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Exercise and Goal Setting

MoonGalSenior Contributor07 Jan 2016, 12:35 pm AEDT

Exercise and Goal Setting

Right. I am sure every one of us struggles with various aspects of life, one being physical strength and looking after ourselves.

I know I am feeling like a weather baloon in an El Nino weather event, large and unpredictable. I am unhappy with my weight since being desexed and being on an anti-psychotic which has me feeling hungry all the time and has changed my metabolism. I have gained a lot of weight, already have a back injury and live with chronic sensistised pain syndrome. I MUST start a do-able exercise regime. Gentley Bently.

I know goal setting is important, start small, short. Have longer term goals also important. I have decided to NOT have weight loss as one of my goals per se. Just concentrate on doing the exercise every day. I find it hard to account just to "myself" - if I am under supervision of a physio or psych I tend to do what I set out to do, like having someone to check back in with and 'report' to is important otherwise I shuffle off into "i don;' want to" or "it hurt once so never again" land.

Having given it much thought about what is doabale, what I SHOULD try to tackle without going totally overboard and extreme... And doing myself in before I acheive even a tiny modicum of self-care...

My plan is this.

Days 1 to 14 (next two weeks) Jan 7 to Jan 19 - 15 Minutes a day excercise (plus 15 min walk)
2 days a week in pool (15 mins only) doing hydro exercises and a very small and short swim breast stroke to look after my shoulders.
5 days a week doing a 15 minute Qi Gong set (I learned Qi Gong about 10 years ago and have just found the best little 15 minute Qi Gong video to 'follow" along with.
15 minute walk ever day (slow and shuffley though it might be.)

Days 15 to 30 (Jan 20 to Feb 2) 20 Minutes a day excercise (plus 15 min walk)
Same as above but for 20 minutes for each exercise.
Celebration goal on 2nd February.... Buy a new top.

Next Goals to be advised to make sure I get these ones done. Wish me luck and focus!

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MazaritaSenior Contributor18 Jan 2016, 6:12 pm AEDT

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Hi @MoonGal, what a pain and nuisance for you. I say you've done well today regardless.

I just checked the tides for tomorrow. Low tide (best time for walking) is 10.30am, so I've made a date with myself to get out there then!

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Shaz51Senior Contributor18 Jan 2016, 6:14 pm AEDT

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hello @MoonGal , hope you feel better soon

I agree with @Mazarita you've done well today regardless

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Unknown userMember18 Jan 2016, 8:10 pm AEDT

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Oh no @MoonGal !! Rest up and take it easy! Hope those horrid cold sores ease up soon!!
I went for a walk after dinner with the kids! Was great and got up a bit of a sweat (which is quite sad really lol) but I did it and want to do it again!! Yay now to get to yoga on weds!
Oh I hope your walk on the beach is lovely tomorrow @Mazarita ! Do you see any interesting things along your shoreline?
Lj

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Unknown userMember18 Jan 2016, 8:15 pm AEDT

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Hi all...

Well done on the exercise bike & walking @Mazarita - It sounds like you need to do those physio exercises... Glad to read you have planned a beach walk tomorrow

@MoonGal you are in the wars!! I hope you get better soon!! *fingers crossed*

@Shaz51 glad to hear you walked today.

Well I did a strength training session this afternoon & I feel shattered now.... Mood is low & anxiety is heightened... Will watch Offspring soon to try to help me unwind...

Namaste,

Anna

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Unknown userMember18 Jan 2016, 8:37 pm AEDT

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I really hope offspring helps @Former-Member and maybe the strength session will help you get a restful sleep.
Offspring is so good for some lightness (mostly) hope the lowness eases,
Lj

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Unknown userMember18 Jan 2016, 8:48 pm AEDT

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Thank you for your kindness @Former-Member

Namaste,

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MazaritaSenior Contributor18 Jan 2016, 9:18 pm AEDT

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@Former-Member Thanks for the good wishes about tomorrow's walk. My favorite things about the beach: soft sand on the walk down to the shore; water lapping at the feet as I walk along the water's edge; the loud ebb and flow of the waves as they roll in and crash over and over. (Less welcome are the roaring jets that pass low overhead, lol). I usually look out at the ocean a fair bit, boats and swimmers and surfers. I also see people, sometimes with children, dogs, jutting rocks, headlands in both directions, the city skyline in the distance, the clouds. Sometimes there is a smile or hi with other walkers passing by.

