Exercising towards a better tomorrow!
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for your housemate!
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Lady Celerity
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"..one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on.."
Congratulations on completing two challenges!!
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"I see my vision burn, I feel my memories fade with time, but Im too young to worry..."
Congrats for Soma 40 & Epic Legs! 
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for badges! 
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Congratulation! 
aku-chan
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Thanks! @Maegaranthelas @Obsinosterous @NancyTree @MadamMeow @Lady Celerity @HellYeah @VacTom @JCU @TopNotch @WolfDreamer - Feels good to be finishing programs again, it's been too long!
Missed yesterday, overslept, and I'd been doing so well at the whole 'getting up earlier' thing too.
Managed stuff today though:-
Universal Warmup done,
20Tap Side Lunges (EotD) done (Couldn't get my hands all the way to the floor),
2 Minute Abs (WotD) done,
Day 1 of Total Body attempted (Couldn't manage all 5 sets, also had to do regular Leg Raises instead of Plank ones. This program may be too tough for me, but I'll try for a few days to see how I do),
Day 1 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Danged bureaucracy!
Trying to get the landlord to fix something, but they won't unless the Housemate requests it. I tried explaining that she's not here and I don't know when she will be, but it didn't help though. No idea what sort of elaborate scam they think I'm trying to pull, at least I can stop it being a problem, would rather have it fixed though.
Things aren't going too great on the Housemate front either:- Physically she's getting better but I've never seen her this bad mentally though. Yesterday she didn't know where she was, I don't think she entirely knew who I was, spent half an hour crying out for her Mum and when I tried to calm her down and explain that her Mum wasn't there (She pasted away quite a few years ago, but I didn't think it was the right time to mention that) she threatened to strangle me. It's got me worried, but the doctors and nurses don't seem too concerned so I dunno.
Another new recipe for dinner, Sausage And Gnocchi Soup, see y'all tomorrow!
Missed yesterday, overslept, and I'd been doing so well at the whole 'getting up earlier' thing too.
Managed stuff today though:-
Universal Warmup done,
20
2 Minute Abs (WotD) done,
Day 1 of Total Body attempted (Couldn't manage all 5 sets, also had to do regular Leg Raises instead of Plank ones. This program may be too tough for me, but I'll try for a few days to see how I do),
Day 1 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Danged bureaucracy!
Trying to get the landlord to fix something, but they won't unless the Housemate requests it. I tried explaining that she's not here and I don't know when she will be, but it didn't help though. No idea what sort of elaborate scam they think I'm trying to pull, at least I can stop it being a problem, would rather have it fixed though.
Things aren't going too great on the Housemate front either:- Physically she's getting better but I've never seen her this bad mentally though. Yesterday she didn't know where she was, I don't think she entirely knew who I was, spent half an hour crying out for her Mum and when I tried to calm her down and explain that her Mum wasn't there (She pasted away quite a few years ago, but I didn't think it was the right time to mention that) she threatened to strangle me. It's got me worried, but the doctors and nurses don't seem too concerned so I dunno.
Another new recipe for dinner, Sausage And Gnocchi Soup, see y'all tomorrow!
for the problems with your landlord and the ongoing situation with your housemate. I can, unfortunately, relate to both.Do the medical staff at the hospital discuss with you what is going on with your housemate? If they're not concerned re: her mental state, maybe they know it is a temporary effect. (It could be caused by a medication they have her on. Some infections--like UTIs--can also cause altered mental states that will clear up once the infection clears.)
aku-chan
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Thanks! @Laura Rainbow Dragon - They sort of keep me updated, they've diagnosed it as delirium, so hopefully they've ruled out the nastier possibilities and aren't just guessing, it's still very distressing to see though.
Another tough morning but I did everything:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Side Plank Hold (EotD) done (Did one side okay, struggled with the other though),
Ready, Steady, Go! (WotD) done (3 sets, I know they're not as hard as they used to be, but it still feels good to manage a level 4 workout.)
Day 2 of Total Body done (3 sets with Crunches),
Day 2 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretches done.
Yesterday's soup was really tasty, just as well as I'll be eating it for the next couple of days!
Little Housemate update:- Hospital has done pretty much all they can for her, so she's been moved to a hospice to recuperate. Unfortunately it's in a different town, so I won't be able to visit as much as I used to.
