I have been writing a lot this week, so I think my mind is slightly fried from putting words together – but here I am writing again. So, take note as you go forward, some of my sentences could be frayed.
I feel like there has been a lot of motion of with my health this week. The healing, moving, and perhaps the new med nudging my proteins along in my cells, like being on a locomotive.
So I have regained all the weight which I had lost!
I somehow gained 4 pounds this last week and a half alone. I feel good and I feel strong. I did the jean test today just to make sure. My method of dairy fat has worked. Fat, fat, fat, fat, and fat.
Now it’s a little sad because I have to cut back, a little but not a lot.
One main reason I believe I gained weight so fast is I don’t have an infection brewing about, and I have been putting in long days; the longer I am awake the more I eat.
But come to think of it, I wonder if the new med as anything to do with it?
With that eating, I have realized I need to rev up my exercise. I emailed my CF physical therapist this last week just to see if he had any ideas.
My PT guy, Jacob, reminded me of interval training. Of course, what a great idea! I forgot about interval training. I cannot keep everything in my head.
I did it today on my treadmill, did pretty well. Between the incline and speed – I am working hard enough. I did my neb as well. That made me sweat and breathe heavier. My goal is three to four times a week, not everyday.
Jacob says that “I am meeting 150 minutes a week” of exercise they want all CFers to do. That’s 30 minutes, 5 days a week or however you look at it. I find that to be kind of ridiculous if you ask me.
With that, I need to bring yoga back. My other goal is to do yoga with one of DVDs once a week. It can be just for 30 minutes, maybe 30-45 – but I need to stretch and open up my lungs as much as possible. So, that is my goal – make note.
So the allergies blooming outside have hit me this week. It has created some wheezing in my lungs. I emailed my doc in MN and they suggested doing albuterol through my neb or inhaler every four hours and see if that makes a difference. It has helped greatly.
Part of me thought maybe it is my new med, but I don’t think it is. I am not willing to stop my new med right now anyway unless something acutely changes.
I was hesitant to start the new med while I am healing because it is not a controlled study – yet it could really open my lungs and lessen the chance of scarring. Here is to positive thinking.
I did my Airlife for Life thing today, and I increased my level higher than I ever have – so that is pretty cool. I was kind of shocked to be honest. It could be the inhalers, maybe not – I say a combination.
To stay on the side of honesty, I don’t do the Airlife for Life “the correct” way all the time. It takes too long and it’s annoying.
A couple things I want to share – I did a lot of writing because of this school project. I created this website with these posts. I did not have to do a website but I thought it would be more fun, and more work probably.
At one point thought I lost everything, but no – just hidden.
I then also played around with this blog page. That was fun too.
It focuses on “objects of significance” pertaining to me as a writer, to everyone in our class as writers. We used to focus on the pen and paper and then technology bloomed. English studies have gone back to the objects that surround us, the relationship we have with particular objects and how they affect us every day.
It pertains to how to create peaceful spaces, habits, and productive habits. Especially if you have kids in school that do not have calm or peaceful spaces, how to create that, and recreate it no matter where you may be.
In this case, objects, rituals, and key writing prompts have formed my sense of a writer.
I was up too late many days this week doing that. I was also up late because I am doing two treatments after work for now, just because.
Btw – I don’t know if anyone uses Grammerly – it is helpful. When I load my papers in it, I noticed I make the same mistakes. By seeing and identifying those mistakes, I take notice faster and now I make fewer mistakes.
I still check my grammar in Word as well. Neither of these tools help for content – that has to come from the noodle.
Here is the website, blog I worked on. If curious – it was fun. I used lots of pics, some retro.
I went and saw Judy. I just love Judy Garland. It is worth the watch. My all-time favorite movie of Judy’s, and I have seen quite a few, is Summer Stock (1950). There are undoubtedly fabulous scenes and songs in other movies – I just love this whole darn movie.
In this one clip, I want to share is she dances with Gene Kelly. She matched him. Not many can say that, especially a woman.
Then there is “Get Happy.” A classic. Did you know that this scene was shot several months after the production, you can see with the weight difference. She needed help,,poor Judy.
Here is an interesting about shooting if the film:
http://www.newnownext.com/get-happy-sam-smith-renee-zellweger-judy-garland/09/2019/
Much love. Have fun and cheers to Judy!