Exercise - Working Back to it After or During Treatment

Hi Grit girl,  this is midnight, thanks for the invitation to your exersise forum. I did think i   posted here today, but i had trouble  submitting, took for ever and then it hasn't done it.  Hi girls that partcipate in here. i am from NZ, a kiwi and i was dx in 2011 and was telling Gritgirl and who ever was there that i was 51 going on 90. I am diabetic and will be soon joining a wellness programme that caters for people who are like me, diabetes etc, to get exersise, gently working into it, i am rather un motivated at present, have another mamo coming up in june, and a little worried about it. i think women have these fears, but i get told not to worry about it, as if it comes back, nothing you do will stop it and it makes me miserable, just deal with it when it does come, if it does, live my life and don't waste it worrying. i wish i could. and i don't think anyone who has not had cancer, really understands, even your close  loved ones. perhaps it is a waste of time worrying and i should enjoy each day and i am thankful i have life, it just gets to this time and i do wonder what will come out of it.  alot of you ladies are alot worse than me and i feel for you. i feel guilty that i worry. when i got off quite lightly at this stage. sorry to groan. thanks for reading. once i get into this other wellness programme and meet others, i may feel better.

gritgirl - was spectacularly unmotivated all weekend - will be back to it starting tomorrow!  Good for you doing a wii dance!

You got that right.  Cancer aint' for sissies!  But I still get angry or sad when I least expect it--or maudlin.  I was measured for a sleeve for when I work my arms.  I did play badmitten (I don't know how to spell that.  LOL).  My arm was a bit sore, but I really need a trainer, coach, or Marine sgt to kick my butt into motion.

@gritgirl, no boxes today. I'm not living at the new place yet, it needs some repair work done and I am in the process of settling what exactly I want to have done. The boxes are just going from the storage unit to the garage at the house. The next load will be going down there on Friday.

Today, I worked in the garden for an hour or so.

Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted, trying to wean myself off of BCO a bit, it was becoming a compulsion.



Gritgirl, what kind of dogs? Are they good on leash or do they tug?



Since last week, have gone walking when I can. If if I don't want to, I tell myself I only have to last 15 minutes but it turns into a 45-60 minute leisurely walk. Yesterday I had my restorative yoga and errands all afternoon so I didn't walk and my body felt it.

Hi gritgirl

Finally got over here. I had my family over for for the long weekend including the youngest grandchild a 6 year old. Lots of cooking housework etc. I was surprised how much I could do. Which has given the incentive to try getting back to exercise.



I love to swim but that has been really difficult lately. So I need to find a new gentle way of trying to get fit. We are dogless at the moment my old border collie sadly finally left us I do miss her so much I would love another dog but was unsure whether I was being fair to have another dog when I,am now so unfit. My Dh retires soon but I think he worries that he won't cope with a dog if I am unwell. I will have to convince him.

Anyway thanks for the invite gritgirl. Looking forward to tying to get a little fitter.



Mara

gritgirl - gotta do what you gotta do as far as the anti-depressants.  You are not alone on that front - there are a lot of people who require them.  I love MyFitnessPal so much but I think the predictions at the end of the day that say "if every day was like today you will weigh x in 5 weeks" are a bunch of crap for estrogen-suppressed, post chemo, post surgery or surgeries, lymphedema sleeve wearing, water retaining people!  I feel ya on the baby got back thing, lol!  However, tomorrow is another day, as Scarlett O'Hara says, right?

Cancer totally sucks.  Sorry about the bloody noses - how are your platelets?  Are they checking you periodically with a CBC?

I showed up for a 5k today and ran my slowest race time ever after a lifetime of running and winning my age group. But I got up, showed up, and ran - lymphedema sleeve, gauntlet, and reconstruction and all. I have to say I was loving the short hair instead of the bouncing pig tails I always had. I've been taking baby steps for months to get to this point.

maria and gritgirl - it is all about perspective - love the "fastest race after cancer" - perfect!

Knee is good - I wore kitten heels yesterday, no problems!  Of course, I was mostly sitting down, lol! I had no issues after the 5 mile walk so I am cautiously optimistic.  I am going out to walk shortly because we have had very stormy weather that happens in the afternoon/evening.  Don't know if I can do 5 miles again because it is pretty hot and sticky and my LE arm gets aggravated, but I will go as far as I am comfortable with.  It has reached the point inthe year where the air-conditioned treadmill becomes my friend.  I am trying to sweat as much as I can to assist with normalizing after coming off the diuretic, but I have my limits!  Glad you enjoyed the yoga!  I have a yoga DVD I need to break out - also a pilates one that has been collecting dust - I can do those in the air-conditioning too!

one more load of boxes into the car.

Hi all



It's a beautiful day here. Hopefully that will inspire me to go for a walk and do some gardening.



Mara

Thanks for the encouragement gritgirl wil get up and at it.

Will let you know later



Bye

Mara