My inflammation levels are starting to drop, though I am needing my pain meds more. I'm back on a muscle relaxer/anti-spasmodic and tramadol. I did a 15min/mile walk this morning. My hair fall has stopped, and the visible changes are finally starting. My middle daughter (who has no brain/mouth censor) told me this morning right after my walk, "Wow, Mama! You're not as big as you were!" I'm starting to sleep better again, though I'm still having some of those issues I PM'd you about.
I still have no lifting plan since I can't find a suitable beginner's lifting plan anywhere and I'm no good (yet) at creating my own. I also have no formal diet plan yet. My focus remains solely on eating enough and "right". I'm sure there are lots of areas in my diet that could be tightened up, but as of right now, I have no clue what other than ditching my feta cheese.
I turn 34 this weekend, so my mental countdown clock is starting to get louder. This past August when I first started "trying to get healthy" (no trackers, no exercise, no nothing), I set myself the goal of running a marathon for my 35th birthday. (I know it'll be the spring following, but you get the idea.) I've already signed up for my first 5k for Memorial Day weekend, my first 10k is 4th of July weekend, and my first half-marathon is Thanksgiving weekend. I've found 5 and 10k races to get me from the first in May through September. The hard time is gonna be the gap between Sept and Thanksgiving. My MIL teased me about trying to run the Ironman for my 50th... It's starting to sound do-able.
I started my twice a days yesterday. Now, just to build momentum and keep it up. I'm down from a 21minute mile to a 15minute mile in 10days time. My morning walks are now between 20 and 30 minutes depending on how I'm feeling with a second 15-20 minute walk in the evening. Hopefully by the end of Feb, I'll be up to an hour each. Now, I just need to get my lifting schedule/plan worked out. Any volunteers to help?
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