Zumba is going well! Well as well as it can go for an out of shape, overweight girl with arthritis in her knees. Yeah, I’m loving it!
Exercise
My knees….my knees have taken a hit from this! Yeah they have ached! I’m not listening to the ache though. I know why they ache. I know what to do to make them better…..exercise. So I’m pushing through! Last weekend my knee hurt so bad that I pulled out the knee brace to wear while I was watching tv. Yeah, to watch tv….not even just to walk….to watch tv too! But I went to Zumba on Monday night and did it (with modifications of course).
And something surprising happened!
Yesterday morning (Tuesday) I was walking and noticed my knees felt kinda ok! Interesting! Maybe I turned the corner and my knees have finally gotten the memo that they can scream all they want but I’m not listening!
I’m not calling it a win yet. Let’s see how I feel after tonight’s class. Let’s see how I feel after working outside this weekend. But hey, I have hope at least!
Eating
Eating hasn’t been the best. It’s not horrible though! So there is that!!! :-)
I have only been sporadically tracking my food, but I am on a three day streak of tracking. Go me! Yeah, three days is pitiful….but it’s a start!
I’m trying to ramp up my protein. If only I liked protein rich foods. But no, I like me the breads and pasta.
Garden and chickens
The chickens have successfully been evicted from my house. They have been living in their coop and run for the last few weeks. They are doing great! The garden is completely planted. It’s growing great! I have been making a concerted effort to be more active in the yard…getting movement and activity anywhere I can. (Although I just came home from work, ate an early dinner and fell asleep for a few minutes. I woke up when Jason got home from work. Now I just wait u til it’s time to head to my Zumba class.
