Back on my #rowing bullshit. I have to start getting serious about my workouts again. Today I did a beginner's class to start building strength back. 25 minutes with Dark Horse Rowing on YT. A Concept2 didn't magically fall out of the sky and into my library/workout space so I had to use the cheap, rusty dusty Sunny that I own. Made the best of it. Feeling pretty freaking smug right now. Will I be able to walk tomorrow? Who knows! #POTS
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Warm, damp day today, but I got a 37 minute walk in before the rain. I did laps in my long driveway, to the mailbox & back. Added 30 jumprope hops at the start of each lap. My heart rate really didn't like it (shut up, heart rate, no one likes you when you misbehave) & I was nauseated by lap 5 but I powered through. It felt good to get the walk in, despite feeling like I was dying. 🤣 Square dancing starts up again in a few weeks & I want to be able to comfortably move.
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Setting an intention, because I'm struggling with #exercise commitment:
Tomorrow I'm going to do at least 15 minutes of loving movement.
It can be rowing, Pilates, walking, weights, jump roping, or stretching. It's probably going to be a mix of all the above.
I need to workout. I need to get over the pain hump. A normal body adjusts to movement quickly. A #POTS body isn't normal. I need to be consistent. And to go SLOW. 15 may be too much. I need to get back to #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS.
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I need to attempt to work out again. Finished a whole 12 minutes of stretching before my body went into fight or flight mode. I felt cold, shaky and nauseous. But hey, it's 12 more minutes than I did yesterday, right? Listened to an exercise motivation meditation before starting & honestly, I was in pain just laying on the mat so I'm shocked I managed what little I did. I have no idea how to stay motivated. I know that I was Very Annoyed by all the commercials on YT. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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20 minutes of rowing and 30 minutes of pilates. That's enough for #exercice today. Tomorrow is #SquareDancing and I don't want to be too sore. (The entire time I did pilates I was swearing at myself. I'm back to needing breaks in a set. Annoying. I'll get there. Just have to keep showing up.)
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Today I did a lot.
10 minutes rowing
10 minutes pilates
10 minutes upper body weights
20 minutes yoga stretchingI need to refocus and get back into working out. I noticed that I'm deconditioning and it freaks me out. Walking alone isn't going to cut it. I need to row. I need to weight train. I need to do #Pilates.
I need a workout partner willing to poke me with a stick when I lack the motivation to move.
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Back to #SquareDancing lessons tonight, after 2 weeks off for the holidays. I'm still messing up calls and honestly, I'm inwardly so angry at myself about it. (Grr, brain!!) I keep feeling like my dancemates are annoyed by it but I know they're not. We all laugh. I'm concerned that guys will stop asking me to dance. Plenty of partners this evening at least.
Also have to get back on the #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS train. Choo, choo! It's just been so windy & unpleasantly, bitterly cold. #FuckWinter
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Running a little late with my morning but got a quick 23 minute walk in. It's chilly and gray but the driveway was clear of ice and I had my heated gloves on high until I warmed up. My blood is flowing. Off to shower & the food bank. Then work a bit, get Younger Kidlet from school, get us to the rink, more work, dinner, then maybe hanging with an old friend. Listing it here should be reassuring when really it just overwhelms. 8pm can't come soon enough.
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I'm slowly getting back into the #pilates groove. With this morning's class my body was super annoyed about it but I told it to shut the fuck up & keep moving. Admittedly not the smoothest pilates ever done but I made it through a full 30 minute session. 💪 I finished 45 minutes ago & I'm still shaking. 😬 Now off to the food bank, if I can find a ride. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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Got a 45 minute walk in this morning. Enjoyed the sun. Chatted briefly with a raven, who, I think, was trying to tell me that the mealworm holder was empty. Watched Husband load the garage with firewood. Fed the birds. Worked. Napped. Now to get cookies in the oven and fold 2 loads of clothes.
I guess I did ok today. You? What was good?
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I was in the driveway in the middle of my walk, minding my own business when I hear the sudden crraaaack of a tree falling. It was in the woods & the tree got caught up in another so I was safe but there was a second where I couldn't see what was falling & I couldn't hear where the noise was coming from. It was unsettling. That's enough nature for a day.
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I got a 30 minute walk in but I'm still annoyed. My knee hurts. And, the house across the street is for sale & there were weird cars on the street, slowly driving by. I know they're not watching me walk the driveway but still. Creepy. Earlier, Husband had to bring me to & from work. It was great to commute with him, but his driving stresses me out. I need my car back. No square dancing tonight. 🥺
Instead I'll medicate & meditate & wash the day away, if only mentally.
