Re: Health and Fitness January, 2024
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 12:07 am
It's mid month - well, maybe tomorrow.
At physical in December, I pretty much took the doctor's two recommendations to heart and made them RESOLUTIONS: Increase the number of days I exercise, and reverse a recent trend inching my blood sugar up.
Mid-month exercise report - About 3 of my days were recuperation for a backache. It's a big pitfall for me to do too much and stress my back, so I've got to watch that. I want to exercise more often, not exercise (or even do housework) to the point I have to recuperate from it.
But I have 9 out of 15 days with an exercise checkmark on the habit tracker. 5 of those have been arms workouts. I want to do extra concentration on my arms during the first half of this year and perhaps have more confidence if I decide on a very short-sleeved choice for the wedding. 50 years ago, when I was a June bride, the air was crisp. More recently, we have hot, humid Junes.
Tonight, I just finished a 30-minute workout on the second half of T-tapp Total, so lunges, balance. And yes, I'm giving myself stars, lol.
Food/drink plans that are working:
The herbal tea when I feel a craving is working out well. It's been a welcome treat that slows me down and makes me think about brewing and drinking it slowly since it's hot. So, after that time has passed, I've forgotten other temptations. The one we have here was expensive so I'm trying to decide if it is worth another purchase. I wonder if other brands with other blends would be as pleasant to me now that I'm used to this one, hmmmm.
Having a big salad each day that I do not have a smoothie is another winning strategy for me. I draw either a tumbler shape or bowl shape on my planner to give myself credit. In general, I have a smoothie every third morning, but that gets switched around some if we have an early morning appt, etc.
This is the first evening in a while that I haven't had a small sweet potato. Since I'd had a large russet potato today, I thought it would be a little much. But I still really like the way the sweet potatoes have been filling me up.
At physical in December, I pretty much took the doctor's two recommendations to heart and made them RESOLUTIONS: Increase the number of days I exercise, and reverse a recent trend inching my blood sugar up.
Mid-month exercise report - About 3 of my days were recuperation for a backache. It's a big pitfall for me to do too much and stress my back, so I've got to watch that. I want to exercise more often, not exercise (or even do housework) to the point I have to recuperate from it.
But I have 9 out of 15 days with an exercise checkmark on the habit tracker. 5 of those have been arms workouts. I want to do extra concentration on my arms during the first half of this year and perhaps have more confidence if I decide on a very short-sleeved choice for the wedding. 50 years ago, when I was a June bride, the air was crisp. More recently, we have hot, humid Junes.
Tonight, I just finished a 30-minute workout on the second half of T-tapp Total, so lunges, balance. And yes, I'm giving myself stars, lol.
Food/drink plans that are working:
The herbal tea when I feel a craving is working out well. It's been a welcome treat that slows me down and makes me think about brewing and drinking it slowly since it's hot. So, after that time has passed, I've forgotten other temptations. The one we have here was expensive so I'm trying to decide if it is worth another purchase. I wonder if other brands with other blends would be as pleasant to me now that I'm used to this one, hmmmm.
Having a big salad each day that I do not have a smoothie is another winning strategy for me. I draw either a tumbler shape or bowl shape on my planner to give myself credit. In general, I have a smoothie every third morning, but that gets switched around some if we have an early morning appt, etc.
This is the first evening in a while that I haven't had a small sweet potato. Since I'd had a large russet potato today, I thought it would be a little much. But I still really like the way the sweet potatoes have been filling me up.