Topic : Ways to Exercise in the House

Hello...just thought I'd check in...have been reading your messages but not posting myself...

I am frustrated that it takes so long to get the thyroid dose right...it will be a couple more weeks before they will test to see if the level is right...after a dose adjustment, it takes 6 weeks to find out if it is the right dose.  The fact that I am depressed and still gaining weight makes me think that maybe the dose isn't quite right yet.

I gained 4 pounds in the last 2 weeks!!  I'm now at 182.  I've had such HORRIBLE sugar cravings...I'll even eat powdered sugar if there isn't anything else around...I'm in the process of cleaning out the carbs from the house, including the powdered sugar...I have some carrots and celery on hand, and apples...I try to reach for one of them first and avoid the sugar...I am taking it one day at a time...can't change what I did yesterday...just focusing on what I am doing RIGHT NOW...I CAN control the here and now...can choose to eat the good stuff...not the sweet stuff...

I wonder if the thyroid medication and the balance with my other meds is what is messing me up...with bipolar disorder, we have to be careful with my meds...I am in a depressed mode...hard to get motivated to do anything...plus it's been really cold here the last few days...really wanted to get out and do some yard work, but it is way too cold to start planting yet...

I've had a sinus infection recently...lasted for several weeks...finally, I think it is gone...I started taking Benadryl at night, along with the Claritin...it seems to be helping...the orchards around here are soon to bloom...lots of pollen in the air...I hope that the local fruit crops can survive the freezing weather...

Since I CAN control what I do today, I'm getting out the aerobic stool TODAY, and doing some light stair-step exercises that won't ruin my knees...then, I'll get out the 3 pound weights and do some arm exercises...the doctor said that simply walking and doing the arm weights will help remove belly fat...that is were a majority of my fat is...right in my belly...I don't like my own reflection in the mirror...but I try not to dwell on it...I realize that it didn't happen overnight, so it will take time to turn it around...if i can just focus on NOW...what I put in my mouth NOW...what activities I do NOW...and let it add up to my benefit...away with the sugar!!  I realize that I DO need to allow myself some leeway on that, or I'm doomed to fail...I need to allow myself a little treat once in awhile...just have to choose something better than a spoonful of powdered sugar...If I eat PLANNED, HEALTHY snackes on a schedule, I won't be as tempted to go for the bad stuff...If I focus on what I CAN eat, not what I "CAN'T" have...pre-planning...I think that will help...and pre-planning the exercise...otherwise, it will be squeezed right out of my day...just NOT making time for it right now...I need encouragement to make it happen...just one day at a time...

I've got some "laundry exercise" to do today...always laundry...everybody keeps wearing clothes, so the laundry never ends...would hate to see the alternative...scary!! LOL

OK, in proof-reading my message before posting, I appear to be very negative, but really, I'm looking forward to a new day today...start over on healthy activities and food TODAY...not dwelling on the bad eating I might have done YESTERDAY...yesterday is gone...tomorrow isn't here yet...RIGHT NOW, I have control...

Becky

It's just your old thinking re-surfacing ...  re-read your words and switch out the negative "sayings" for healthier ones.  It's all about us experiencing life situations, people or events and picking ourselves up again and again when we're unable to maintain our healthy life style.

I know what you mean about manic depression (that's what they called it when I was diagnosed and it's exactly right on.  Right now, I'm experiencing the joy of getting back into exercising and eating healthy. I was finally able to break out of my last relapse this weekend.  Took me awhile to figure out what was triggering it. It was an old "trigger" and it really helped me to understand what I'm experiencing and why.

I'm still posting to my Sparkpeople team and here.  Both groups provide me with all the assistance I need right now.  It's how I stay motivated.  I'm committed to you guys. I feel like we're buddies!! 

Sure do miss you guys when I find myself posting all alone.  But life doesn't stand still does it.  So I keep on posting because this is my original 2003 committment to Dr. Phil as part of the WLC.  I won't let it go until I'm at a healthier weight and active 24/7!

Happy Birthday mom!

Today, I've walked the dog.  My boss is too busy for me .. so I have an appointment to go to work next Wednesday.  I sure hope he's able to get me paid!

I plan on going to swimming practice this afternoon at 2:30 p.m.  I had to throw out a bathing suit Friday .. it's so stretched out!  I still have 3 bathings suits I can fall back on.  2 of them have to use shoe laces to keep them up. But that's okay!  It's all about getting me out there.

Didn't do AQ last night. ALl the work I did around the house yesterday was too much for my legs.   Yep, that means my housework gave me a good enough workout!

I've got a better attitude today...still depressed though...it will take a long time to get the thyroid medication to the right balance...every time they change the dose, it takes 6 weeks to see if it is right...I will have blood tests in a couple of weeks regarding my current dose...based on the weight gain and depression, I suspect that the dose is too low right now.  I have an appointment this week with the endocrinologist...I have to ask him about a spot on my face...he's not the skin doctor, but the spot might be related to the thyroid...who knows?...it is a very small patch of dry, scaley, brown skin...I have one like it on my arm too...I forgot to ask my general doc about it...could be "age spots", but I want to make sure...and I'd like to know how to get rid of the one on my face...the skin is thickened under the spot, and when it flakes off, more flakes appear...I'll have the doc check it out...

