Keep on Moving Club: November 2018

[Howie]

Tweeker, in 20 years, I've had 2 MRIs. One gave me a DX, and the second was to get a Hoveround chair which I've never used. I take none of the MS meds, yet I still walk, and still drive, but do little of both. Please join in often, this is a great group.

[Virginia]

Well, I have done some cleaning today. I still have to vacuum tomorrow.

After finding a few days ago that I could not get up off the floor in my usual Yoga pose, which I had been doing for many years, I then found that later when I tried again I was able to do it. I think I should try to do it more often rather than pushing up with my arms so that I will not loose that ability to come up on my legs. I also need to try and remember to take bigger steps as I walk down my hall. I use to lengthen my stride by walking up and down my hall. It is small, but still doable. I will try to remember to do that again on a frequent basis.

[Sunshine]

Those are good revelations Virginia,

I swam at house, 77.5 F pool, 80 air, sunny, in neoprene., 1/2 mile, 30 minute.
This move highlights how very impaired I am on land. DH reminds me, “You don’t have to pack. Your job is to take care of yourself.”

[agate]

Sunshine, I hope your DH keeps on saying that!

[stillstANNding]

Today I went up and down stairs bringing laundry to and from the second floor to the cellar. I had to go to the cellar 3 times to get 2 loads done. I also loaded and ran the dishwasher. That’s enough for today.

ANN

[agate]

Sounds like a workout to me, ANN.

[Virginia]

Yes Ann, you did really good today with all those steps to go up and down. I hope you are eating as much as you can.

[stillstANNding]

Virginia, thank you.

I have learned to eat mostly protein and to eat every three hours while awake. I am a lot more comfortable that way. I don’t eat bread because it is too much volume and so I have Saltines instead.

I found this list of things that have more protein than an egg and eat many of these things and poached eggs:

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I have gone from a low of 139 back up to 141.6 pounds as of this AM. It takes work.
ANN

[Virginia]

Ann, this is a good list to have. Many of these foods I eat and there were some I never heard of. As far as eating every 3 hours, that is exactly what I was told was what we were suppose to do way back when my husband had stomach cancer. So you are doing it right. I just found it hard back then because I thought I needed to fix 6 meals a day in addition to taking care of him in every other way.

[agate]

Those peanuts might be even better with some chocolate, of course...

[Howie]

Add some Caramel to that mix, and you have a Baby Ruth bar.

[stillstANNding]

I walked to get my hair done today, 6 blocks round trip. It felt fine. I also went to Wholefoods w Peter tonight and walked around there.

We go to Wholefoods because it is in our neighborhood. We used to have a food co-op that was 2 blocks away but it closed.
;-(

ANN

[Virginia]

I went to the shop where my hairdresser works today. Monday when I got my hair cut I saw a lot of Christmas wreaths hanging all over the place. There are different rooms there. I bought one and I went back to pick it up when I could carry a check. A girl makes them and hangs them for people to buy. They say she has sold a lot and I can believe it. She does a beautiful job. They had already put a sold tag on mine and another lady wanted to buy it, so the girl is making another one just like it.

Then I went to Harris Teeter and grocery shopped. Then I went to K-Mart and picked up medicine. Then I drove threw drive in at Chick-Fil-A and got a soup and salad for my dinner. I had wanted to go to Whole Foods and get a salad there, but traffic was so heavy and it was just a little harder to get in to so I didn't go there.

I came home and it took 3 trips from the car to get everything in the house.

Ann, that is still not like walking six blocks. Very proud of you.

[Sunshine]

Nice going ANN and Virginia

[agate]

Step counts:

11/2 - 1209 steps
11/3 - 1016 "
11/4 - 760 "
11/5 - 779 "
11/6 - 1142 "
11/7 - 1524 "
11/8 - 1479 "