Well I didn't update as to what I decided, but it ends up I neither ate or exercised. So I guess I won and lost at the same time.
Yet, I do have to start getting serious about working out and building up my cardio. My sister signed my boyfriend and I up for the Walt Disney World 5k so I've got to at least stay in motion for about an hour. I really hope my hip holds up, because ever since I got the pins out of my left leg my hip really bothers me from time to time to the point where I need a wheelchair. So far though I haven't had it that bad in the past few months, and here is hoping that it stays that way.
Another challenge I am going to TRY and accomplish is the climb to the top challenge at the US Bank Tower in Downtown Los Angeles. That's 1,500 steps or 75 stories and since it takes place in September I'm going to gradually get myself into it.
Tonight I'm going to do 10 minutes on the stairmaster and 10 minutes on the treadmill (with an incline). I'll follow that with 30 minutes of cardio and see how I feel about that.
03 February 2010
26 January 2010
Catching Up ...
Wow, it has been some time since I ventured into this blog. I can say that things haven't changed much healthwise, and that is mostly due to my now crazier than usual work schedule. Oddly enough though I keep having people tell me I need to take time for myself ... and most of the times it isn't even solicited ... I suppose the Universe is trying to tell me something.
So here I sit at my computer desk. Thirty-five years old, and still in disbelief that I am here now. When I was in high school, and that seemed not so long ago, I couldn't even grasp the idea of 35 ... yet here I am. I am also at a point in my life where I'm starting to look around at my daily habits and way of being and really noticing that I need to change.
Right now ... right now I am really craving cooking up some chili, sitting down in front of the TV and relaxing. Yet deep down I know what I HAVE to do is workout, but I'm procrastinating ... which I'm sure it is obvious to whoever might pass by and read this to notice. Yet ... for my own health ... for my own sanity ... it is something I need to do. Really. I need to do it.
I guess I'll let you know tomorrow who won ... the workout ... or the chili.
So here I sit at my computer desk. Thirty-five years old, and still in disbelief that I am here now. When I was in high school, and that seemed not so long ago, I couldn't even grasp the idea of 35 ... yet here I am. I am also at a point in my life where I'm starting to look around at my daily habits and way of being and really noticing that I need to change.
Right now ... right now I am really craving cooking up some chili, sitting down in front of the TV and relaxing. Yet deep down I know what I HAVE to do is workout, but I'm procrastinating ... which I'm sure it is obvious to whoever might pass by and read this to notice. Yet ... for my own health ... for my own sanity ... it is something I need to do. Really. I need to do it.
I guess I'll let you know tomorrow who won ... the workout ... or the chili.
20 July 2009
One step forward, two steps back ...
I was very pleased with myself for having lost two pounds last week after getting more active and eating better. Yet it seems when you are starting to get ahead there are some obstacles that come down your way to challenge you. Mine came last night.
It is HOT in California this week, so much so that I almost drown in my own sweat every night and find it very difficult to fall asleep. To remedy this a bit I tend to sleep in the living room on my futon which is right next to the patio door, that way I get some fresh air and the cool night breeze to relieve some of the heat.
Well as I was starting to lay down I suppose I misjudged where I was flinging my body, and I ended up hitting my left foot very hard. For those not in the know, three years ago I broke my leg pretty badly (you can check out my broken leg diary here). Anyway, back to my story ... so when I slammed my leg on the wooden armrest of the futon I felt the vibration up my leg ... along with a very warm throbbing sensation. I eventually fell asleep and woke up the next morning to a surprise.
As I got up to start getting ready for work I felt such pain with each step that I wondered what was going on. I called work and said I might be in later since I wanted to get this checked out by a doctor - turns out I have a very small hairline fracture on the side of my foot. Nothing too major thankfully but I have to watch the walking.
Yet, thanks to my previous injury the pain from this seems like nothing at all. I'll be good to go in about a month ... unless I fall in the tub again ... or some other clumsy incident visits me yet again. At this point in my life I am starting to be surprised that I am even walking around as it is.
It is HOT in California this week, so much so that I almost drown in my own sweat every night and find it very difficult to fall asleep. To remedy this a bit I tend to sleep in the living room on my futon which is right next to the patio door, that way I get some fresh air and the cool night breeze to relieve some of the heat.