Got a long day of travelling ahead, see y'all tomorrow!
Another tough morning but I did everything:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Side Plank Hold (EotD) done (Did one side okay, struggled with the other though),
Ready, Steady, Go! (WotD) done (3 sets, I know they're not as hard as they used to be, but it still feels good to manage a level 4 workout.)
Day 2 of Total Body done (3 sets with Crunches),
Day 2 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretches done.
Yesterday's soup was really tasty, just as well as I'll be eating it for the next couple of days!
Little Housemate update:- Hospital has done pretty much all they can for her, so she's been moved to a hospice to recuperate. Unfortunately it's in a different town, so I won't be able to visit as much as I used to.
Got a long day of travelling ahead, see y'all tomorrow!
It is.
Delirium unfortunately doesn't meant much in terms of prognosis as it can be caused by so many different things.
In his later years my father would get UTIs which made him delirious. We are talking full blown psychosis. He hallucinated a "horde of Father Christmases" coming up our basement stairs to invade our home. He hallucinated his PSWs coming into his bedroom in the middle of the night and stealing from him. On another occasion he hallucinated people in his bedroom trying to suffocate him. Once he was on antibiotics and the infection cleared up, his normal mental faculties would return. He never remembered anything of his delusions. (Which one one had was good. They would have been horrible things to remember. But on the other hand it meant the next time he started to get an infection--something my mother and I learned to detect from his mental state alone--and we said to him, "You need to get started on antibiotics right away," he never understood how bad things were about to get. So he would resist until he was once again psychotic, at which point we could legally get him hospitalized without his consent.)
I hope whatever is causing your housemate's issues will prove to be temporary. In the meantime, I'm wishing for your strength. It is a hard thing to have to witness.
aku-chan
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@Laura Rainbow Dragon - Yikes! That sounds terrifying! Fortunately the Housemate hasn't gotten that bad, she's mostly angry, bitter and weirdly argumentative (Yesterday she was insisting we didn't live near a park, and was calling me stupid for thinking people lived near parks, apparently the trees would get in the way).
I'm very tired today, so I just did the absolute basics:-
Universal Warmup done,
Day 3 of Total Body done (Managed 3 sets with a struggle),
Day 3 of Epic Cardio attempted (Could only manage 3 sets, I was starting to get a headache).
I got woken up at 4am by the telephone and really struggled to get back to sleep, of course when I finally did I slept right through my alarm.
Still really sleepy and blergh, so I'm going to take it easy today, it's raining hard so there's not much I can do anyway.
The early phone call was about the Housemate. Luckily it's nothing serious, the hospice decided she was too ill for a hospice stay, so she's been sent back to the hospital. She might go back to the hospice, they don't know, I've just got to wait and at some point, someone will let me know what's going on, maybe.
See y'all tomorrow!
I'm very tired today, so I just did the absolute basics:-
Universal Warmup done,
Day 3 of Total Body done (Managed 3 sets with a struggle),
Day 3 of Epic Cardio attempted (Could only manage 3 sets, I was starting to get a headache).
I got woken up at 4am by the telephone and really struggled to get back to sleep, of course when I finally did I slept right through my alarm.
Still really sleepy and blergh, so I'm going to take it easy today, it's raining hard so there's not much I can do anyway.
The early phone call was about the Housemate. Luckily it's nothing serious, the hospice decided she was too ill for a hospice stay, so she's been sent back to the hospital. She might go back to the hospice, they don't know, I've just got to wait and at some point, someone will let me know what's going on, maybe.
See y'all tomorrow!
And they felt the need to call you at 4AM to tell you that? Yeesh!
I am sorry for all the hassle they are putting you through. And for your housemate too! That has to be stressful for her to be moved back and forth like that.
I am sorry for all the hassle they are putting you through. And for your housemate too! That has to be stressful for her to be moved back and forth like that.
aku-chan
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@Laura Rainbow Dragon - Yeah, not sure why they were in such a rush to talk to me, but at least they apologised for the earliness. I still haven't received that follow-up call yet, so I've no idea where the Housemate is right now, and it's the weekend so no point in me calling them. Something for tomorrows me to sort out.
