It's been a week since my last post......and the main reason for that is things are not progressing anywhere close to what I want! But, I refuse to throw in the towel and give up! So today I plan to look at the reasons for this week's failure and try to come up with some ideas to help me move forward in spite of the obstacles.
The main obstacle right now is the asthma! I breath just fine when I am inside, but when I am outside more than a few minutes I feel like my lungs suddenly forget how to work and I cough like a crazy woman! I miss walking, I miss working in my flower beds, I miss having my windows open in this beautiful Spring weather! So it is not just the lack of exercise getting to me, it is the aggravation of not being able to do what I want to do....ENJOY SPRING! Tomorrow I will be trying a new allergy medicine, and hopefully it will allow me more time outdoors!
The next obstacle is the prednisone......it makes my blood sugar rise and the craving are just off the charts!!! And yes, this week I have given in....not every time.....BUT too many times!! Thankfully I am now off the prednisone and only on an inhaled steroid for the asthma. Hopefully now things can get back to normal now that the prednisone is gone!
Another obstacle is the dresses! This is very busy time of year, and I am so thankful for the orders I am getting, BUT it also makes it hard to take time to eat when and what I should. I get so wrapped up in what I am doing, suddenly I am starving and just grab anything I can find instead of a healthier "planned" meal. I also find that I am skipping breakfast often, and I am seeing the evenings that are the worst are the ones where I did not eat breakfast. I am not really hungry in the morning, but if I don't eat breakfast, then by noon I am ready to chew my arm off I'm so hungry and it seems I can never fill up.....I want to snack all evening and night!
So my plan for this coming week is.......
1. Pray the new allergy meds work!
2. Start my day with breakfast(including some protein) everyday!!
3. Have a plan for meals for the whole day before I leave the house in the morning!
4. Always have a healthy snack available when working at the store(that evil Skip's calls my name....lol)
5. Get back to exercise class! Even if I start coughing, I have to at least try!!
The scale today says I am back up to 220...that is up 4 pounds since before I got sick! Time to get it moving in the right direction again!!
Good plans!!!!! I'll pray that you keep them. How about a painter's mask when you go outside. I have seen people wearing those. If that would keep the pollen out of your system you could still enjoy being outside. I found this winter that I overate big time because it was too cold to be outside. I have gone back to sensible eating and do some stationary bike stuff inside as well as walk outside three miles most days. I don't have asthma, though. My husband suffered big time with chronic asthmatic bronchitis so I know what you are going through. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteYou hang in there girl! You're doing great and even though there has been a set back, you won't be sick forever and will be up and running (okay...walking) in no time. You know what causes problems and how to fix them. That's a huge hurdle and since you've jumped that one, now it's just making it work! You're an inspiration!
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