Well as I was starting to lay down I suppose I misjudged where I was flinging my body, and I ended up hitting my left foot very hard. For those not in the know, three years ago I broke my leg pretty badly (you can check out my broken leg diary here). Anyway, back to my story ... so when I slammed my leg on the wooden armrest of the futon I felt the vibration up my leg ... along with a very warm throbbing sensation. I eventually fell asleep and woke up the next morning to a surprise.
As I got up to start getting ready for work I felt such pain with each step that I wondered what was going on. I called work and said I might be in later since I wanted to get this checked out by a doctor - turns out I have a very small hairline fracture on the side of my foot. Nothing too major thankfully but I have to watch the walking.
Yet, thanks to my previous injury the pain from this seems like nothing at all. I'll be good to go in about a month ... unless I fall in the tub again ... or some other clumsy incident visits me yet again. At this point in my life I am starting to be surprised that I am even walking around as it is.
17 July 2009
Getting off my ass ...
After a very interesting episode regarding my prescription I've decided to get serious about losing weight and getting off them. Of course I could've started doing this quite a while back, but I was lazy and apathetic to be honest. The medicine was working for me, instead of me working for my body ... and I accepted that.
I don't want to do that anymore. I'm just sick of feeling sick and want to live a life that isn't regulated by a medication schedule. Along with the fact that I discovered I had gained about 16 pounds during my bout with bursitis! I had been hovering around 180 for so long and then that happens, took me for a loop. And I won't mention how I peed my pants as I hear more and more about Obama's bum rush of a health plan, I truly hope his plan as it stands now does not go through.
In order to get things going, and gain some motivation, I signed up at the RealAge website. I enjoyed reading 'You: On A Diet' ... among other books. I am now walking 30 minutes everyday and doing a cardio workout which lasts around 20 minutes as well. Since starting this a week ago I've lost 2 pounds, so that's not to bad.
So here's a before picture, in a month I'll take a picture of my progress and see where I'm at!
I don't want to do that anymore. I'm just sick of feeling sick and want to live a life that isn't regulated by a medication schedule. Along with the fact that I discovered I had gained about 16 pounds during my bout with bursitis! I had been hovering around 180 for so long and then that happens, took me for a loop. And I won't mention how I peed my pants as I hear more and more about Obama's bum rush of a health plan, I truly hope his plan as it stands now does not go through.
In order to get things going, and gain some motivation, I signed up at the RealAge website. I enjoyed reading 'You: On A Diet' ... among other books. I am now walking 30 minutes everyday and doing a cardio workout which lasts around 20 minutes as well. Since starting this a week ago I've lost 2 pounds, so that's not to bad.
So here's a before picture, in a month I'll take a picture of my progress and see where I'm at!
14 June 2009
On Again ...
Honestly there are so many times that I blog 'aloud' on my commute in the morning, yet it never makes it to the screen. I need to change that.
After many starts and stops with my diet and exercise it seems that I'm back on again. Mostly because for the last few months I had been living with an intense hip pain, that at first was sporadic and then decided to reside with me permanently. When I had to utilize a wheelchair to get around I knew it was time to see a doctor, although it is a shame that I let it go for as long as it did.
I soon found out I had bursitis due to putting weight on my now healing broken leg. So far I've been a week into the anti-inflammatory meds and it seems to be helping me a great deal. I still feel some discomfort but it seems to be be vanishing as each day passes - and that is a great relief to me!
Last week I also enrolled in some classes for the Fall semester. I'm hoping to time things correctly and have my new degree/certificate by the time work runs out where I am currently employed. I'm also hoping that I avoid the dangling sword that is hanging above all our heads at this very moment, it does make one nervous going to work wondering if upon coming home some dreaded news is awaiting them in the mail.
Earlier today I went to see 'Up' in 3D and have to say that it was a very enjoyable movie. It made me want to sit down and get down to brass tacks as to what kind of an adventure (life) I want to live. Even if you're not an animated movie fan the story line is very well written and all the pieces fit together nicely ... almost wants you to tie a bunch of ballons to your home and take off seeing where the wind takes you.
After many starts and stops with my diet and exercise it seems that I'm back on again. Mostly because for the last few months I had been living with an intense hip pain, that at first was sporadic and then decided to reside with me permanently. When I had to utilize a wheelchair to get around I knew it was time to see a doctor, although it is a shame that I let it go for as long as it did.
