Minor stretching

I did some stretching exercises to straighten out my back.  I have been having back problems over the past few months. While they have not incapacitated me, they are painful.  I have been seeing an orthopedic who in my opinion has been helpful to me.  I don't wish to skip the exercise and not be compliant.  In other words, my back is fine.

Happy Thanksgiving musing

A warm wish for us all.  Let us be thankful and fit.  I know it won't be easy at least for me, but I will try.  I realize that exercise doesn't have to be a chore, but something that is fun and something of value.

All is Well

So far, all is well.

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Am I crazy?

I am in the mood to give up on diet and exercise as well.  How do I change?  Am I willing to change? Am I normal?  What is wrong with me?  I am a person who...I have a confession to make.  I know exercise makes me feel better, yet I hate exercise.  I have lost the will to improve my life.  There is a light at the end of the tunnel however.  Exercise is good for me.  I have to move a muscle before it is too late.  I feel so down about myself.  I have every reason to exercise yet I have no real desire.  Why is this?  Help me.

About today...and maybe in the near future

Yesterday I found myself doing over 2 hours of yard work.  Meanwhile I find myself doing absolutely nothing.  I have only paid attention to the details but not the big picture being my health and what I am supposed to do everyday.  Should I even take a break?  I have gained weight over the years and I have not made much progress over the past year.  I should be doing stretches for my back. Meanwhile, I usually find myself being critical of my lack of an exercise plan.  It is as if I need to start all over again. but what good would that do?  I have lost some weight since I have burned calories yesterday, but I no longer have a clue on how to follow a diet and exercise plan, not anymore at least.  Tomorrow I guess would be an excellent start.

Doing yard work this morning

Doing yard work is most certainly a workout.  However I take quick breaks during all of the yard work.  I wish I had taken a pedometer which would give me an idea of the number of calories that I have burned.  I weight nearly 300 pounds, which more than likely I burned more calories than a person who weighs 150-200 pounds.  I would have lost an average of 250 calories per hour, which would be the fact that I burned nearly 500 calories doing the work that I did on my own this morning.

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Slow walk

I realize that any kind of movement is better than none.  I know that according to this blog, that I need to be more consistent and to have a plan and stick to it.  For nearly every day, I slow walk for up to an hour or two.  However, I believe that I need to move a muscle and do more strenuous exercise. I am more concerned because I need to watch out more for my health.

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Stretching my neck

Today I did try to stretch my neck.  Today or since last night, my neck has been in pain.  I do not believe that it aggravated the pain but it did little to alleviate it as well.  On the other hand, I guess I have to realize that no pain is no gain.

Stretch

I have stretched today.  I went to the sparkpeople website and unfortunately a five minute stretch burns only 2 calories.  On the other hand, at least I did something somewhat useful and did not take a break today.

Entry for 11/15/14

I took a break today, other than the fact that I walked and such.  I have not done any stretches today, even though my back is doing better.  Well, so far.

Stretches for back pain

I know I haven't written much in a while but I promise this will not be an entry on procrastination.  I have been having back pain and I have done some stretches which have not only aggravated my back, but it has helped my back at the same time.  I do wonder however, if my exercise schedule is a good thing.  I have been diagnosed with a degenerative disc problem and so far, exercise has done me some good.  I am not sure if I have lost weight or anything, but at least it has been beneficial.

New plan

I have made a diet and exercise plan and I feel so much better about this plan.  I will exercise for an average of a few minutes than I should have, but should be feeling great. It will be at least true about this plan.

Exercise confession to make

Dear Heavenly Father,

I have a confession to make.  I had no real desire to exercise.  However, when I do, exercise is a lot of fun and it gives me something to do.  I helps make me more productive and I know of the benefits of exercise firsthand. I realize that I do have low self-esteem, I feel like I have an extra hurdle.  I am struggling to eat right and exercise.  I need help in preventing myself from being held back.

I wish I could just go out there and exercise so that I can lose the weight and be less anxious.  Another benefit would be to overcome my anxiety and fears.  I have fears and cares that don't seem to make sense with others, not even come to mind, but it seems important with me.  I don't care about the topic at hand, but I spend my days not exercising, but I spend part of my days sleeping it off or dealing with obsessions and compulsions.

Maybe I should just read about it, but that is all I can do and really do and nothing else but list and read.  Even with that, I still don't know what else to do.  I have plenty of time on my hands but I feel bad about the time that I could have had exercising and being active.  I have my wishes but I really need the motivation and strength and desire to exercise so that I can feel better about myself and reap the benefits of exercise other than weight loss.  Thank You for giving me the opportunity to present how I really feel about exercise.

In Jesus' name,


Amen

Entry for 11/8/14

I have given up.  I feel so bad about myself.  I have come to realize that I have little to no desire.  I need to know what to do.  I did stretch my back and I did walk some, but that might not be enough.

Same as yesterday

I took a break today.  However, despite my "break", I wasn't ready.  I am not trying to excuse myself but I feel like sometimes I have become lazy and unproductive.

A break on Thursday

I took a break today.  However, despite my "break", I wasn't ready.  I am not trying to excuse myself but I feel like sometimes I have become lazy and unproductive.  I have stretched my back out last night and it worked.  I need to do more stretches like that every night.  Eating healthy does not hurt either along with the exercise.

Results for 11/5/14

Exercise results:
Walking for 60 min

Steps per minute= 51.6

Distance = 1.5  mph

Calories burned = 48 calories

Results for 11/4/14

Exercise results:
Walking for 30 min

Steps per minute= 79.3

Distance = 2.2 mph

Calories burned = 92 calories

This is a planned exercise schedule I made for tomorrow.

Planned exercise schedule that I WILL follow.  It is time for me to take care of me for now on.  It is time I put my pedometer to good use.

Walk                                                  08:00 AM-8:30 AM
Stretches                                            08:30 AM-8:35 AM
Stretch for five minutes                     11:55 AM-12:00 PM
Walk for half an hour                        12:00-12:30 PM
Stretches                                            05:00 PM-05:10 PM
Video Exercises                                 05:10 PM-05:30 PM

Back pain

I was taking a break today.  However I have had back pain which would require some stretching of my muscles.  I was told that that would help strengthen my back or something like that.  I wonder how beneficial it would be in weight loss.

My musing for Saturday

I have forgotten to follow an exercise plan today.  That is the procrastination I was worried about. Sure I did a little exercise yesterday, but I realize a little is not enough.