I got up late again, it's the gloomy weather, makes it feel like I'm trying to get up in the middle of the night, I managed my exercises though:-
Universal Warmup done,
20 High Crunches (EotD) done,
Jackhammer done (3 sets, had to replace the WotD just too much Planking for my poor toes),
Day 4 of Total Body done,
Day 4 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
See y'all tomorrow!
I got up late again, it's the gloomy weather, makes it feel like I'm trying to get up in the middle of the night, I managed my exercises though:-
Universal Warmup done,
20 High Crunches (EotD) done,
Jackhammer done (3 sets, had to replace the WotD just too much Planking for my poor toes),
Day 4 of Total Body done,
Day 4 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
See y'all tomorrow!
aku-chan
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Tired, slept poorly, but I got up on time and did most of my exercises, so a minor win for the day:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Reverse Angels (EotD) done (Had to do mine standing up due to lack of floor space),
Sparrow (WotD) done (3 sets, thanks to the video I've learnt quicker ways to do Side Jacks and Step Jacks
),
Day 5 of Total Body attempted (3 sets, couldn't do all 5 sets because of the Planking),
Day 5 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Got a long day ahead of me, gotta go visit the hospice the Housemate was in, to rescue her jewellery, and then go to the hospital to see how she's doing.
I got a phone call from the hospital yesterday, asking me to come in and talk to her because she was refusing medical treatment, I told them it would be a waste of time because she's not listening to anyone at the moment, but I tried and failed, so I've got to see what's happening on that front too.
See y'all tomorrow!
Universal Warmup done,
30 Reverse Angels (EotD) done (Had to do mine standing up due to lack of floor space),
Sparrow (WotD) done (3 sets, thanks to the video I've learnt quicker ways to do Side Jacks and Step Jacks
),Day 5 of Total Body attempted (3 sets, couldn't do all 5 sets because of the Planking),
Day 5 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Got a long day ahead of me, gotta go visit the hospice the Housemate was in, to rescue her jewellery, and then go to the hospital to see how she's doing.
I got a phone call from the hospital yesterday, asking me to come in and talk to her because she was refusing medical treatment, I told them it would be a waste of time because she's not listening to anyone at the moment, but I tried and failed, so I've got to see what's happening on that front too.
See y'all tomorrow!
aku-chan
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Got up on time again, yay!
Didn't do so well on the exercises, hurt my foot doing some High Knees and couldn't finish everything:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Elbow Plank Hold (EotD) done,
Push Squat Repeat (WotD) attempted (2 sets, been far too long since I've done any Push-Ups, even though I was doing Knee ones I really struggled to get that 2nd set finished and couldn't mange a third),
Day 6 of Total Body attempted (2 sets, landed funny doing some High Knees, managed to hobble through the rest of the set but that was it),
Day 6 of Epic Cardio attempted (2 sets, just couldn't do much of this one with an achey foot),
Stretched done.
Rest my foot a bit and hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.
Yesterday actually ended up being a pretty good day.
I had to run to catch my bus, and didn't even get out of breath! I got a voucher for filling out some government survey (Probably should have spent it on something a bit more sensible than KFC, but it was very tasty
) and the Housemate seemed to be doing a little better (That one may have just been my imagination though).
Going to pay for it today though, getting my winter jabs.
See y'all tomorrow!
Didn't do so well on the exercises, hurt my foot doing some High Knees and couldn't finish everything:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Elbow Plank Hold (EotD) done,
Push Squat Repeat (WotD) attempted (2 sets, been far too long since I've done any Push-Ups, even though I was doing Knee ones I really struggled to get that 2nd set finished and couldn't mange a third),
Day 6 of Total Body attempted (2 sets, landed funny doing some High Knees, managed to hobble through the rest of the set but that was it),
Day 6 of Epic Cardio attempted (2 sets, just couldn't do much of this one with an achey foot),
Stretched done.
Rest my foot a bit and hopefully I'll do better tomorrow.
Yesterday actually ended up being a pretty good day.
I had to run to catch my bus, and didn't even get out of breath! I got a voucher for filling out some government survey (Probably should have spent it on something a bit more sensible than KFC, but it was very tasty
) and the Housemate seemed to be doing a little better (That one may have just been my imagination though).Going to pay for it today though, getting my winter jabs.
