Comparing how I feel now to last year when I first started my healthy eating plan:

As I was walking yesterday during Angelgirl’s karate class, I got to thinking about how last year when I first started this journey walking was almost impossible. Now I made it around the outdoor mall three times yesterday (45 minutes).

Last year in May I spent the time she was in class on my butt inside reading a book or doing a crossword puzzle. Going out to walk was not even an option because every step hurt, my back ached constantly, I had plantar fascitis (my feet hurt terribly), my knees and hips were in constant agony, and I could barely breathe sometimes.

July of last year I started seeing a cardiologist for the first time in my life and I admit I was a little nervous and dreaded the stress test (which I was only able to do for less then 10 minutes on the treadmill). She put me on blood pressure medicine and signed me up for a cardiac cartherization after one visit. Lying there on the cold operating room table with a tube going up my vein was not my idea of fun.

Over the past year I have seen my cardiologist a few times for follow ups and each time she looks at my chart and back up at me with a bit of surprise that I am continuing to loose weight, but always tells me what a great job I’m doing. She has lowered my blood pressure medicine dosage twice. I no longer feel like she is worried I will fall over dead at any minute.

My feet no longer hurt (I had steroid shots in the sole of my foot several times last summer, but they didn’t help that much until I lost more weight). I still ache, but I have arthritis so that is to be expected. But the pain levels are no where near what they were and it’s not constant.

Time passes, this year would have happened whether I lost weight or not. It was my choice to make changes and decide whether I wanted to feel worse or better over time. I decided last May I want to feel BETTER! And with over 70 lbs. lost I DO!

Fatblogging Update:
Tuesday: 2 extend bars (150 cal each); 2 apples; frozen dinner (350 cal.), air popped popcorn. Exercise: 45 minute walk
Wednesday: 2 extend bars, 2 apples, romaine lettuce, small can of water packed tuna, low fat dressing 2 TBL (30 cal a tbl), air popped popcorn. Exercise: 50 reps on core flex

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