Thrive Without Janelle: The Accountability Group

[Gramto6]

Only 4,828 steps yesterday. Knee was really hurting. It rained almost all day I think that was part of the problem.

[Gramto6]

5,956 steps yesterday. Another sore knee day. Today it seems better, the weather is dryer so maybe that is why. Will be taking it easy just to be safe.

[Gramto6]

5,895 steps yesterday. Knee felt pretty good but took it easy. Today knee is about the same think I will take it easy again, just to be careful.

[Gramto6]

5,702 steps yesterday.

[Gramto6]

4,730 steps yesterday. Kept falling asleep yesterday it was weird. Knee kind of sore today.

[Gramto6]

6,423 steps Thursday.

4,837 steps Friday. Took a bad fall early Saturday morning, really hurt left ring finger...probably won't be doing as much walking today.

[ginger90]

38 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

6,423 steps Thursday.

4,837 steps Friday. Took a bad fall early Saturday morning, really hurt left ring finger...probably won't be doing as much walking today.

Have I mentioned bubble wrap recently? 😁

Hope you feel better quickly. 

[Gramto6]

A surprising 4,880 steps yesterday.

Finger slightly better today. Just going to take it easy again today.  Trying to work up courage to change the bandages.

[Gramto6]

4,120 steps yesterday.  Knee started to act up after the fall Saturday. 

[Gramto6]

6,791 steps yesterday. All the running around really added to the count, but totally exhausted afterward.

Went to the local clinic yesterday, finger is broken. Dr splinted it, have to wear all the time for 4 weeks. Also got a tetanus shot and an rx for Keflex an antibiotic (7 day supply).

[Gramto6]

5,029 steps yesterday. Knee is acting up, I'm sure it is residual from the recent fall. Just want to be back to normal... At  least finger is feeling better.

[Pickleinthemiddle]

13 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

5,029 steps yesterday. Knee is acting up, I'm sure it is residual from the recent fall. Just want to be back to normal... At  least finger is feeling better.

Gram, glad your doing better.  

[Gramto6]

2 minutes ago, Pickleinthemiddle said:

Gram, glad your doing better.  

Thanks Pickle. Some days are better than the other. At this point the knee is more sore than the finger.  Geesh, I have fallen several times in the last year, to have a broken finger this time just makes me (hmmm want to say chaps my a**) to say the least! I'm getting better on changing the bandage each day, but I sort of wish there was a cast and I didn't have to do anything daily. 

What is so strange to me is that I have a hard time bandaging my left finger. It is awkward but in all this I never realized how much I did with my left hand. I'm a righty, but my older brother taught me so many things and he was a lefty...I never made the connection...geesh grow up in a dysfunctional family, absent parents,  $hit hits the fan in so many ways!

[Pickleinthemiddle]

34 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

Thanks Pickle. Some days are better than the other. At this point the knee is more sore than the finger.  Geesh, I have fallen several times in the last year, to have a broken finger this time just makes me (hmmm want to say chaps my a**) to say the least! I'm getting better on changing the bandage each day, but I sort of wish there was a cast and I didn't have to do anything daily. 

What is so strange to me is that I have a hard time bandaging my left finger. It is awkward but in all this I never realized how much I did with my left hand. I'm a righty, but my older brother taught me so many things and he was a lefty...I never made the connection...geesh grow up in a dysfunctional family, absent parents,  $hit hits the fan in so many ways!

I was going to ask if it was your right or left.  It's hard when both hands are not free to help.  

[Gramto6]

5,006 steps yesterday. I wonder if I will ever get back to anything like normal??

[Absolom]

Sometimes in life we get a new normal.  Perhaps try for a lower possibly intermediate goal?

[Gramto6]

39 minutes ago, Absolom said:

Sometimes in life we get a new normal.  Perhaps try for a lower possibly intermediate goal?

It isn't the step # as much as being pain free. My finger is feeling better, but my knee still hurts a lot. Dealing with constant pain is exhausting. I don't want constant pain ro be my n "new normal". 

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[Absolom]

22 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

Dealing with constant pain is exhausting. I don't want constant pain ro be my n "new normal". 

I understand.  You may have to do more than pain patches.  I was diagnosed with an incurable disease in my 20s.  I've had to live with constant pain since then.  Life has been a frequent adjustment.

[Gramto6]

A nice 6,106 steps yesterday. Knee was feeling better, just did what I was comfortable doing.

Edited June 17, 2022 by Gramto6
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[Gramto6]

6,878 steps yesterday. :)

[Gramto6]

6,058 steps yesterday. Happy with that #.

[Gramto6]

5,138 steps yesterday.

[Gramto6]

5,366 steps yesterday.

[Gramto6]

Geesh, only 3,910 steps yesterday. Fell asleep several times during the day and in the evening...

