I finally get to weigh in tomorrow morning...can't wait to make an official recording for a loss this week, which I'm really hoping for! I've been very good I think...but this WOE makes that pretty dang easy. The hardest thing is eating enough!
I went to the gym last night, I did 6 minutes on a treadmill with no increased HR and a horrendous gate pattern. UGH...I could have gone longer but my gate kept getting worse and worse. Somehow I've backslid on my walking ability. So then I tried the pool for the first time. Swimming with no hamstrings and adductors is an interesting experience. I really hadn't been in a pool since I first started learning to walk again back in 2002, it seems not much has changed. Did you know you can't flutter kick without hamstrings and adductors? And...you can't frog-leg without adductors...so wth? My legs just float off to the sides and do their own thing. It's a good thing I'm buoyant. I can't walk fast enough to get my heart rate up in the pool, either. So...I found a couple of ridiculous looking "swimming" techniques that I'll use that did manage to get my heart rate into the 125+ area, so I'll do more of that. I'll give another test run Friday or Saturday to see what else I can come up with. It was fun, but disappointing in the "serious workout" department. I was hoping this was going to be the answer to my exercise dilemma. Maybe it still is...we'll see over time. It was nice to get in there and do some stretches and practice some moves I can't do on land...so from a therapy stand point, I'll keep at it.
Last night I had my favorite "mockaroni and cheese with hot dogs" for dinner instead of the cheese burger. Today has me traveling up to Seattle and back after a dental cleaning...I'm not exactly sure what to do about lunch because I'll be on the move. Breaky was bacon and eggs.
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