See y'all tomorrow!
Hope the side effects are mild and your foot heels up quickly.
Cheers for the strong running and free(ish) lunch.
Cheers for the strong running and free(ish) lunch.
aku-chan
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Thanks! @Laura Rainbow Dragon - It's something that's been happening with my right foot a lot lately. I'll get a sharp pain that feels like something snapped or broke, but if I'm careful and keep weight off it, it'll go away in 20 minutes or so. No idea what it is.
Danged immune system!
I knew I wouldn't feel great today after having my winter Flu and Covid jabs, but they must've used stronger stuff this year, because I feel absolutely rotten.
Hopefully I'll be back at it in a day or two, until then I rest
.
See y'all later!
Danged immune system!
I knew I wouldn't feel great today after having my winter Flu and Covid jabs, but they must've used stronger stuff this year, because I feel absolutely rotten.
Hopefully I'll be back at it in a day or two, until then I rest
.See y'all later!
Ugh. At least you know you're immune system is doing its job, I guess. 
They are encouraging everyone to get their influenza and covid shots simultaneously here too. It makes sense from a convenience and system efficiency standpoint. And at least one study has found antibody response to the vaccines is greater when the shots are given at the same time. On the other hand, if people experience worse side-effects from doing both shots at once (and there's been at least one study that found this is the case too), I worry that this could lead to lower rates of vaccination overall.
I'm one of the fortunate ones that does not overreact to vaccines. I had a sore arm for two days after my last tetanus booster. That is the worst vaccine response I can remember. My post-Covid-vaccine experiences ranged from very-mild-twinge-in-my-arm-if-I-raised-it-above-my-head to nothing at all. (I actually wondered at one point if placebo doses made for a clinical trial had somehow got mixed in with our vaccine supply, and I hadn't been vaccinated at all, my side effects were that mild. But my parents also experienced similar mild-to-no side effects, and none of us has had Covid, in spite of my father's attendant care service sending Covid-positive PSWs into our home to provide very up-close-and-personal care to him on at least one occasion that we know of.) I applaud you for getting your shots, even though you knew they would knock you out.
Where is your foot pain? If on the sole of your foot, near the heel and/or arch, you could be dealing with plantar fasciitis. I recommend rolling a ball under the sole of your foot (if you can get one of those therapy balls that can be frozen it works great for doing this, a frozen bottle of water works in a pinch too) and also strengthening with:
and:
They are encouraging everyone to get their influenza and covid shots simultaneously here too. It makes sense from a convenience and system efficiency standpoint. And at least one study has found antibody response to the vaccines is greater when the shots are given at the same time. On the other hand, if people experience worse side-effects from doing both shots at once (and there's been at least one study that found this is the case too), I worry that this could lead to lower rates of vaccination overall.
I'm one of the fortunate ones that does not overreact to vaccines. I had a sore arm for two days after my last tetanus booster. That is the worst vaccine response I can remember. My post-Covid-vaccine experiences ranged from very-mild-twinge-in-my-arm-if-I-raised-it-above-my-head to nothing at all. (I actually wondered at one point if placebo doses made for a clinical trial had somehow got mixed in with our vaccine supply, and I hadn't been vaccinated at all, my side effects were that mild. But my parents also experienced similar mild-to-no side effects, and none of us has had Covid, in spite of my father's attendant care service sending Covid-positive PSWs into our home to provide very up-close-and-personal care to him on at least one occasion that we know of.) I applaud you for getting your shots, even though you knew they would knock you out.
Where is your foot pain? If on the sole of your foot, near the heel and/or arch, you could be dealing with plantar fasciitis. I recommend rolling a ball under the sole of your foot (if you can get one of those therapy balls that can be frozen it works great for doing this, a frozen bottle of water works in a pinch too) and also strengthening with:
and:
aku-chan
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@Laura Rainbow Dragon - Yeah, I've never done well with vaccines. I had one jab in my late teens (I think it was the MMR one), when I got home afterwards, I was sitting on the bed taking my shoes off and I woke up a day later.
Thanks for the foot advice! I do have that Sore Feet workout saved, I just keep forgetting to do it.