I actually did some INTENTIONAL exercise yesterday!!...I posted that I would, and I didn't want to make a liar out of myself...so I did it!!  I did 4 minutes on my aerobic step stool, while using arm weights...that was my limit last night...don't want to over-do it and cause a flare up of the fibromyalgia...I plan to do it again today...maybe twice!!  I will keep adding to the time and frequency...when the weather gets warmer, I'll be ready for the 2 mile walks to school and back with my youngest son.  I also ate healthier yesterday...one day at a time...can't change the past, but I have control over the HERE and NOW...

My two younger boys and I have to get in shape for Cub Scout camp in July...everywhere at camp is UPHILL...even the downhill is up...LOL...there is a dirt road hill nearby, where we can train...will have to bring doggy treats with us...maybe some pepper spray...there is an obnoxious dog at the top of the hill...most of the time, he is leashed, but he sure looks fierce...I'd like to make friends with him...The hill training will come in time...right now, it's the aeorbic stool and hand weights...and there's always laundry to do...got some washed, folded, and put away yesterday...more to do today...sigh...

I'm working on the positive tapes in my head...out with the negative...it's a process...

Well, on to my day...have a good one...Becky

my girlfriend has fibromyalgia too ... I got her swimming with me on Tuesdays & Thursdays nights. She's doing really good.  Exercise is a good thing for it .. heck, it's good for all sorts of illnesses isn' t it?

I'm reading Oprah's latest book:  A NEW EARTH and it's really awesome as it helps me to understand the negative thoughts I lived to for so many years. He calls it EGO or conditioned thoughts.  They exist and can be triggered by anything and when they raise their ugly little voices, you simply lose it.  He also discribes how emotions work within our bodies.  I experienced a panic attack right before reading the chapter and it really helped me to understand what I'm experiencing.

Well I just couldn't believe it , I got into a pair of SHORTS, this morning !!!!! I haven't had shorts on in 4 years at least !!!!! Yesterday started to clean out the flower beds, ( did it once but with all the oak leaves have to do it again). Well yesterday was a humid day to say, about 85 degrees, but the humidity was high. So getting ready to take my son to school, I came across these shorts. i only have two pairs, gave the rest away, I didn't like my legs in shorts soooo, I thought I would never wear them again. To my amazement, they fit like a glove, size 12 (still at 164), pulled out a tank top and now ready to go pull weeds and rake leaves in cooler attire !!! I've been not very consistent on Eli, like twice last week.

Kinda depressed about trying to find a "live in sitter" for my mom, and having no luck. Vacations are coming up and not that we go that many places we like to take off on 2 or 3 day trips, well with my mom just between my sister and I, it will be 3 of 4 weeks at our house trying to balance taking care of mother. Husband takes two weeks at a time.

Got sidetracked on that, man I'm hopping on Eli this morning before I even go outside to bump-up the metabolism. I figure if I get Eli 10 minutes this morning, then 10 minutes later in the day that would be a good combination for today, plus all the yard work !!!!!!. At least if has been real cloudy, I won't go out in the boiling sun to do yard work, I've had enough of the skin cancer, and still do, I go back every 6 months to get something removed. Wear plenty of sunblock and always wear a sun-visor.

It's something when you haven't had a simply pleasure in quite a while, how good it feels to come back to it. I mean I would wear shorts everyday of my life in Texas, then I quit because of weight gain and wanted to cover up. And when I put them on this morning  I looked at  the Lord and said "thank you",

Hey Everyone,

Today is my day off so I have been catching up on all of your posts.

I have to work this weekend...bummer.

I work every other weekend, BUT I knew this before they hired me.

Well all of my carefree eating has caught up to me and I gained the three pounds back I weight 147 again. That is a number I have been stuck at for months now. The problem is sugar and mindless eating after dinner. Time to get refocused and eat when I'm hungry not when I'm tired. Today my thighs are still sore from yesterday at work I did a lot of squatting to clean. I don't like bending my back or it will get sore so I end up squatting like a baseball catcher! lol My feet and ankles are getting stronger for it!! HA HA

Today I'm going to play it by ear and do my usual house chores, may get to ride (depends on the weather, Sassy is still wet from this mornings rain) or go for a walk!

My husband has been diagnosed with bipolar and he refuses to believe it or start the sample meds (Lamictal) he even gets angry if I try to talk to him about any of it. Says the Dr is just trying to make it up to keep him coming back. Weird idea because he goes to this Dr every month anyway ?!?!?! Anyhow my oldest son thought he was and so did I, so for the Dr to finally say it was a very short lived relief. Because he is refusing to accept it. VERY FRUSTRATING for me. Today I'm going to do some research so I can at least understand it better.

Glad y'all are all well and focusing on being positive!

MB