Movement for today

I gained weight.  I gained 6 pounds and I am not happy about that.  Maybe I feel just fine and I did do some exercise, which means that I may have gained muscle.  I feel okay about the weight gain. However, to a diabetic, weight gain is an issue and having PCOS means that I need to change my diet and my exercise routine.  I did however do a slow walk and some dancing today.  I did some movement though I should do more strenuous exercise.

Ebbs

I took a break from even the slowest exercise.  Now I wonder if I should even take a break...ever.  I am hard on myself because I go in ebbs.  My weight goes up and down and so does my motivation to exercise.  It is an ugly cycle that it hard to break.

Slow walk

Sadly, I only took a slow walk for just a few minutes, if even that.  I have no idea how many calories, if any, my slow walk burned.  That is what I get for not taking the pedometer with me.  The average slow walk for an hour is about 20 calories at most.  I feel like a productive person when I exercise.

Physical therapy today

I went to the physical therapist out of town for the first time today.  I missed exercising that would include a sitting "step-climber" or a slow walk.  I also need to stretch my muscles.  This would be good for my back.  I spent between 10 minutes on the sitting step and about 5 minutes on doing stretches and tightening in muscles.  So it has been a while since I have done any kind of workout (other than yard work or shopping).  Today, I burned 30 calories and "walked" for 10 minutes at 0.2 miles.  Unless my math is wrong, it is a rather slow 1.2 mph.  Oh well, it is better than nothing.

Yard work

Today, I helped with the yard work.  I wished that I had taken the odometer with me.  That would determine the calorie count.  I was there for an hour and I will estimate it to be 20 calories.  Today was a rather decent day yet I wasn't the least bit tired.  Maybe because the yard work was light. Heavy yard work for 2 hours work would be at least 300 calories.

Not a great testimony for me I admit

Despite my aches and pains, I have decided to forge on.  Forging on means to move around and exercise.  While I don't do much, at least I am doing something.  However what I do is nothing to brag about.  I realize that while change doesn't come easily for me, I know that it is not impossible.

The science and artistry of exercise

I believe that there is more to exercise than stretches and dumbbells.  There is the fitness and the science behind exercise.  With the changes in the body and in the mindset comes not just science but an artistry to it.  Meanwhile I was given another sheet but this time for the neck.  There was a little bit of degeneration but the real pain was a muscular pain.  In other words, I had a tension  headache.  A little stretching can do me some good, well, at least more than it has already done.