Happy Monday!

In my research about inflammation I’ve come across the following articles. I find them interesting as I’m always looking for natural ways to fight something that is affecting my body.

http://www.NaturalNews.com/027066_basil_cleansing_drugs.html

http://www.NaturalNews.com/021858_aloe_vera_aloe_vera_gel_blood.html

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/09/08/What-You-Need-to-Know-About-Inflammation.aspx

 

Today’s News:

Today the pain is lessened but there is still discomfort. I do not know if I should start walking yet or not. I truly want to get this lard butt up and moving but don’t want to inflame my hip again as I really really do not want to go through that pain again. I’ve got a high pain tolerance but that was pushing it. Some of my discomfort feels like it is stiffness in parts of my hip area so hence the desire to get moving and get it worked out. Oh well, another few days won’t hurt my goals and will improve my healing process.

 

I had a great time on the weekend. I got to taste shabu-shabu – a Japanese dish that was a bit salty but seemed very healthy. Then I tried some different Thai dishes which were also good. The rest of the food tastes were something I had already tried, so didn’t get into tasting everything. We sat and listened to the local musicians (some were better than others J) and watched the people. We brought the dog (Katie) and she did quite well. There were tons of people and dogs and she socialized well. We made sure we took her through them all so that she would become more at ease. There were tons of booths selling jewelry, pottery, etc. and I did a little bit of shopping. Otherwise, I ate rather well, did not drink much at all, and walked the pup.  I got sore (hips) from the 5 hour drive home but otherwise, I did OK.

 

Food:

I’m going to focus more on my calories this week as I’m really lacking in the calorie output this week (well for the last 3 weeks really), so need to watch what is going in. I’ve been trying to be more intuitive when I eat and stop when I am full but sometimes that is really hard when you eat out. If you just spent $20.00 on a meal, you DO NOT want to leave anything behind. Now I did anyway, but I felt guilty about wasting the money. I was not only  making a conscious choice to stop eating when I was full, I was also not calorie watching per se. I am trying desperately to get out of the “diet” mentality as I’m not on a diet and that this is a lifestyle choice so I was trying to focus on what I  wanted, making good healthy choices but also not caring about the caloric value. I think that while I am lame, I will watch the calories so that I don’t gain any weight. The Intuitive Eating lifestyle can wait another week.

 

Exercise:

I’m going to do my Turbo Jam this week but not the lower half of my body (no kicking as I can’t) but will really push the upperbody jabs. It really works the core and I really need to get moving in that direction. After I’ve visited the GP on Thursday and she gives me the go-ahead, I’m going to get started on the ChaLean workouts and if I can’t do the lunges just yet, well I’ll modify the moves. Squats won’t be an issue, but the lunges may be (hip flexors and all).

 

I hope everyone has a fantastic week and make good choices.

Ttyl

Sandra