[xwordfanatik]

1 minute ago, Gramto6 said:

Geesh, only 3,910 steps yesterday. Fell asleep several times during the day and in the evening...

Some days are like that!  I just spent two hours outside pulling weeds.  It was already getting hot out there.  Summer is definitely here!

[Gramto6]

5,258 steps yesterday. Well, that is better...

[Gramto6]

5,336 steps yesterday.

[xwordfanatik]

I just got back from my yearly mammogram.  I walked to and from the place, 3 miles.  It's a gorgeous warm day out there.  The heat is coming.  Monday it's going to hit triple digits, ugh!  If I don't get out there early, 7ish, I'll be doing my stationary bike inside with the A/C.  

[Gramto6]

5,169 steps yesterday. Still not feeling 100% but I really need to force myself to go out for cat food today.

[ginger90]

@Gramto6 did you get new glasses yet?

[Gramto6]

16 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

@Gramto6 did you get new glasses yet?

They are in but it is up in town and I haven't had the energy to go up and pick them up. Maybe early next week.

[ginger90]

I’m so overdue for glasses it’s ridiculous. Although I’m happy to have weekends off now, it limits making appointments. 😔 

[Pickleinthemiddle]

6 minutes ago, ginger90 said:

I’m so overdue for glasses it’s ridiculous. Although I’m happy to have weekends off now, it limits making appointments. 😔 

Same here.  I've been wearing the same pair since 2017.  I bought a pair last year.  But the don't feel comfortable on my face.  I need to go and get some more.

[Gramto6]

6,529 steps yesterday. Shopping helped the count. Knee held up fairly well but was exhausted by the time I got home.  Today knee is saying "Gotcha!"... sigh  can't seem to get past this...

[Gramto6]

6,683 steps yesterday. Knee hurt most of the day and today seems to be a repeat. FReel fuzzy and dizzy today, wish this will pass soon.

[Gramto6]

4,354 steps yesterday. Up, down, never know where I will end up...kind of frustrating.

[Gramto6]

4,420 steps yesterday. le sigh...

[xwordfanatik]

I walked my 2+ miles yesterday, and worked up a good sweat.  I slept poorly last night, so it was indoor bicycle today.

I feel like a slug if I even skip a day.  Regular exercise has been a good habit for me, although I didn't start until about 9 years ago, when I was going to WW.  I've kept most of the pounds off, which we all know can be challenging.  My eating habits are much better than my younger self had.  I eat mostly plant based and lean protein, no gluten or dairy as I've become sensitive to both.  

Janelle would be amazed at how much better she'd feel without faddish Plexus crap diets that don't deliver lasting results.

[Gramto6]

4,520 steps yesterday.

[Gramto6]

4,371 steps yesterday. I was really sick all day. Throwing up to the point I got 2 bad bloody noses. Couldn't keep anything down. Am really wiped out today. Hope today is better.

Sipping some ginger ale, then moving on to ginger tea. Going to take it real easy with solid food today.

I was going to go out and run some errands today but after yesterday I am wiped out and am going to just stay in and rest.

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[MaddyMaeboxerbabe]

Take it easy Gramto6.  Hope you feel all better soon.  

[Gramto6]

1 hour ago, MaddyMaeboxerbabe said:

Take it easy Gramto6.  Hope you feel all better soon.  

Thanks, today seems better. Sipping my ginger tea now and for lunch will have a small rice cake flat and chicken bone broth. So far, so good, just taking it easy.today.

[Gramto6]

5,150 steps yesterday. Taking it easy and slowly adding back food made yesterday a good day, except for one bloody nose. Today feels like a normal day but I am going to still lay low and take it easy.

[Gramto6]

5,653 steps yesterday. Another day of rest and careful eating. Think I am back to whatever "normal" is these days. Only good thing is knee is not hurting much at all...although today is looking like a damp day and knee is saying "hi".

[Gramto6]

6,061 steps yesterday. Not pushing at all and in fact knee hurt most of the day. Still taking things slowly, only thing today is take garbage up to the road.

[Gramto6]

5,990 steps yesterday. Well, the garbage didn't make it up to the road...there is always next week.

[xwordfanatik]

Noisy fireworks, gunshots(!), and the dog next door barking, kept me awake even with earplugs.  I fill like crap today, so the yard work will wait until tomorrow.

Even as a kid, I hated fireworks that just made noise.  I liked the sparkly, pretty ones.  They have been banned in my city for years, but idiots still do them.  I hope nothing caught fire.

[Gramto6]

4,747 steps only yesterday. Fell asleep in the recliner for a couple hours in the evening.

[Gramto6]

5,254 steps yesterday. Errand day today so steps may be up.

[Gramto6]

7,510 steps yesterday. Errand day does generate more steps.