I was talking with my husband last night, and we both made the decision to jump back into fitness. The challenge will be especially difficult for me right now because of my knees, but I think its doable. I'm going to use Lose It! to track my food and calories. I have actually been doing this for a few weeks but I have been pretty inconsistent. I have also found some seated arm and core exercises I can alternate with. I also will be doing my physical therapy strengthening for my legs. Depending on how my knee feels, I may try swimming some this week, but that fully depends on how much my knee hurts. My "Before" picture. Now, to make my progress measurable I will set some goals. I'm starting with goals being fairly easy to reach. 1) Do physical therapy exercises 4 times this week. (Sunday 6/28-Saturday 7/3) 2) Do core or arm exercises 3 times this week 3) Track with Lose It! for all 7 days. Links for those that are intereste...
This blog has evolved over a long period of time. I have decided to use it as a way to try and raise awareness about mental health. As this blog continues more of the posts will center around mental health and breaking the stigma associated with it. Some of the earlier posts are my own struggle with Bipolar Disorder, but I have decided to leave them. They are strange to say the least.