A good day...

Originally posted Feb. 16.

Today is officially a good day!  I feel almost 100%, my sister and niece are here to visit, and we are getting out of the house. I am currently waiting for everyone (husband, mom, sister, and niece) to get back from taking a walk through the woods by my house. Since I am still in my wheelchair for public places and long distances, I can’t go. I also have to wait to take a shower since there is no hot water either.

I got up this morning and did my Zumba! I can get my heart rate up a little but I am feeling that my benefit is starting to lag. I am doing some more modifications to get a better workout, but there is only so much I can do while I am sitting down. It is nice to just move my body a little. Hopefully I am getting enough benefit that I won’t need my walker for too long. The way I see it, the better my muscle is when I am cleared to get out of my wheelchair, the sooner I will be crutch and walker free. It is my ultimate goal. I would love it if I could walk on my own by the end of March.

My biggest struggle is going to be diet. I do really want to improve my diet and stop killing myself slowly with bad foods. I even feel good enough to try to do some cooking for myself, well as much as I can anyway. I haven’t had greek patties an salad in a long time. I think it is time to make it. It is hard to eat well as I start to feel better. I want all the crap I usually like. The alcohol and caffeine are gone. Cutting alcohol out of my diet was easy since I rarely drink, but I have yet to be in a social situation in which I usually do drink. Caffeine was a little harder, but I have only had one coffee since before my diagnosis. I get a serious sweet tooth though. Sugar and refined carbs are going to be the death of me. I need to learn to control my food instead of it controlling me. It is imperative to my health. Everything in moderation. I can indulge on occasion; but occasional recreational use of my food drugs needs to be extremely limited.

So that is it for today. I am going to go enjoy the rest of my day. Endure the bad days, and live the good.