Oct 24, 2008 - Feeling a little better now
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Well its been exactly a week since I was in the hospital for the muscle spasms...I feel much better today I and will be back to work on monday. I am feeling weak that stress got the best of me because I always try so hard to look and be strong, always trying to prove that I can handle everything that comes my way and people at work see me as such a positive person. But way too much had happened this year and with my husband being away working and me working extra hard especially over the summer proved to be too much on my body and mind. The doc says that she is not surprised this happened because the brain can do things to you that are really scary when under alot of stress but with alot of ME TIME and getting back to exercise and maybe even stress manangement course and a good nights sleep I will be on my way to feeling better again. I just can't believe that stress can do everything that happened to me it was scary...but glad I am feeling better again. I think I will go for a walk with my son today and enjoy the sunny fall day outside.
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on 10/24/2008
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October 21, 2008 - Hmmm I have to get well again
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Hello Everyone
So I was rushed to emergency Friday, October 17, 2008 from work. I had a weird headache that was throbbing and I had shooting pains on each side of my head when shortly after this headache started I felt really hot and flushed, tingly, numb and prickly skin all over, I felt like I was going to past out but I didn't. I was weak and tired and dizzy and I think I missed a few symtoms but thats about what happened...I ended up waiting in emergency for 5 hours (I guess I was a priority like some others). Well it ended up that I was having muscle spasms in my head so they say anyway due to physical and emotion stress and injected me with Tradol a muscle relaxant and they also gave me a prescription and told to try and relax and get some rest. I also went to see my family doctor and she seems to think if I am sleeping well that that will help me feel better so she gave me a prescription for a sleep aid sent me for blood work and told me to go and see her in a week.
So I started thinking about the year so far which is almost over now and alot has happened and I have tried to stay strong and positive through it all but now have realized too much has happened and can understand why this would happen...here's a recap of my year. Its started off well because I was exercising and walking or biking to work everyday and doing yoga and running. Well I lost my bestfriend (my choice and it was very emotional and upsetting we knew eachother for awhile), finances started getting the best of us and my husband had to get a new job out of town and I basically became mom and dad to the kids while daddy was away working but still working full time, my grandman past away, my husbands grandma past away, my sister shortly after my grandma past away lost her baby at 3.5 months pregnant, Had some very emotional and upsetting arguments with my sister and dad separate times, I quit exercising shortly after I quit smoking ... read entire entry
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on 10/21/2008
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16.6
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Now my quit smoking update...
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I honestly feel like I am physco and was so close to losing it on my sister and telling her that I don't want to talk to her ever again or see her face but I know that is not what I really want and the quit is really hard on me the past few days. I thought it would be easier after 2 weeks but its harder. Me and my sister are fighting right now and I keep telling her to back off until I feel better and she is saying stop making excuses to not talk about it (the situation) and I told her I am not that I don't feel like myself right now but she won't listen...she keeps backing me into corner and talking a mile a minute and I just can't take anymore I feel like flipping out and telling her to F off and get out of my life I don't know what to say to her right now and everytime I do say something it comes out wrong cause I just feel like being mean...we both have been saying nasty things and she is saying I am so negitive which is not like me and defensive because it has to do with my daughter...so right now I am trying to avoid her because I am ready to explode like any minute...I have a effing heart but but she is not hearing anything only whats coming out of her own mouth...I have been quit like 18 days now and if something like this can't even make me light up a smoke I know I am done for good I am honestly really surprised that being that angry I didn't smoke. This is so hard...and no one seems to understand what I am going through cause they have never stayed quit long enough to feel what I feel. So I need to seek support from people in the quitnet.com network instead of my own family and it really sucks.
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on 9/20/2008
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My back update
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Well I have seen the chiropractor 3 times now and this time he said my back is looking a lot looser than the first day I came in...wants to see me 2 times next week. Since last Saturday I started using a new chair for now and the doctor recommended some back support for everyone at my work to use if we don't plan on getting new chairs just yet...and boss is on board with anything and is willing to do whatever we need to get everyone's back feeling better again (we even had a meeting). The chiropractor recommends that I start yoga again and try to do swimming on a regular basis. He told me to hold off on Strength training for now. And over all I am just happy that my back is feeling better I don't need back problems at 30 years old and at least it something that is easily fixed by a few back adjustments and using a new chair...plus all my visits are covered by my beneifits at work. I am a happier camper this week!
