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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 09/08/2022

3.2km yesterday. The roll I'm on exceeding my 3km daily goal continues. It really helped with my PTSD insomnia last night. I got my first good night's sleep in 3 nights last night. :-)

mujicaptsd 09/09/2022

I walked more yesterday: 3.71km, almost 1km over my daily 3km walking goal! Yay! It wasn't easy; I had neuropathy pain from that Chronic Kidney Disease I got from a bad pdoc's overprescribing me Seroquel for my PTSD. It's great that I walk extra some days in case another day I just can't do it atl all. That keeps my average up over 3km per day anyway.

mujicaptsd 09/10/2022

Whew! I got in 3.9km yesterday! Yay! Going that far over my 3km goal will keep my daily average up for sure should I have to skip a day due to CKD neuropathy later this month. :-)

Rizen 09/10/2022

I walked 2 miles today and 2 a few days ago. Until recently it's been too hot to walk during the day.

mujicaptsd 09/11/2022

I've been grateful here every time I've been able to walk extra beyond my daily 3km walking goal because it would make up for any day when I couldn't walk on my cane because of my CKD from a bad pdoc's overprescription of Seroquel for my PTSD.

Yesterday was that day for applying my extra walking on other days, because I couldn't get out all day long and walked zero km. But having walked extra day after day before yesterday, my average will stay above 3km daily. Really hoping I can get out there and walk today. It really helps my PTSD.

mujicaptsd 09/12/2022

I had a bad CKD neuropathy pain day yesterday from my bad pdoc's PTSD meds overdose that damaged my kidneys for good. But I pushed through and exceeded my 3km per day walking goal by walking 3.99km anyway. Plus, my s/o's 16 year old daughter and 13 year old son played a little basketball with me, too. By playing, I mean I stood at the goal line and took shots, because I can't walk without a cane and dribbling and canes aren't very compatible. But it was really fun to remember my younger, nimbler days and shoot some hoops.

mujicaptsd 09/13/2022

I got 4km in walking on my cane yesterday, even though it was far from a pain-free day. That's 1 whole km over my daily 3km walking goal. My s/o's 13 year old son has a lot to do with that success, as he walks with me for my safety should I fall. I did fall last week once, and bruised my right leg's shin bone and scraped the skin leaving a scar as big as a quarter to heal. Yesterday the boy brought my dog along for me, so the pup really enjoyed that with us. He's a really good boy.

mujicaptsd 09/14/2022

I got 3.1km walked yesterday what with walking with my s/o's 13 year old son and shooting hoops with him afterwards for an hour. It was great, except for how my CKD neuropathy pain acted up afterwards. Maybe shooting hoops for a half hour would be a better idea.

mujicaptsd 09/15/2022

Ouch, maybe I need to stop shooting hoops altogether. I was only able to walk 1.5km total yesterday because of CKD neuropathy pain in my legs.

mujicaptsd 09/16/2022

I made myself bounce back from only making half of my daily 3km goal walking yesterday by getting up early and doing it first thing in the cool of the morning all by myself, with just the dog along for company. It wasn't easy, but it worked out: I got 3.2km of walking in. That's more like it! :-)

mujicaptsd 09/17/2022

I got 3.51km of walking in today! I'm really amazed that I could do that. :-)

mujicaptsd 09/18/2022

I got 3.6km of walking early before it got hot here in Mexico today, and this time my dog was my companion. My left foot hurt a bit, but overall it was a good outing.

mujicaptsd 09/19/2022

I won't be walking for a while now. Yesterday I stepped on a nail out walking. The nail went clean through the sole of my shoe and deeply into my foot. I didn't feel it because of my CKD neuropathy that has killed the nerves in my legs, so it kept working its way into my foot. Today I discovered that I have a big hole in my foot, which is dangerous because I'm a diabetic and infections led to foot amputations for my diabetic grandmother. It's a tough day.

Rizen 09/19/2022

I hope your foot heals up okay mujica. I walked a mile, 1.5 miles and also pulled weeds for 2.5 hours during the last few days.

mujicaptsd 09/20/2022

Thanks, Rizen. I put alcohol and a bandaid on it and walked 2.1km today, so I may make the 0.9km still to meet my 3km daily goal. I didn't meet it yesterday because I couldn't walk at all, but today I may be back at it. I'm glad to see you're keeping at it, and at the weed pulling, too, which is good outside work.

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