Feeling better than yesterday, still got achey bones and sore arms, but at least I could do my exercises this morning:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Tree Pose Hold (EotD) done (My sense of balance is working today!),
Good Morning Abs (WotD) done,
Day 7 of Total Body done (I always forget how hard Yoga can be! Managed everything in the end though),
Day 7 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Shopping day today, see y'all tomorrow!
Thanks for the foot advice! I do have that Sore Feet workout saved, I just keep forgetting to do it.
Feeling better than yesterday, still got achey bones and sore arms, but at least I could do my exercises this morning:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Tree Pose Hold (EotD) done (My sense of balance is working today!),
Good Morning Abs (WotD) done,
Day 7 of Total Body done (I always forget how hard Yoga can be! Managed everything in the end though),
Day 7 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Shopping day today, see y'all tomorrow!
aku-chan
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Tough lot of exercises this morning, did okay though:-
Universal Warmup done,
20 Staggered Deadlifts (EotD) done,
Armory (WotD) done (3 sets, struggled with the Side Planks though),
Day 8 of Total Body attempted (3 sets.)
Day 8 of Epic Cardio done,
Ankle Recovery done.
It's a really manky, foggy day out there, don't fancy going out into it, see y'all tomorrow!
Universal Warmup done,
20 Staggered Deadlifts (EotD) done,
Armory (WotD) done (3 sets, struggled with the Side Planks though),
Day 8 of Total Body attempted (3 sets.)
Day 8 of Epic Cardio done,
Ankle Recovery done.
It's a really manky, foggy day out there, don't fancy going out into it, see y'all tomorrow!
aku-chan
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Did well this morning, exercises were tough but not too tough:-
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Sumo Squat Hold (EotD) done,
Watch Me (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 9 of Total Body done (3 sets),
Day 9 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Housemate had a lucky escape yesterday.
The hospital had taken the softly, softly approach to coaxing her into receiving medical treatment as far as they could, and it was getting to the stage where she was going to get seriously ill, if not die, if they didn't do something. And the Doctors weren't about to let someone die of something easily treatable, just because their brain had gone a little wonky, so they were preparing to basically strap the Housemate to her bed and shove an IV into her arm.
Fortunately for her, the Housemate was having a good day, so when they asked her one final time if they could treat her, she said yes and totally did not get what all the fuss was about.
Hopefully she's having a good day today as well.
The Housemate also inspired me to pick up one of those big water bottles everyone seems to be carrying these days. Kinda intimidated by the fact I'm supposed to drink two of those a day, but I'll try.
Also trying a new recipe today, Cheesy Potato Soup (I got a free bag of potatoes when I when shopping for some reason and I'm trying to use them up), since I'm replacing the celery with a leek, I'm thinking of it as Leek and Potato Soup With Cheese, which sounds a heck of a lot healthier in my brain, see y'all tomorrow!
Universal Warmup done,
30 Seconds Sumo Squat Hold (EotD) done,
Watch Me (WotD) done (3 sets),
Day 9 of Total Body done (3 sets),
Day 9 of Epic Cardio done,
Stretched done.
Housemate had a lucky escape yesterday.
The hospital had taken the softly, softly approach to coaxing her into receiving medical treatment as far as they could, and it was getting to the stage where she was going to get seriously ill, if not die, if they didn't do something. And the Doctors weren't about to let someone die of something easily treatable, just because their brain had gone a little wonky, so they were preparing to basically strap the Housemate to her bed and shove an IV into her arm.
Fortunately for her, the Housemate was having a good day, so when they asked her one final time if they could treat her, she said yes and totally did not get what all the fuss was about.
Hopefully she's having a good day today as well.
The Housemate also inspired me to pick up one of those big water bottles everyone seems to be carrying these days. Kinda intimidated by the fact I'm supposed to drink two of those a day, but I'll try.
Also trying a new recipe today, Cheesy Potato Soup (I got a free bag of potatoes when I when shopping for some reason and I'm trying to use them up), since I'm replacing the celery with a leek, I'm thinking of it as Leek and Potato Soup With Cheese, which sounds a heck of a lot healthier in my brain, see y'all tomorrow!
Maegaranthelas
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Leek and potato soup with cheese sounds epic 
I am glad your housemate is getting treatment without it being extra stressful
I am glad your housemate is getting treatment without it being extra stressful