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on 9/20/2008
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Stupid chairs my boss bought!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jeez I was at the chiroprator today because my back has been bothing me on daily basis and the doctor told to tell my boss to get me a new chair...like what the hell he is so cheap that he bought accounting people manager chairs the only thing those chairs are good for laying back lol...now everyone's backs are messed up. The doc said I can keep up my walking and start yoga again and maybe do some swimming and also use the jacuzzi while I am there and he said to hold off on my strength training for a bit. But I forgot to ask him about running I wanted to do a race with a friend but if my back is getting adjusted is it safe for me run train...does anyone know if not I will just ask him on Monday when I see the doctor next...I am not in excrucating pain in my back or anything just uncomfortable.
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on 9/14/2008
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My walking day...
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Wow I did alot of walking today (actually all this week was like this even though I am on holidays I definately didn't miss out on walking if anything I did more)
I walked my daughter to school
from there I walked to tim hortons with my son to have a yogart and berries cup and bagel for breakie
then we walked to the hospital to visit my cousin who just had a baby on Sept 2nd
then we walked to the pharmacy to get the rest of my son's perscription
then we walked home
we stayed home for a couple hours and I did some cleaning and other stuff
Then we had to go pickup my daughter from school and walked back home again
then shortly after we got home we were off again
walked to the park and my son played in the park for awhile
then we walked to the hospital again
and finally we walked home and stayed home...lol whewww wow!
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on 9/5/2008
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2.4
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Smoking ugggg!
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I have a confession to make....I have a horrible addition of yes smoking...I have just quit yesterday. I have been struggling with trying to quit for the past few years or so but obviously not trying hard enough I had been to the point of cutting down big time only on weekends or only when I drink once or twice a month but no matter how much or how little I have not let go...I hate it so much it discusts me but the habit 0oh the habit I hate it so...I hate to say that I have been a smoker for just over 15 years. It's so hard also when so many people around me smoke. But this time its for real I want to be done for good...I signed up at quitnet.com someone told me about it and its a pretty cool site. I am doing this cold turkey and with no medication. I know I can do this...
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on 9/4/2008
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August 17, 2008
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I have had some accomplishments as of lately. I lost 5 lbs and one dress/pants size and gained a little muscle...I have not gotten a measuring tape yet I lost my other one. So I am not sure yet how much inches I have lost but I definately know that I have lost some for sure. The only measurement I know for sure was that I gained 2 inches now of muscle on my calves.
It has been a very unsettled summer for me and have only had time to do biking and walking each day I do about 2 or 3 hours of one or the other or even both. I keep trying to get back into running but I will admit it has been a struggle I will start and then I can't seem to finish. I am back and forth across the city constantly barely home and working very hard at work (not taking my lunches and working through them). The kids are back into school and daycare the beginning of September I am hoping to find time to start my strength training and start training and actually complete a 5k run that I have been trying to do since summer of 2007. I am very busy its seems all the time and may even be burnt out because I struggle getting up in the morning. Its very tiring. I honestly can't wait until the kids are back to school and daycare and I requested a week vacation at work (hopefully it gets approved) the same week the kids go back to school.
Because of the extreme weight gain and then losing the weight with my son and daughter (100 with my son and 70 with my son) even though I am slim I struggle with the frustration of loose skin I lost all the pregnancy weight both times within a year and half but my thighs and my stomach, I have not done anything to tighten them up they got smaller they are just not tight. I am going to need some guidence because I don't want loose skin anymore. That is why I want to strength train I think that may help but not sure. I definately know ... read entire entry
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on 8/17/2008
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July 27, 2008
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Wow I had a really good weekend.
Friday I took my son, daughter and niece on a 2.5 hour walk. The two girls biked while I pushed my son in my jogging stroller. We stop three times to rest at a park each time.
