Holland was chasing an ambulance this morning (locally tracking down one of his YouTube videos fixations) … so, I took my planned walk around my immediate area :-D
I've noticed that my feet and ankles are puffing up - not grotesquely, but enough to get my attention.
I don't like it.
It makes me nervous; Bob's uncontrollable edema eventually killed him (it was a fallout from the primary killing situation).
It is somewhat controllable … if it doesn't spiral out of control; I'm working on this theory.
Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling:
https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/symptoms/foot-leg-and-ankle-swelling#:~:text=Abnormal%20buildup%20of%20fluid%20in,particularly%20noticeable%20in%20these%20locations.
These things I know for sure: I am an older person. I do have a heart arrhythmia. I am overweight (thanks to my new husband's good cooking; I'm taking back the kitchen, for both our health sakes); and there are steroids in my asthma inhaler (since becoming allergic to it while in Woodland-WA, I have stopped using it - weather I live or die now, is in Elohim's control).
Some things I can control.
S.A.L.T!
When these beverages are gone, I will not be buying more.
Some things are out of my control.
I am doing what I can … with what I have to work with.
Time will be the deciding factor.
My swollen, rash speckled, ankles.
Swollen Legs and Ankles with Red Blotches:
https://valleywisehealth.org/blog/swollen-legs-ankles-red-blotches/
I answered an incoming text …
And walked out the front door into warm sunshine - and what I hope will bring about good results, healthwise ;-)
Corbin Bleu Push It To The Limit:
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr0_jkxDsK8)
Since marrying Holland, I've lived a sedentary life … and for the first time in my life am getting cellulite & spider veins on my upper legs, and my upper arms are getting flabby :-(
Until we married I was extremely active, physically. I walked several miles a day (in 2022, my doctor checked me at the 8 mile/day point, and cut me back to 1 or 2 miles, daily); I lifted weight every day; I did stretching exercises daily (at home, or with a class in another town): my body was toned and fit.
All my life, I have been toned and fit.
I do not enjoy this body that is failing me, today.
Holland sits a lot; no matter if we are on the road, or set up somewhere - and I have been sitting, with him; and knowing now my health issues, he doesn't like me to be walking alone.
But, I have got to get moving again: neither a walker … or the Grim Reaper, are on my immediate radar for my Life.
Here, I can get outdoors and walk: in Yuma, I will also track down an exercise gym and get busy there, too: I am not going to leave this planet as a fat, old woman swollen because of inactivity!
I do not allow my physical limitations to limit my Life activities; or lifespan expectations; I've been lax in that mentality so Holland has peace of mind … but, now I have to focus on my peace of mind and physical health.
Pretty flower bush, inside the Pit Stop perimeters.
This pretty flower is outside the Park …
My Power stride reading.
Double this reading … I only used this feature on the 2nd lap … my heart rate was in the {safe} zone: I'll be walking these 2 laps again, later tonight when it cools down outside.
It's a pathetic reading - but I've been inactive for the past 23 months, and the walking area here is small.
My goal is to hike to the stop light, about a block away … and back, again. Every day ;-)
I'm going to raise my feet up now, and mentally slay dragons: I have the tenacity to do that ;-)
