Thursday, July 30, 2009

..."foot notes"

getting back into a more active life for me...
can be complicated...



I've been pretty good about making this my breakfast...
for more than a week now [only missed 1 day...]
the Ensure keeps me on the positive side of nutrition...
and the banana allows me to take the joint/calcium supplements...
which need something in the stomach to be properly absorbed...

I also drink a lot of water these days, starting when I get up...



my rediscovery of my Birkies on Tuesday...
was really a good thing...
I did walk around the block...
[when I got home around 5:30 PM]
and worked-up a good sweat...

the good news ?

walking in the Birkies did NOT create any blisters...
[I've gotten blisters from trying to walk in Crocs...]
OR rub any places raw on the bottoms of my feet or toes...
and since my 2nd toes are longer & tend to develop corns...
that's always been an issue too...
but there were no sore spots there either...

I did "rest" yesterday...

I had sore muscles from the extra walking...
but not the pinched nerve pain & muscle cramps...
or the excessively sore joints...
that I've been having...

and I was really sleepy...

not the depressed grogginess that I'd been battling...
but the, "lay in one place for hours without moving" deep sleep...
and when I moved around, I was a bit stiff & sore...
but could walk much better, with no hobbling...

I've started to see all the clutter/messes that need to be dealt with...
and bit by bit, am taking "baby steps" to remedy the situation...

now if my sinuses would only cooperate...
so I could lose this headache for good...
drinking extra water has helped...
maybe I need to wash my mini blinds & window screens...

hummmm...

4 comments:

Miz Minka said...

Awesome. :) Here's to a healthier you.

catsinger said...

...thanks :D
gotta go walk now...

The Calico Quilter said...

The better you feel, the easier everday decisions will seem. I see this in myself. But I also understand the problem of being very active one day and the next being so worn out and stiff and ache-y you can hardly get out of bed. Been there too. Just take it slow and steady. I need to get out and get more exercise and clear my head. But it's hard to walk where I live (traffic and no sidewalks) and I don't even have a doggie walking buddy. I hate the treadmill, but probably that's where I will stay. Yuck. Got to stay focused on the benefits!

catsinger said...

...the continuing Birkenstock "rescue" has me feeling great...
I now am strong enough to walk with the dog without being afraid of being knocked over...