I've been in a deep mindset rut concerning mostly weight and strength in my 65 and up life. I started this journal as a way of keeping a daily (or thereabouts) accountability log. I want to track my general health status, weight loss or gain and my activity levels. I may throw in a tidbit or two about quilting or other things that interest me. So, here goes.
Medical:
Afib (Diltiazem and Flecanide), Crohns disease (Remicade), right hip sprain (semi-recovered), pelvic floor prolapse (stable), chronic low blood sodium (more salt, less water), low red blood count. The heart meds have side effects of fatigue and brain fog.
VS= virus symptoms: Headache, congestion, aches, runny nose and a slight cough. These have been occurring randomly for almost 3 years lasting roughly 24 hours. They have been increasing in frequency for the last several months.
Current Status
General: Headache, fatigue, foggy
Weight: 172 Goal is to lose 15 pounds for starters.:
Health concerns: Sleep loss, IT band pain
Sleep: To bed at 7:30 asleep by 8. (Woke up at 3 the night before and had a busy day.) Woke up 3 or 4 times, used the bathroom, back to sleep until a 3 am headache kept me up
Last night I used Mucinex nasal spray to help with congestion that is waking me up. It did help, but I woke up a few times anyway. At 3 am I developed a whopping (felt like sinus) headache and finally got up. After a cup of coffee, it finally stopped hurting. Could my sinuses have been too dry from the spray?
IT band - I tried massaging with a tennis ball targeting the glute max and piriformis. I also stretched those same muscles after I'd gotten into bed. Very little pain through the night.
Exercise:
We have moved the treadmill and elliptical to the "undergarage" but I haven't used either yet. The elliptical seemed to bother my hips the last time I used it. I've been following Pahla B. who is very in tune with post menopausal women. I started doing her videos on December 26th and quit for lack of motivation. I'd like to start again, but it's still difficult to get off the couch.
Meals:
I eat the same breakfast, lunch and snacks every day. Breakfast and lunch are pretty healthy, but I really like sugary snacks and eat whatever is available.
Goals for today:
Treadmill or walk outside for 10 minutes
Change up the diet a little. Trade one sugar snack for a hard boiled egg or apple with peanut butter.
-Try Pahla B.'s cheese tortellini recipe for supper.
-Make some energy ball treats of some kind. They may prove to be too high in calories, but we'll see.
Start logging calories on My Fitness Pal again.
Edited to add:
I started feeling the VS in the afternoon.