@Former-Member I do need to do the physio exercises but that doesn't always get me motivated unfortunately. I also need to talk to the GP about it for the first time when she returns at the start of February. I probably should have it medically checked out given how limiting I am finding it. Thanks for the good vibes on tomorrow's walk. Congrats on the training today and I hope some good TV helps settle your moods tonight. Namaste.

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Unknown userMember19 Jan 2016, 6:51 am AEDT

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Dear @Mazarita (my phone auto corrects your name to malaria!! Oh dear!!)

It is beautiful hearing you describe what you love about the beach. I love the warmth & feel of the sand, sunshine, the green & blue colours of the ocean, the waves crashing, feeling refreshed by the seawater when I swim in the ocean or splash the water on my face, the water lapping at my feet while walking along, sunbathing, the way it makes most & sometimes all of my anxieties disappear while I'm there... Sometimes I feel truly alive there! & I enjoy it all year round. Some similar things we both appreciate!

Thanks re. well done on training. I watched 1 & 1/2 episodes of Offspring & went to bed at 9pm. (I couldn't stay awake to get through the 2nd episode we were watching!) I woke at 5ish. I feel 'okay' after sleep, but I will do less today.

Thanks @Mazarita & @Former-Member ❤️

Namaste,

Anna

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Unknown userMember19 Jan 2016, 7:06 am AEDT

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@Mazarita... It is very friendly here in the country - I exchange good mornings with everyone I see walking or running around the lake. It gives you a sense of connection.

I understand re knowing you have to do something, but not doing it. My psychiatrist has been encouraging me to practise guided meditation for months. I have recently found some relaxing music cds & one guided meditation cd that I like from the library. (Partners in Recovery suggested trying to find them at the library!) I'm very fussy on the voice of the person guiding you through (fussy with yoga teachers too - they need to have a gentle voice). I found another guided meditation cd, but couldn't stand the voice. Anyhow, I'm blabbering... I did manage to do one guided meditation on Sunday. The cd is focused on healing of the body, but there is a worry-free one done by the same people which I can buy from abc when I can.

To get the topic back to exercise - it is hot yoga day for me!

Namaste,

Anna

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MoonGalSenior Contributor19 Jan 2016, 11:32 am AEDT

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Well, it is the 19th of January - the end of the first 14 days of my Excercise Plan and Goals.

The Qi Gong was done religiously for 3 days, then my knees started to play up so I stopped. Total of 45 minutes of Qi Gong done when I had 'planned for 2.5 hours.

Totalled several hours of gardening though!

I walked approx 12.5 kilometres with 4,25 hours spent doing so.

So While I might not have done EVERYTHING I set out to do, i have been MUCH more active and focussed over the past 14 days.

My sinus/cold/unwell thing is still upon me so I am just sitting that out, once the lesions have healed up I will get int he pool!

I wish I could walk on the beach again @Mazarita, the unevenness and the 150 metre walk across the dunes does my back in... Although the jetty recently had stairs added to take you down closer to the hard sand area - but I am not sure the doggits would manage the stairs. So maybe, one day i will venture forth again to walk on the beach, I too become so much calmer close o the sea. I feel in my 'element' there.

I reckon we have all done so well over the past fortnight! Well done everyone, your presence here has been such a boon!

My goals for the next 14 days are to continue to walk (I was going to increase the length of the walk - because my first fortnight was supposed to be 15 minutes - but have been doing 25 minutes anyway, so will continue on with that as often as I can. AND as soon as I have healed up to get to the pool, that is likely to be next week now.

Cheers everyone and congratulatons for every step, every asana, every run, every bit of exercise we have achieved!

*PS: @Former-Member - hope the guided meditation works well for you, I find I get 'lost' and trance very easily with it, and like you am very suseptible to the sound of the voice so has to be 'just right' otherwise I get irritated!

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