I am feeling so much better today! I have relearned a lesson that I have known all my life -- but tend to forget on a fairly regular basis. Sleep is an essential. So after a good nights sleep -- I am back up, and on top of things.
I did get up this morning and got a good 30 minute walk in -- and came back feeling much better than I was the day before. And, in addition, thanks to Kim, a friend at work -- I even got a bonus 30 minutes in this afternoon, during our lunch hour. We walked over to the library and back. So I am feeling a lot better about my bad day yesterday -- now that I have made up for it.
I have been doing well with the diet, also. I have gotten breakfast into the equation -- and it helps me to have much more energy when I get to work. Also, I don't feel like I am starving myself, but I make sure I don't over eat as well. I am staying focused on good choices -- high grain foods, fruits, veggies, and I am even getting water in as well. I eat at 7:00, 10:00, 1:00, 4:00, 6:00, and a small snack just before going to bed. These meals are small -- enough to keep me going -- but that way I don't ever really get hungry in the day. I try to keep the caloric intake in each meal around 250 and 400 calories. But I am not really watching the calories strictly -- this is more of a gage. I have found it is easier for me to make sure that there is a grain, protein, and either a fruit, or a couple of veggies at each meal. This seems to keep it well balanced -- and I don't have to watch the calories as closely. I try to make sure there is some form of protein in each meal, and I am also working on increasing my water intake.
So overall I am back to feeling better today. And ready to keep moving forward!
1 comments:
From Bob
Awesome. One other thing I thought about that will help with the soreness and the energy is a good multi vitamin. This needs to be a good time release vitamin from gnc. I would go in there and talk to their trained staff about what vitamin would be best for your program. It will be expensive, like $35 a bottle. But these pharmacuetical grade vitamins are way better and more usable for your body than vitamins you buy at the store. The bottle will say to take 2 a day, but I personally think that is way overkill. I only take 1 a day so my bottle will last twice as long, but that's just me.
I get my other supplements somewhere cheaper, like rit aid. The joint compound I buy is called Flex-a-min triple strength and is in a black bottle with a white cap and a dark purple label with yellow writing. They have different versions of this it turns out... get the one that says to take 2 per day. But here again, I only take 1.
For the omega 3,6,9 (otherweise known as Fish, flax, borage oil) I just buy the cheapest one. Here again, I only take 1 instead of 2 a day.
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