Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:13 pm
Kirk - swimming is awesome for working out when the joints are messed up. It's so fun, too. I wear resistance gloves and also use water weights - which adds to resistance. I also have these rubber cords that are good for working out. I just wish the pool were deeper - like 9 feet - at some point for aqua-jogging stuff. I hope your leg heals soon for you to be able to enjoy some pool time.
Sksamboots - it was pretty cool being in the pool in daylight before anyone was up. It was so hot last night that I didn't sleep at all, so the pool really cooled things off. Ahhhhhh.
Letha - I do love swimming. I will be rejoining my health club in Sept to have access to a pool. It opens at 5 am and closes at 10 pm - so that's a good range of time. Plus they have some excellent aqua-aerobics classes early and mid morning (I'll be at work) and evenings and Saturdays. I had the old McDougall tapes but gave them away when I got the DVDs. I should have kept them to listen to in my dandy old car.
Well, I weighed at the doctor's office today. On July 7th I weighed 429 and today I weighed 409 so the weight is starting to come off. I sure wish this fluid would go away. I still have that darn pitting edema and swelling from the waist down. Grrrrrrrr.
I gave blood today and realized I hadn't eaten for many hours so I did the best I could there - drank 3 cups of V-8 and ate a little bag of Rolled Gold pretzels.
Time to go eat something delicious . . . hmmmm . . . watermelon? canteloupe? pineapple? a peach? an apple? strawberries? blueberries? I am totally spoiling myself!
Sksamboots - it was pretty cool being in the pool in daylight before anyone was up. It was so hot last night that I didn't sleep at all, so the pool really cooled things off. Ahhhhhh.
Letha - I do love swimming. I will be rejoining my health club in Sept to have access to a pool. It opens at 5 am and closes at 10 pm - so that's a good range of time. Plus they have some excellent aqua-aerobics classes early and mid morning (I'll be at work) and evenings and Saturdays. I had the old McDougall tapes but gave them away when I got the DVDs. I should have kept them to listen to in my dandy old car.
Well, I weighed at the doctor's office today. On July 7th I weighed 429 and today I weighed 409 so the weight is starting to come off. I sure wish this fluid would go away. I still have that darn pitting edema and swelling from the waist down. Grrrrrrrr.
I gave blood today and realized I hadn't eaten for many hours so I did the best I could there - drank 3 cups of V-8 and ate a little bag of Rolled Gold pretzels.
Time to go eat something delicious . . . hmmmm . . . watermelon? canteloupe? pineapple? a peach? an apple? strawberries? blueberries? I am totally spoiling myself!