It’s day 43 and the final day of YEAR THREE of my health & fitness journey. At this point, it is more of an established health and wellness lifestyle. ☺️
At this point, I am still consciously focussed on finding how far I can go and watching for anything that might be tripping me up along the way.
Year One was a gradual awareness of how much work I had to do, the benefits of doing it, and a glimpse of the potential that I possessed. The year ended with two setbacks – a severe flu that caused my asthma, COPD, and bronchiectasis to flare up and take me down. AND… A broken left arm thank, to a collision with our Molly dog, who was an awkward hundred pounds of unbridled enthusiasm at the time.
Year Two was an ongoing battle to maintain the progress I had made and to claw my way to a few gains. First… My arm did heal, surprisingly well, and in a shorter time than my ambulatory care doctor had anticipated. I give full credit to the level of activity I had reached in year one, and the fact that I could keep active enough during my recovery to keep my circulation going strong. Second…I realized that the severe digestive issues that I had been dealing with for years were due to an allergy or intolerance to yeast. Cutting yeast out of my diet has been a game changer! Third.. Respiratory issues triggered from the flu I had at the end of year one, continued on and on, lingering cough punctuated by serious relapse. Throughout the year, I went through SIX rounds of antibiotics and prednisone. Near the end of Year Two, I figured out that my ongoing coughing and flare up of infections was not due to my chronic lung conditions but by then a well established case of sinusitis. 🙄🤦
Year Three… was a good year for recovery and steady progress. My health improved and I upped my strength training to three times a week, going from 5 pound weights to 10 pound weights by early fall. Then, I suffered my first setback. I struggled with all of the digestive issues that I had while consuming yeast, I tried and failed to shed ANY weight, I felt sluggish and off physically, mentally, and emotionally. My strength training started to slide. Finally, I took a realistic look at my diet and realized that I had been consuming a ridiculous amount of processed sugar. Getting that under control did wonders for me until I suffered my second setback. The umbilical hernia repair that I had had three years earlier became a major issue. There had been ongoing issues from day one, but they could be easily resolved. Now that was no longer the case. I have had an ultrasound and I have an appointment to see a surgeon in a few days. In the meantime, I have had to ease off on my strength training but I did start this Daily Food Diary to get a better handle on my diet issues.
Year Four.. will no doubt bring unexpected benefits and unanticipated setbacks. Such is life, and I am ready to embrace whatever life brings my way.
Food Diary – Day 43
(1) c coffee (2)
(3) Eggo waffles with butter & syrup (411)
(24) oz water
(1) c tea (1)
(1/2) c Mini Ritz crackers (150)
(1) c raw broccoli, cauliflower, & radishes with 2 tbsp. Dilly Dip (185)
(12) oz carbonated water
(1/3) tray of nachos with lean ground beef, shredded cheese, peppers, onions, and black olives (1200)
(1) c tea (1)
Total calories: 1950
*** More calories than I would have liked, but despite starting my day with sugar, I did fight off the sweets cravings for the rest of the day. For me, that was a BIG win.
That’s it for today. Take care and have a great day! 💞🌞
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