Saturday was more of a fun day but I spent the entire day on my feet. I took my daughter and niece to Capital Ex fair grounds and got day passes to go on rides all day. We met up with my sister and my other niece and she was with her friend and her daughter. We had a blast going from ride to ride and walking around. We left the house at 12:00 pm and left the fair grounds at 12:00am and then we dropped all of our girls off the babysitter for 2 hours while we danced the rest of the night away we got home at 2:30 or 3:00 am omg we were gone for like 15 hours and I barely sat down all day it was great!
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on 7/28/2008
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July 19, 2008 Part 2
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Well I ended up going for my run training then I walked 1.5 hours instead of 1. Then when I went to the carnival ended up walking around for about 3 hours...I can sure feel it in my butt...lol
Then I went to watch UFC Fight night with my cousins and then went to play pool.
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on 7/20/2008
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2.8
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Julyy 19, 2008
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Well I was just about to take my kids for a walk and my dad showed up and wanted to take them to the dragon museum so I am going to go for a run and walk on my own.
My run training is about 29 minutes or so
My walk will be 1 hour maybe more depending where I go
I am also going to Capital Ex today which will involve more walking...because the place is huge.
Also I need a new inner tube for my bike maybe I will stop by the store so I can finally change my tire.
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on 7/19/2008
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2.9
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July 17, 2008
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Things are going well these days, still walking to work and back everyday, started running again and it feels amazing...I am training to the Ipod podcast called Podrunner Intervals and I absolutely love it, don't have to look at my stopwatch just listen and enjoy. I have been walking everywhere possible these days enjoying the wonderful weather. Captial Ex started today maybe I will make it there with the kids not sure when yet. My 2nd wedding anniversary is coming up soon August 5th and me and my husband are going to get a romance package at the River Cree Casino and Resort the weekend after. We didn't do much the year before so this year we are taking some time away from the kids to relax.
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on 7/18/2008
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Weekend Walking
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I had a pretty good weekend walking wise...Friday I did my normal 1 hour walk to work and 1 hour walk back as a walk at lunch time. I did lots of cleaning this weekend to.
Saturday - My mom came over and did an hour and half walk with me and the kids. My son doesn't last long on walks so I am so glad I have a jogging stroller that is so smooth I get a good walk out of it and once I start running again it will come in handy too.
Sunday - In the morning me and the kids took a hour walk it started raining but we were prepared with our umbrellas. Then in the afternoon my mom came over for a walk again, this time we went for 2.5 hours which barely even phased my body since I have been walking about 2 - 3 hours everyday for the past month now I was biking before that and got tired of it thats why I switched to walking. This time my daughter rode her bike along with us instead of walking. My day is not over yet I plan on going for a run later if stops raining and I think I will do some yoga tonight.
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on 7/6/2008
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Running Podcasts for your IPOD
couch to 5k, ipod, itunes, podcast
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I just discovered podcasts made for running in the itunes store online which I am going to try.
The first one I am going to tell you about is labelled is "Podcast for Running"
Some of you maybe familiar with the Couch to 5k in the coolrunning.com website, well a guy decided to start a podcast with all 9 weeks of the couch to 5k training program in an audiobook version to listen as you train. I listened to the first episode to see what it was all about and he actually tells you when to run and walk and there is a picture icon that you can see on your ipod letting you know where you are during your run...example...warmup, 1 run, 2 run, 3 run etc. he also tells you when to speed up or slow down. I'm thinking this guy should make more running podcasts because I like that format. Music also changes and speeds up and slows down accordingly.
The other one that I checked out was labelled "PODRUNNER - INTERVALS---workout music for tempo based exercise"
This one has 27 episodes and takes you from 5k in 10 weeks, 8k in 10 weeks and a 10k in 2 weeks but instead of letting you know by speaking when to walk or he has a tone that lets you know that you have to switch from walking to running or from running to walking. Music also changes and speeds up and slows down accordingly.
