week's better.

Rizen 05/23/2020

I hope you have a better week mujica.
I walked 3 miles both today and yesterday.

Rizen 05/24/2020

I walked 3 miles today even though it's raining.

mujicaptsd 05/25/2020

Congrats for braving the rain, Rizen. It's nice out today, so I won't have to. I'm coming up on my first year anniversary of walking without a cane, so on today's walk I plan to celebrate. I had to use one for 8 years, so it's nice not to.

mujicaptsd 05/26/2020

I got out there and did my walk last night, Rizen. Then I found out that thought my town's McDonald's stopped serving ice cream because of the pandemic, a Burger King in town still is, so I rewarded myself with a drive through scoop of vanilla. Hope you got a walk in, too.

Rizen 05/26/2020

I walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 05/27/2020

The full walk, Rizen. Good. I got mine in, too. It was nice and warm for it. Something I haven't mentioned: do you have dog problems on your walks? My neighborhood has lots of dogs in their yards. I'm a dog person, I love dogs. But some of these dogs go nuts barking and slamming themselves against their fences when I walk by on the sidewalk. I don't taunt them or in any way provoke them. I've been walking by their yards for a year and a half now, but they show no recognition nor sign of letting up.

It's disconcerting to walk by about 6 different yards with dogs on my daily walk. Do you have anything like it to deal with on your walks? If so, how do you cope with it? I don't want to get mace and spray any of these dogs, while on the other hand I don't imagine their owners would like it if I tried to bribe them with dog treats. Do you have any advice?

Rizen 05/27/2020

I've had dog problems. I hate when they bark at me. My only advice is know where they live and walk on the opposite sidewalk. That's what I do.

I walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 05/28/2020

Yeah, they're annoying, Rizen. I'll try to remember which yards they live in and take your advice to cross the street--another form of social distancing, huh? Glad you got your full walk in, I did, too, and the good weigh in was my reward this morning.

Rizen 05/28/2020

I walked 3 miles today.

Rizen 05/30/2020

I walked about 1.5 miles.

mujicaptsd 05/31/2020

That's only half of your usual distance, Rizen, but as for me I didn't walk at all. I was running a fever of 102.1.

Rizen 05/31/2020

I hope you're feeling better and didn't get the corona virus.

I walked 3 miles today.

mujicaptsd 06/01/2020

Glad you walked the whole distance, Rizen. No walk for me today. My fever went down last night but came back today. Hope it's not COVID-19, too.

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