WARM-UP to F8

STATS PRE F8 CHALLENGE

CHEST: 46  WAIST: 46.7  HIPS: 49.5

R-ARM: 13.5  L-ARM: 13.7

R-LEG: 24.5  L-LEG: 24.7

CONSISTENT EXERCISES

 5x per week so far of:

AIRWALK: 45 minutes

ROWING: 5 sets of 20 

DIABETIC REPORT:

My morning sugars are between 60-80 consistently for over a week. Waking up with numb fingers and toes, and very cold. 70cc of TRESIBA is too much. Lowering the TRESIBA to 45cc to see if I get higher number.

MEDICINES:

• XIGDUO 1000mg  1xday
• TRESIBA (insulin) LOWERED 45cc units 1xday
• LISINOPRIL 10mg
• SERTRALINE 50mg depression

SUPPLEMENTS:

• ALIVE Women's 50+ energy boost
• TURMERIC/Cinnamon/Safron/Cardamon
• D3 125mg (5,000 IU)

DONT HURRY DONT STOP

So, yesterday I did a thing... After months of staring at it I finally bought the Figure 8 DVDs. They should arrive in 2 weeks. 

So... For the next two weeks gotta keep up with daily airwalk/rowing and start the videos to get the basic moves. The idea is doing the Figure 8 in the mornings with Kali so that's why I got the dvd's. 

After completing that 8 week challenge, I'll look into the Bollywood ones that attract me so much. But first I need to get coordination and agility, which I think Figure 8 will help with. 

THE ROAD SO FAR

AIRWALK: 40 Minutes sustaining normal walk

(watching Captain Zero episodes heh heh)
ROWING:   4 sets of 20 at 4-tension

JULY 06 WARMING UP!

AIRWALK: 20 Minutes sustaining normal walk
ROWING:   5 sets of 20 at 4-tension

JUNE 07 EXTREMELY RAW START

AIRWALK: 5 minutes I'm dead
ROWING: Not yet

2020 RESET... GO!!!

It is 2020. It's been 8 years since I was here... Much has changed...

• I'm no longer in NJ. I am in Flori-duh.
• My beloved daughter Deedee passed away in October 2012.
• My best friend Steve passed away in February 2018.
• I have been working with Disney for almost 7 years now.
• I am in my 2nd year of my new Master's degree...
• I'm studying Mental Health (Clinical) Counseling at Bellevue University.
• Still diabetic!
• Still married to my mage!
• Kalisto just turned 10 years old!
• Puerto rico keeps on shaling... Earthquakes galore.
• We are in the middle of the Coronavirus COVID-19 world pandemic.

That was the short version of the important events.

STATE OF MY NATION

EXERCISE
It has been a month since I bought an air-walker and a rowing machine. I am trying to integrate exercise to my very sedentary seated way of living (studying and working means over 15 hrs a day of seating). Hopefully I will be able to see progress in here.

I am at:
AIRWALK 20 minutes normal walk
ROWING   5 sets of 20 at 4-tension
Have been watching The Adams Family, so I know each chapter is an airwalk session.

MEDICINES
Diabetic situation:
XIGDUO (metformin/dapagliflozin) 1000mg  24hr release 2xday
TRESIBA (insulin) 70 units per day 24hr release
LISINOPRIL 10mg
SERTRALINE 50mg depression

Allergies:
CLARITIN as needed
FUTICASONE nasal spray as needed

Supplements I take daily:
ALIVE Once Daily Women's 50+ energy boost

• Supports bone health, eye health, urinary health, and energy.
• B12 (methylcobalamin) and folate (L-Methylfolate) to help convert food into energy
• 1,000 IU: D3, Plant-based Aquamin calcium, citrus bioflavonoids, Flax Lignan, CranRx and Mind & Body Energy support blends

TURMERIC/Cinnamon/Safron/Cardamon

• Enhanced body resistance
• Improve your mood essen stress
• Supports healthy inflammatory response
• Encourages immune and digestive systems
• Helps enhance mood and memory
• Helps healthy heart and blood sugar levels

D3 125mg (5,000 IU) for

• Immune system supporting benefits.
• Promotes strong healthy bones
• Supports a healthy immune system
• Promotes heart and circulatory health
• Aids in proper calcium absorption

FOOD
No changes in food.

But thanks to so much seating I increased 10 pounds...
That's why I started the exercise routine.
I was in beyond bad shape, now after a month I have a stable walk.

Hopefully this blog will log my successes and failures so I can adapt, and keep on motivation.

Days of... bed news

Last week: High cholesterol. Need to watch what I eat, exercise routine must begin, and lipitor was prescribed. Ugh.

This week: Eye doctor today. May have beginning of glaucoma on left eye, a nerve is swollen. Ugh. Must go back for test.

Bad diabetes, bad bad bad.

Lentus was upped to 28cc.
Yesterday 165
Today 180
So, so... I still think my magic number is 40. We'll see.

Stomach pain!

Night with bad cramps, day with bad cramps... around 9m they stopped thanks to ginger and pepto... Still, I don't know if it is because of the shots or not. I did not take the meds or shots today, as the pain was really bad. Will start Lantus again, as I am still very sore. The endo had said to stop if stomach ache appeared, and this med has that effect when affecting the pancreas, so no playing with it. Period.

I had no med stoday, so sugar is highwired... Will take my Lantus at 1am (in 15 minutes). Hopefully belly pain will be gone by tomorrow... 3 days is too much.