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I walked, walked and walked this morning. It's crisp & sunny out. 5400 steps in 49 minutes. The longest stretch so far. 💪
For the last couple of weeks I've been squeezing a stress ball with clay inside during my walks, switching hands at the end of each half lap. When I practiced my frosting piping this week it was noticeable how much less it hurt my hands and wrist to work the bags. Yay, strength. Maybe eventually I'll be able to open jars on my own again. Lol.
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Got a 30 min driveway walk in this morning while listening to crows barking at each other. They'd stop when I wasn't in sight but start up when I came around the bend each time. At first it annoyed me. They were so loud it drowned out my audiobook but then I decided to make the best of it and just pretended they were cheering me on.
Proud of myself for getting the walk in so early. No clue what my day holds for me, other then getting my hair done later.
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I noticed at 4:10PM that the sun was setting quickly & I hadn't gotten my steps in, so I signed off from work & started walking the driveway. Got my 6500 steps in and felt good to get my blood moving. My knee is a little achy but my heart rate & nervous system behaved. Tomorrow I'll remember to watch the clock & get out there earlier. I don't like to walk in the dark. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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My heart rate is a hot mess. Attempted to walk and made it about 25 minutes before lightheadedness, nausea and tiredness forced me inside. Rested on my back a bit, with my feet on the wall and felt better so I went upstairs to do housework and again felt lightheaded & nauseous. I have plans to bake cookies later so my body better knock it the fuck off. #POTS #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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Walked 40 minutes outside, then because I was angry that I didn't have the strength to open up my water bottle, I did a quick 20 minute upper body weight training video on YT using 2.5 weight plates. It's been a long time since I picked up weights so it felt good but I have a feeling it's going to hurt tomorrow. 💪 #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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I'm not feeling great but I got a 45 minute walk in and hit my 6K step goal for the 5th day this week. 💪 On Sunday we bump it up to 6500.
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Hitting my step count before 1pm is an absolute thrill. Proud of myself for getting a long walk in before the rain comes. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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My view during my #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS walk today. I walked for 40 minutes, listening to my audiobook & dodging falling acorns. Breezy, warm fall day. Probably the last day in the 70s until February, when we always have 1 or 2 weirdly balmy days. I swear it's just Mother Nature giving us New Englanders enough hope to store in our souls to get us through March. Photo is my driveway with changing leaves all over. Sun setting through the trees to the right, black lamp post sits to the left.
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#SquareDancing is even more fun when you know the steps. LOL. But I learned that you have to be mindful because the newbies are unpredictable. I skipped one tip because my heart rate was uncomfortably high. It calmed down after a few deep breaths and I got back out there. Next week I'm going to wear better compression. #POTS #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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I walked today. I definitely need new sneakers. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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8900 steps today with a 30 minute long walk outside in the warm sunshine. Felt good but it took a long time for my heart rate to settle after.
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Walked 28 minutes outside & hit my step count for the second day in a row. 💪 Felt unwell by the last lap but strong for most of it.
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It's a beautiful day. Walked the driveway for 25 minutes. It was exhausting but #SquareDancing lessons start in 2 weeks. Had less sugar today than I did yesterday. #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS
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I did my pilates and ate my dinner. When's bedtime? (It's 6pm here. 🙄)
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Finished 23 minutes of restorative pilates. New to me teacher on YT. I'm nauseous & shaking but not too bad. Going to medicate and sit under the heating pad & hope that my body doesn't throw a hissy fit. (Oh, Heidi. You naive woman. Of course it's going to throw a hissy fit. You've been ignoring yourself for weeks...)
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I need to get back into #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS. Not today, mind you, but soon. #SquareDancing lessons start back up in a few weeks. I want to have the stamina to do it. Maybe I'll get some yoga stretching in before bed. It's going to make me have DOMS tomorrow but if I can keep momentum going I can get over the excruciating part of rehabbing my body this weekend & start for real next week. #POTS (I know this isn't going to work. I need to start slower. But I don't have the patience.)
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Update for #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS- I haven't worked out more than a day here, a day there & it's not working. I can feel myself deconditioning. So I'm recommitting myself, again, to working out on a more regular basis. (This is going to hurt.)
I rowed 15 minutes today & I'm about to attempt Pilates. Rowing felt decent. Like, not great but no weird clicks or hip snaps or anything. Let's hope the restorative #Pilates I plan to do is friendly too.
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I'm embarrassed to say this but I don't remember the last time I rowed. Today I completed a 20 minute beginner row class with #DarkHorseRowing on YT. It felt refreshing. It wasn't easy and my technique was sloppy at times but all in all, it felt great to move my body. I did have the shakes & chills when I got off the rower but that's no surprise. Adrenaline is what it is & a #POTS body is what IT is, so I have to remember that it gets better. Consistency is the key.