WELL WEEK 2 OF REHAB. IS OVER, I LOST 11 POUNDS THIS WEEK, SO THAT IS 31 POUNDS IN 2 WEEKS,I FEEL LIKE I AM ON THE SHOW BIGGEST LOSERS. LOL I CAN NOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH BETTER I AM WALKING OR HOW STRONG MY LEGS FEEL UNDER ME.ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVE LEARNED AT FOOD CLASS IS THAT YOU SHOULD NOT SEASON YOUR FOOD WHILE COOKING UNTIL THE LAST 10 MINS. OF COOKING.
BECAUSE THE TASTE OF THE SEASONING COOKS AWAY, SINCE I STARTED DOING THIS , MY FOOD TASTE ALOT BETTER AND I USE LESS SEASONING. WELL I FOUND OUT THAT THEY DO THIS REHAB FOR PEOPLE WITH LUNG PROBLEMS TOO, SO SINCE I HAVE COPD ,I SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHER 12 WEEKS, SO NOW I HAVE 22 WEEKS TO WHIP THIS BODY INTO SHAPE ENOUGH SO THAT I CAN START GOING TO A REGULAR GYM.
I HAVE 9 MONTHS TILL MY 50TH BIRTHDAY, MY GOAL IS TO BE IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE BY THEN THAT ON MY 50TH BIRTHDAY I CAN WALK 5 MILES, NOW THAT IS MY GOAL, BUT !!!!!!!!! I WILL BE HAPPY IF I CAN ONLY WALK 1 OR 2 MILES, BECAUSE I KNOW WERE I HAVE COME FROM, I WAS ON DEATHS DOOR AND THE DOOR WAS HALF OPEN. I CANT FORGET THAT, THAT IS WHAT KEEPS ME DRIVING FORWARD. MY DR. SAID I AM AT A CROSSROADS IN MY LIFE.
HE TOLD ME , IF I WANT TO LIVE, I MUST FIGHT FOR MY LIFE, HE SAID THAT I MUST GET OFF MY BUTT AND EXERCISE AND IF I CANT GET OFF MY BUTT, THEN I MUST LEARN TO DO EXERCISES FROM A SITTING POSITION, I NEVER REALIZED HOW MANY SMALL MOVEMENTS YOU CAN MAKE FROM A SITTING POSITION THAT WILL HELP YOUR BODY.
IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS PUTTING A 12 OZ. CAN OF ANY FOOD IN EACH HAND AND HOLDING THEM OUT TO YOUR SIDE LIKE A CROSS. TRY TO HOLD THAT POSE FOR JUST 2 MINS. YOU DO JUST THAT SIMPLE THING 5 TIMES A DAY. THAT IS ONLY 10 MINS OUT OF YOUR DAY. YOUR ARMS WILL FEEL STRONGER AFTER 1 WEEK.
WELL I HOPE EVERYONE IS OK, I WILL KEEP IN TOUCH , TTYL NEEDWIFE
