A Walk In The Park

Ok, it was a very COLD walk in the park. *laughs* After dropping my daughter off at school, I drove a little further down the road to the pretty little park. It is a circular park, and there is always someone out there walking a dog or rollerblading.

This morning, I decided to walk around the mile long loop of the park. I had thought that maybe I would get in a couple of miles, but the bitter cold air coming off the river was just too much for my tender lungs and sinus tissues. So, while I didn't walk very far, it was much more enjoyable thank walking on a treadmill. I'm not sure that shivering from cold and having frozen muscles does a whole lot to improve one's fitness, so I plan on rowing on my ergometer for a little while later.

My craziness that I noted yesterday is still actively weird. I'm feeling more "normal" right now, and when I stepped on the scale this morning, it showed a substantial drop. At least it is good to know that I'm not continuing to swell up like an overfilled water balloon. I don't usually step on the scale so often, but I would like to know what is going on with me over the next few days. It's a curiosity thing. When I'm feeling weird, it helps to add the numbers to my log, just to see the pattern of goofiness with my body. Over time, it helps me to keep a level head and not get freaked out if I see a sudden jump on the scale.

Well, it's time to get my behind out of this chair so I can go and do something productive. Have a great day!

Well, It's a Gain

I remember saying, just a day or two ago that I was looking forward to a loss the next time that I stepped on the scale. But, out of the blue, I've been gifted with a 1.5 lb. gain for no explainable reason.

My body is being weird right now. My period isn't due until next week, but I've been crampy and feeling uncomfortable. Yesterday, I was singing along with a song on the radio, and just spontaneously burst into tears. I'm not talking about damp eyelashes either. I'm talking about rivers running down my face, all for no good reason. Then of course, there was the grouchiness with my husband and child, also for no good reason. I'm not normally this funky, and certainly not this far out. It makes me wonder if my timing is just goofed up. All I DO know is that I'm craving sugar like mad.

Liftin' In The Basement

Hey, I managed to talk my husband into spotting me tonight! I was cleaning and organizing our weights, and decided that I wanted to get my muscles moving a bit. I'm just tired of doing nothing.

Before I started with the weights, I walked up and down my basement stairs 25 times. It's amazing, how difficult that is with reduced lung function. I was huffing and puffing, and sweating my myself silly over those 275 stairs. Yeah, there is something to be said for doing this stuff while well.

The little bit of weight lifting seemed much easier, since my breathing wasn't as labored. Since I needed DH to watch over me, I twisted his arm a little bit and got him to exercise just a little bit with me. I wish that he was happier to exercise with me. It's hard to always be doing everything by myself.

Like I Really Need TWO Lungs...

Ha! *cough, cough*

I'm really enjoying how refreshed I feel after a nice, long shower and some cinnamon flavored toothpaste.

This has been a really awkward week, with sickness running through the household. Only the boys have been feeling well, and eating normally. Of course, with me not feeling so well, things have fallen all apart in the kitchen. It has been convenience food to the extreme. My sister made some fish sticks with mac & cheese last night. So, I've been expecting to see some pretty crazy things with the scale. I stepped on it today though, and it wasn't so bad. I'm actually down from my last weigh-in weight, if only by a little bit.

Judging by the intensity of my hacking cough, I think that I should be able to get back in the gym by the middle of the week, or maybe the end of it. I'll just take it slowly and try some movement, more than walking from the recliner in the living room to my bed. lol