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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 08/06/2022

My Chronic Kidney disease from that Seroquel overdose from a pdoc years ago has me weak today. I nearly fainted out cold in the house, so I won't be going out for a walk. Bummer.

Rizen 08/07/2022

Sorry to hear that mujica. Feel better.
I walked 2 miles yesterday and helped someone move today so I got a lot of exercise.

mujicaptsd 08/07/2022

Thanks, Rizen. Glad you're getting good exercise. My CKD had me nearly blacking out when I stood up half of the day yesterday, but by nightfall I got out for a 2km walk. It airs my PTSD head out a bit to get out and walk. Today my significant other's 12 year old son is going for a walk with me to keep me steady.

mujicaptsd 08/08/2022

I got 3.8km in Aug 7, but today Aug 8 it was 2.2km. I'm going to have to adjust to the fact that 3km will be an average, not a realistic daily goal. But I'm still walking, and that's wonderful.

mujicaptsd 08/09/2022

Yesterday Aug 8 I got just 2.2km of walking in. I have plans for my s/0's son to walk with me this afternoon and get to my daily goal of 3km today. Knock on wood.

mujicaptsd 08/10/2022

I did it yesterday 8-9-22 and I EXCEEDED my daily 3km goal by 0.27km more--3.27km total! Whew! It was so cool! :-)

mujicaptsd 08/11/2022

I'm on a roll: I walked 5 (FIVE) km yesterday, exceeding my 3km daily walk goal by 2 whole km! YAY!

mujicaptsd 08/12/2022

The roll continues. My CKD from that pdoc's overdose of PTSD meds had me light headed most of the day yesterday. But I still managed to get out there and walk without having any tripping incidents and got 3.63km of walking in. That's above my daily 3km goal yet again. So this week, as opposed to last week, was a good week for walking and keeping up my 3km-plus average. Yay!

mujicaptsd 08/13/2022

I only got 2km toward my daily 3km goal in walking yesterday as I had a bad day with lots of PTSD flashbacks from when I got tortured by a military death squad growing up as a missionary kid abroad. But I had walked 3.63km the day before and a whopping 5.44km the day before that, so my average is still going to be above 3km daily for the week. HOping to get 3 in today now, too.

Rizen 08/13/2022

I walked 2 miles a few days ago, 1 mile yesterday and 4.5 miles today.

mujicaptsd 08/14/2022

Wow, those other days were good walking, but 4.5 miles today was outstanding, Rizen!

I walked 3.24km today! Surprise, because it was a down day for me.

mujicaptsd 08/16/2022

It was a rainy day yesterday here in Mexico, with lightning and thunder, but I grabbed my umbrella and still managed to get my daily goal of 3km of walking in. I'm really proud of that. My average now's going to be over 3. Yay!

mujicaptsd 08/17/2022

Yesterday I only got 2.36km of walking in, short of my daily 3km goal. So I'm grateful that on previous days I overshot the mark so my average stays up above 3km over all. I already arranged for a walk this afternoon with my s/o's son. Walking with him keeps me safe should I fall walking on my cane with CKD neuropathy from the kidney damage that psychiatrist caused me with a Seroquel overdose.

mujicaptsd 08/19/2022

I DID get back to exceeding my daily 3km walking goal today. My s/o's son and his buddy both went with me to keep me safe, and I got 3.52km of waling done. YAY!

Rizen 08/19/2022

I weeded a garden for 2.5 hours yesterday and walked a mile the day before.

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