Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Damn! It's Cold!

Yeah, I know everyone is experiencing unseasonably cold weather, but just for one day, I'd like temps in the positive numbers. I think today is gonna be the day!! I saw a positive 3º when I woke up this morning, and if it gets up to 8º I'm headed out of doors!!! That, and more snow is on the way, and our veggie supply is sadly depleted.

Oh yeah!! Today was Weigh In Wednesday, lest I forget. I had a 6.8# loss!!! I know a good portion of that was the soccer ball sized knot of water around my knee, but hey, a loss is a loss. I'm also quite certain that some of that loss was a result of shivering uncontrollably for 5 days in this cold spell. Kinda like those really old time "reducing" machines that had the belt that went around your waist and shook you silly. It's been so cold, I've actually had to wear socks.

As one might expect, my food had been much better this last week or so. Giving myself those extra few days to stay on the Wed. weigh in schedule probably didn't hurt, either. And color me shocked.....journaling my foods has actually helped. Can't believe I didn't believe that. I AM NOT as smart as I think I am....in that department, anyway. :) My ego is totally in tact in all other areas!!

Exercise is coming along slowly. I can't quite get a program put together that really feels good. I am "auditioning" several combinations right now. I've given thought to going back to my trainer, but with only one leg that works properly, I don't think I'd be getting the full use of his expertise or my money. It's still a possibility, tho'. I might just drop in and ask for some suggestions as to what I might be able to do without risking more damage to the knee. My fear is that he'll talk me into coming back, paying the ridiculous fee, and then I'd end up being able to do only half of the routine. Sounds like I'm talking myself out of this, doesn't it? For the time being, I'll keep plugging along with what I'm doing. I still subscribe to the theory that any movement is better than none.

10 comments:

  1. Yes!
    I had to "just" walk for 6 months before I was strong/healthy enough to to anything fancy. Sometimes, it was all I could do to walk!

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  2. I agree, any exercise is better than nothing.

    Oh and happy birthday for yesterday (sorry to be late in this).

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  3. Keep moving and thinking, you'll come to the best conclusion soon.

    Happy Bday yesterday!! :D

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  4. Hope you had a great birthday! The big loss was a great gift I bet! :) You're doing great!!

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  5. Wow - that's a great loss. How do you do it, injured and all? I hope that knee starts respecting you a little more - altho the cold weather's not going to help one bit.

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  6. Yay! That journaling idea... gosh, why don't I do that? I SHOULD!

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  7. Wowza! You sure got yourself off to a great start!

    I was thinking about you just this morning when my knee acted up. It's nowhere nearly as severe as yours, but I still complained and limped about pitifully. :)

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  8. Oh, wow! That is cold. We are about to have some temps in the 20's which is not common here in Houston. We're all whining and moaning like babies :)

    And again, I say, WOW! 6.8 LBS!!! So awesome!

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  9. Sorry I’ve been away for the last couple of weeks! The busy holiday season made it next to impossible to find the time to do any blog reading, but I am catching up now! Glad to see that you decided to give blogging another chance. Happy 61st birthday and congrats on the great loss today!!!

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  10. You'll get it figured out, exercise is one of the hardest for me to like. Besides running, but not on no treadmill, yuck. I'm ready for at least 50's.

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