Day 6

Workout done! 30 mins of mixed cardio and weights for upper and lower. My cardio in between sets is a low impact walk/ dance in the room.

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Day 6 workout with low impact cardio done!

I used to wear headphones when I worked out as it’s 4:00 am in the morning but I find I do a better workout without them. So, yes I play my music openly! It’s freeing.  Not loud enough for my neighbors but my son down stairs is another story lol

 

music!
Need music for workouts!

Tdap- never again

Oh my, this morning I’m achy all over! I’m very tired and sluggish 🙁. Note to self: don’t everything take that shot again!

3 days later, I still have the PAIN in my arm and now I have other symptoms. I want my bed, but I’m at work fighting through this.

I can do it!

Day 5

i don’t have bicep tendonitis – well at least not from weight training 🤪

As I was laying in bed last night, sleepless, and in pain, it came to me I had a shot. I had an immunization in that same arm 3 days ago! Phew, relief! I can go back to my workouts.

Dear doc, don’t ya think you should have warned me about this pain I may get after the shot? I read it can last up to 7 days!

My body is extra sensitive to pain and inflammation, so I’m not surprised by the terrible pain from the shot but if I would have known I would have said forget the Tdap!

Anyway, no workout this morning. Had my coffee with a tbsp of collagen peptides!

Lets make it a great day! 😃

Day 4 recap

Arm is sore, well painful. Iced and took IB X 3 It’s going to be tough not to do my normal workout tomorrow morning.

IBS acted up today 😩 it was a rough couple of hours.

– over on calories and carbs  👎 BUT I tracked! I’m proud of myself for doing that!

Picked up some collagen peptides. Look it up!

collagen peptides
Improve skin, hair, bones, joints and gut?  I’m willing to try it!

 

 

No cigarettes 👏(July 15, 2018)  or patches! Chewing the gum, doing great! Will start to be mindful of when I choose to chew the gum.  Skin looking better already! 🍑

 

Overall, a good day.

Some results 👎

  • 6.7  A1C a little higher👎
  • 209 total chol a little lower 👍
  • 38 DHDL low👎
  • 146 LDL CHOL  same
  • FE 35, lower 👎
  • %sat 8, lower 👎

Next time these numbers will be better!

Note to self: more red meat, spinach, chickpeas, Quinoa ,  pumpkin seeds, dark chocolate

Make note: “Foods that are a good source of iron contain at least 10 percent of the daily value for iron, and for a food to be high in iron it should contain at least 20 percent of the DV.” Source: https://healthyeating.sfgate.com/meat-contains-high-iron-4454.html

 

 

 

Day 3 Recap

Stats aren’t great but aren’t bad either.

I missed my workout this morning and I believe it had a small, neg impact on my day.

With that being said I look forward to my workout tomorrow morning. (Ok not as much as I should be lol, my friend isn’t being kind).

1st day not wearing a patch since I quit smoking over a week ago. It was fine!

Working on quitting the nicotine gum now.

Bed early tonight! 🌙

 

Day 3

No workout this morning. Booo. I snoozed my alarm which doesn’t happen often. Was it worth it? Snoozing and missing my early morning exercise. Not sure yet. 50/50. So if a definitive answer is needed. Yes. 

BS 132. It’s ok considering last nights carb filled meal. 

Friend in town which gives some explanation to some symptoms I’ve been experiencing. 

I have a physical this morning. Yuck. Who likes going to the doctors. I usually will r/s once or twice (shhh). So, today I have to go. I have two more in the short coming weeks. 

Here’s to a great day! Smile 😀. Always smile 

A Bust

Dinner was a bust but I know I can’t change every meal over night.

The good news is I didn’t have that muffin this morning!

-extra steps after dinner done. I read today that 10 mins of walking after every meal is better than a daily 30 min walk to lower fasting blood sugars. It will be interesting when I check tomorrow morning as I had over 100 g of carbs for dinner alone. Ya ya I know. Don’t judge.

Did 15 mins of walking, post dinner (in house) gained a couple thousand more steps!

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