I thought this would be really cool to try because then I don't have to look at my stop watch or anything, all I have to do is listen and I like the idea of that so I thought I would share my discovery for the people who may not be aware of this. I only just got my ipod this past christmas and I slowly discovering the many things it can do and I really like the podcasting its very interesting.
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on 7/5/2008
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Journal Entry - July 3, 2008
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Wow tempurature is +30 degrees today...I love it!
Hello I am still around just not blogging posting as much as I used to which I am surprised that I am still holding 3 place... I couldn't get back into running for some reason still wasn't feeling up to it. So I have just been sticking to walking these days...I walk 2 - 3 hours a day at least 6 days a week. Starting Monday July 7, 2008 I am hoping to start a workout plan for working out at home...and I am hoping to get back into yoga and running again. I have lost alot of inches but gained weight. I dropped 2 sizes since January and I don't mind the weight gain since it is probably from muscle gain anyway. Anyway I will keep posting updates and maybe I will start showing up around hear more often since I haven't been around much...
Lady Lisa
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on 7/3/2008
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Yippie I gained muscle
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The last time I measured my calves was in January 2008...I decided to measure them yesterday and I gained 1.5 inches on them. I have never exercised long enough to have those kind of results so I was pretty excited about that. They went from 14 inches to 15.5. So far 2008 is the most active I have been usually I don't exercise in the winter but this year I did because if I don't I feel like crap...
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on 6/14/2008
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7.7
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June 12, 2008
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Can you tell that I am a little scatter brained these days? 2 days ago I was a week behind and yesterday I was a day behind but I think I got it right today...lol
Walking to work- 1 hour
Lunch time run - 20 min
Walking home - 1 hour
I have been taking a break from the bike I miss walking now so I have been doing more walking than biking these days.
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on 6/12/2008
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
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Today is was raining and sunny off and on all day, it even hailed at one point.
I went for a walk with the kids today after the rain for about an hour and thats about it was too rainy to do much today. It was raining when I went to work so no walk there and it was raining on the way home from work so no walk there either.
Hope tomorrow is better and it really sucks that everytime its not raining I know where my umbrella's are everytime it is raining I can't find them anywhere...
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on 6/11/2008
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Tuesday, June 7, 2008
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Hello long time since I have blogged, since my grandma passed away (a couple other things have happened since that as well but too personal to talk about) I haven't felt like journaling and probably won't do it anymore I will still blog but probably not as often. I don't do much more than walking or running a few times a week for now but I am starting to feel better, I have been taking something to help me sleep, taking Vitamin D, pantaloc for my acid reflux and a multivitamin.
June 6, 2008
Walked to work - 1 hour
Walked at lunch - 20 min
Walked home - 1 hour
After dinner walked and played in the park with the kids - 1.5 hours
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on 6/10/2008
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Fitness Journal Day 137
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I woke up and went for a run for 24 min.
Well today was a really good day...my mom called and told me she was going to pick up me and the kids to go for a hike in the ravine...we went for 1 hour and a half of up hills and down in a trail by where we grew up that I went to when I was a child it was alot of fun.
When we got home I had time to do some house cleaning then I went to the Edmonton Valley Zoo with a friend and her kids and walked around there for 3 hours. That was lots of fun too...we seen a tiger...an elephant some monkeys and many other animals. Then we had dinner and my friend and her kids went home.
I had asked my neighbour when the weekend started if he could trim my tree in the front yard some time during the weekend and he said yes so he did that today and it looks so much better now. Then I raked 6 garbage bins full of pine needles that had gathered under my tree which wasn't healthy thats why I wanted to trim my tree and mowed the lawn which took me another 3 hours (there was alot) and wow am I sore.
Then I finally had time to rest around 10:30 pm I had a couple beers in the back yard and then now I am going to bed happy that my tree is going to be healthy again my front yard will be looking green in no time now! Yippee!
Tomorrow I am hoping to mow my back lawn, do some laundry and do some more house cleaning hopefully by 2:00pm then I am taking the rest of the day off and visit with my sister in law and my cousin who has come to Edmonton to visit. I am pooped out I need a rest!
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on 5/18/2008
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