I soon found out I had bursitis due to putting weight on my now healing broken leg. So far I've been a week into the anti-inflammatory meds and it seems to be helping me a great deal. I still feel some discomfort but it seems to be be vanishing as each day passes - and that is a great relief to me!
Last week I also enrolled in some classes for the Fall semester. I'm hoping to time things correctly and have my new degree/certificate by the time work runs out where I am currently employed. I'm also hoping that I avoid the dangling sword that is hanging above all our heads at this very moment, it does make one nervous going to work wondering if upon coming home some dreaded news is awaiting them in the mail.
Earlier today I went to see 'Up' in 3D and have to say that it was a very enjoyable movie. It made me want to sit down and get down to brass tacks as to what kind of an adventure (life) I want to live. Even if you're not an animated movie fan the story line is very well written and all the pieces fit together nicely ... almost wants you to tie a bunch of ballons to your home and take off seeing where the wind takes you.
28 March 2009
Facebook?
I think I might be getting old because I just don't understand the whole Facebook phenomenon. All of a sudden everyone is jumping on the bandwagon!
I went to the site to see what was going, especially after I got news that my favorite tea company was on Facebook. I wondered why the heck the place I buy tea from would be on Facebook. Is that great of an online networking site that you can find it all there?
Well I signed on and went through the pages of information requests. I looked around, used it for all of 10 minutes and then shut the site down. I couldn't take it and I found it way more confusing then MySpace. As it is I get tired of people who post so much miscellaneous content that it takes forever to load their page. Now with Facebook I guess you have the wall, and my friend did say that you could use an RSS feed to post a blog you already have ... yet I don't think I really want to do that.
I like going to sites where I can read some content. That's what I like about here, so that I can read about what people think and do ... how they get on with their lives in this crazy world. So for now I think I'll just stick to straight blog sites, I'm too old to be bombarded with somebody's idea of good music, videos and pictures all in one page.
I went to the site to see what was going, especially after I got news that my favorite tea company was on Facebook. I wondered why the heck the place I buy tea from would be on Facebook. Is that great of an online networking site that you can find it all there?
Well I signed on and went through the pages of information requests. I looked around, used it for all of 10 minutes and then shut the site down. I couldn't take it and I found it way more confusing then MySpace. As it is I get tired of people who post so much miscellaneous content that it takes forever to load their page. Now with Facebook I guess you have the wall, and my friend did say that you could use an RSS feed to post a blog you already have ... yet I don't think I really want to do that.
I like going to sites where I can read some content. That's what I like about here, so that I can read about what people think and do ... how they get on with their lives in this crazy world. So for now I think I'll just stick to straight blog sites, I'm too old to be bombarded with somebody's idea of good music, videos and pictures all in one page.
26 March 2009
Like A Rolling Stone ...
My life feels a lot like a Bob Dylan song right about now, yet with the current events going on I doubt I’m alone in that feeling. Thankfully I’m not at the point where I’m scrounging for meals or trying to figure out how to live and survive on the streets, but it certainly feels like that could be in my not so distant future.
The other day all that my co-workers could talk about was the impending lay offs and what contingency plans they had in effect. Made me long for the days when the talk would be about who got booted off ‘American Idol’ or ‘Dancing with the Stars’, even though I don’t even watch the shows and had no idea what was going on. I’d trade the days of feigned interest for my current ones of general malaise at the swirling thoughts and possibilities that have taken up residence in my mind for the last few months.
I feel like the world has declared war on me and that I could be ‘bombed’ at any minute. Needless to say this mindset has messed up my blood sugars, sending them soaring more often then not. The other day I had a lingering headache that built up steam as the day progressed. I had to take a double dose of my meds and walk for about an hour and a half to get it back to normal. I even went to see my parents and talked with my mother of all things!
The other day all that my co-workers could talk about was the impending lay offs and what contingency plans they had in effect. Made me long for the days when the talk would be about who got booted off ‘American Idol’ or ‘Dancing with the Stars’, even though I don’t even watch the shows and had no idea what was going on. I’d trade the days of feigned interest for my current ones of general malaise at the swirling thoughts and possibilities that have taken up residence in my mind for the last few months.
I feel like the world has declared war on me and that I could be ‘bombed’ at any minute. Needless to say this mindset has messed up my blood sugars, sending them soaring more often then not. The other day I had a lingering headache that built up steam as the day progressed. I had to take a double dose of my meds and walk for about an hour and a half to get it back to normal. I even went to see my parents and talked with my mother of all things!
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