So much on my mind....or is it just too hot? What ever the case, I just can't sleep! I never fails, here it is 3am and I am wide awake!! Yes I worry about my kids...will they; succeed in their dreams, make good choices, be safe, good examples, do well in school/work. Then I worry about other members of my family and their health, future etc.... Then I realize I am just rationalizing why I am still awake! UGH Lets face it, this is what happens due to Post Chemo and current medication.
The summer months bring what I really don't like....heat! I love tempters in the 50s-low 80s. I wouldn't mind 20s once in a while too!! I love weather change, but here in So Cal that is a rarity. School has started and the weather should become like fall right....oh wait, school started in August! Mother Nature may need to change her ways to accommodate. The heat doesn't help with sleeplessness but AC and a big fan does.
This last month I have rededicated myself to exercising again. The side effects I have with exercising from the Arimidex I take is painful, but I push through so I can participate in my first Race!! Labor Day 2015 I will run in the South Jordan Temple 2 Temple Steeplechase! I am so excited, however when I signed up I thought I was going to run a 5k...3 miles that I can do. After I registered online I realized Oops this is a 5 mile race!!! Looks like I will be walking most of this, but at least I am doing it! I think I will sleep really we'll that night....he he he.
Counting Sheep, Reading, Watching TV.....done it all. I could complain but hey, Im still alive and I will take that. Got to go and rest up for my 5:30am wake up alarm....
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Saturday, January 3, 2015
A Year of Change.........
So this year I have decided to make more of an effort in physical health. I am going to go to the Gym and see if its for me. I have a few friends who have gym memberships and attend faithfully. I started last year to lose weight, first I walked then started to run. I thought I would hate running but I actually like it. I was hoping to run in a 5k with my girls but that didn't pan out in 2014.
Taking things one step at a time is what my plan is. Last year I lost 9 lbs in 9 months. The medicine I take daily helps to keep the weight on. I was feeling great, then began to feel so much pain for about 18 hrs after each day I ran. I went over this with my Oncologist who sent me to a Rheumatologist, yep one more specialist to add to my new collection. She told me the pain I feel is totally normal and a side effect of the meds I take. I know feel like I have Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis, but this will all go away once I am done with my meds.....accept in my knees.
So with this new information I sulked for a few days, spoke with a good friend who teaches water aerobics and she told me to join as this would be great for my side effects. Well, then got busy with Christmas and traveling.
So today I am proclaiming that I will work out at least 3 days a week each week. This will not be easy for me. I am in need of help, if you are willing to. I need you to encourage me, help me, join me. My dream once JT left for his mission was to lose weight so JT can pick me up when he arrives home. Well 20 months have gone by and that hasn't happened. So I am hoping now to just become healthy and a good example for my kids. I want to do this for me....not for a one day event but for a lifetime. Being healthy doesn't mean a size 2, it means being healthy.
This year I will try my best to blog about this weekly and be accountable. As I do this should make it easier and more consistent.
Heres to a New Year.... A Year Of Change.
Taking things one step at a time is what my plan is. Last year I lost 9 lbs in 9 months. The medicine I take daily helps to keep the weight on. I was feeling great, then began to feel so much pain for about 18 hrs after each day I ran. I went over this with my Oncologist who sent me to a Rheumatologist, yep one more specialist to add to my new collection. She told me the pain I feel is totally normal and a side effect of the meds I take. I know feel like I have Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis, but this will all go away once I am done with my meds.....accept in my knees.
So with this new information I sulked for a few days, spoke with a good friend who teaches water aerobics and she told me to join as this would be great for my side effects. Well, then got busy with Christmas and traveling.
So today I am proclaiming that I will work out at least 3 days a week each week. This will not be easy for me. I am in need of help, if you are willing to. I need you to encourage me, help me, join me. My dream once JT left for his mission was to lose weight so JT can pick me up when he arrives home. Well 20 months have gone by and that hasn't happened. So I am hoping now to just become healthy and a good example for my kids. I want to do this for me....not for a one day event but for a lifetime. Being healthy doesn't mean a size 2, it means being healthy.
This year I will try my best to blog about this weekly and be accountable. As I do this should make it easier and more consistent.
Heres to a New Year.... A Year Of Change.
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