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Hi. I'm here to try and get a bit healthier. A little about me. Before I became disabled, I worked as an EMT, and later as a teacher. Now, I'm a full-time writer. I write mostly romance under a pen name.
My health issues are varied, which seemed to help add on the pounds. ruptured discs cause severe pain, and I've only recently discovered walking actually helps my pain levels. I also have a neuro disorder that causes severe spasticity and muscle cramps. It's affected all muscles, ...
Hi. I'm here to try and get a bit healthier. A little about me. Before I became disabled, I worked as an EMT, and later as a teacher. Now, I'm a full-time writer. I write mostly romance under a pen name.
My health issues are varied, which seemed to help add on the pounds. ruptured discs cause severe pain, and I've only recently discovered walking actually helps my pain levels. I also have a neuro disorder that causes severe spasticity and muscle cramps. It's affected all muscles, including those used for breathing, so I use oxygen. As I'm at great risk of falls, I use a walker for exercise, and an electric scooter out and about in the world. I probably look silly walking down the road with my walker and 02 tank, but I don't care!
When I was able to fit into a size 13 pair of jeans for the first time in many, many years, I was over the moon! Still want to get down to about 130, but 150 is my current goal from the 205 I was at a year ago. Most of that has been lost in the last 4 months.
My high blood pressure has lessened in just a wek of doing more exercise, surprisingly.
My daughter says I'm overdoing it, as I developed a 5 inch bruise on my bicep from resistance band training. (we agreed to disagree, I blame it on the blood thinners) I'm required to take them after blood clots and a stroke.
I WILL get thinner and as healthy as I can if it kills me! I love Spark People! What a motivating site!
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Member Since: 8/17/2008
SparkPoints: 4,845
Fitness Minutes: 1,610
My Goals:
My goal is to both look and feel better.
My Program:
Just by eating differently and walking, I'm finally losing inches and pounds! At last, visible progress!
Personal Information:
I live in so-called Sunny Florida. Mostly, it's just hot and humid Florida, lol.
Other Information:
I've lived for the last ten years with rapidly declining health.
I finally realized I could give up and just let it eventually do me in, or fight to get as healthy as I can. Guess which I chose?
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