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Body/health stuffs
Jan. 25th, 2022 04:23 pm 2022 seems like as good a year as any to try and get my stuff in order.
Good: I'm taking vitamins daily. Including Amberen. My GP has told me I need to wean off HRT (estradiol) due to associated health risks but every time I stop using it or skip more than a day, I have horrendous night sweats. Amberen seems to be taking care of it, though of course hystersisters says it won't work if you've had a hysterectomy. Well, what do they know. It's working.
I didn't see any doctors in 2020 but once I got vaccinated, I got caught up with all my checkups with GP, mammogram, dentist, and eye doctors. All good.
I think I may have some kind of Vitamin B issue; I read someplace that something like 34% of people have difficulty absorbing B vitamins from food. And, in general, it becomes harder to get enough B vitamins with age. Caffeine and alcohol also impair the body's ability to take in B. I'm down to 1 cup of coffee/day on weekdays, sometimes 2 on weekends. My husband makes good coffee.
I'm maintaining the same weight since the beginning of the pandemic, despite bouts with stress eating and drinking more often than I should. Not crazy drunk drinking, just wine or beer with dinner, irish cream in my coffee on weekends, etc.
On the plus side, I'm drinking more water during my workdays so that's healthy. Bad news: it makes me have to pee more often. I don't enjoy the unreliability of that urge, nor the time between feeling the first urge and the omg, must pee NOW. Jeez. old lady stuff. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around being 50. Life was too short. I wasn't young for nearly long enough. And I never saw or felt how young and lovely I was. And now it's going-going-gone away. sigh sigh.
My knee seems to be all better after the pop-sproing-ow in October. I found a few strengthening exercises on youtube that I sometimes remember to do.
I also sometimes do a hasfit video from youtube. And I also sometimes ride the exercise bike in the garage. I'd like to be more consistent on all that but so far it's been a hard habit to catch.
Walking the dogs 2x/day, at least 30 min per walk. The pace is slow but Boba and Sunny do pull the leash so that's giving my arms and core a workout. LOL.
Decluttering my work room/computer room space. I have beads and craft stuff that I will probably never use. I want to find a good home for it. The usual mental block--too nice to throw away, too wierd/niche to just donate. I need to demolish that mental block somehow. Sometimes I get close by thinking of my poor sister and niece having to go through my mountains of crap after I die. Like, what would they think of this thing, what would they do with it? And then I try to make myself do that thing. It feels good to get it done, mental health wise.
I feel bored and lonely. I miss my friends but it's kind of a relief not to have any obligations other than the day to day work, cook, take care of dogs, keep the house reasonably clean type stuff.
Anyhoo. Life goes on. I am not dead yet. I'd like to get some weight loss to happen this year. What am I willing to change, do differently or give up in order to make that happen? Not really figuring that part out.
Good: I'm taking vitamins daily. Including Amberen. My GP has told me I need to wean off HRT (estradiol) due to associated health risks but every time I stop using it or skip more than a day, I have horrendous night sweats. Amberen seems to be taking care of it, though of course hystersisters says it won't work if you've had a hysterectomy. Well, what do they know. It's working.
I didn't see any doctors in 2020 but once I got vaccinated, I got caught up with all my checkups with GP, mammogram, dentist, and eye doctors. All good.
I think I may have some kind of Vitamin B issue; I read someplace that something like 34% of people have difficulty absorbing B vitamins from food. And, in general, it becomes harder to get enough B vitamins with age. Caffeine and alcohol also impair the body's ability to take in B. I'm down to 1 cup of coffee/day on weekdays, sometimes 2 on weekends. My husband makes good coffee.
I'm maintaining the same weight since the beginning of the pandemic, despite bouts with stress eating and drinking more often than I should. Not crazy drunk drinking, just wine or beer with dinner, irish cream in my coffee on weekends, etc.
On the plus side, I'm drinking more water during my workdays so that's healthy. Bad news: it makes me have to pee more often. I don't enjoy the unreliability of that urge, nor the time between feeling the first urge and the omg, must pee NOW. Jeez. old lady stuff. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around being 50. Life was too short. I wasn't young for nearly long enough. And I never saw or felt how young and lovely I was. And now it's going-going-gone away. sigh sigh.
My knee seems to be all better after the pop-sproing-ow in October. I found a few strengthening exercises on youtube that I sometimes remember to do.
I also sometimes do a hasfit video from youtube. And I also sometimes ride the exercise bike in the garage. I'd like to be more consistent on all that but so far it's been a hard habit to catch.
Walking the dogs 2x/day, at least 30 min per walk. The pace is slow but Boba and Sunny do pull the leash so that's giving my arms and core a workout. LOL.
Decluttering my work room/computer room space. I have beads and craft stuff that I will probably never use. I want to find a good home for it. The usual mental block--too nice to throw away, too wierd/niche to just donate. I need to demolish that mental block somehow. Sometimes I get close by thinking of my poor sister and niece having to go through my mountains of crap after I die. Like, what would they think of this thing, what would they do with it? And then I try to make myself do that thing. It feels good to get it done, mental health wise.
I feel bored and lonely. I miss my friends but it's kind of a relief not to have any obligations other than the day to day work, cook, take care of dogs, keep the house reasonably clean type stuff.
Anyhoo. Life goes on. I am not dead yet. I'd like to get some weight loss to happen this year. What am I willing to change, do differently or give up in order to make that happen? Not really figuring that part out.
