Two "workouts" today. And by workouts, I mean walks. The first was one mile during the day. It was lovely, cool out, and the air felt great. The second was after dinner, and it was just around a few blocks -- .62 miles.
This afternoon I was dressed in my workout clothes, ready to do weights. I was overwhelmed. I did not know what to do. I totally froze. This is a trauma response. I could not choose, it was just odd. So, no strength training today.
I deactivated my Facebook account at the end of July. I miss some of the people, but I do not miss the book of Face. I'm tired of seeing antisemitism and anti-Christian posts mostly in groups/like pages. I'm tired of politics, and it's heating up now. This was the perfect departure time. If I return, it will be after Christmas. I don't plan on returning at this time, though.
Have another surgery/procedure set. Not looking forward to it at all. On the bright side, the recovery time is super fast so it shouldn't interfere with workouts much.
Have been battling tennis elbow, frozen shoulder, and super tight neck/shoulders. On Amazon Prime Day, I bought a vibration plate, and just using that--standing on it--10 minutes a day, things are loosening up. Some say it helps you lose weight. I did not buy it for that, as I don't really believe that. I did not do a literature review on the subject, however. I bought it for pain, to loosen things up as I can't afford massages, plus our massage therapist moved to a different state. Bottom line is that I feel more energetic after 10 minutes on the thing. Would I recommend purchasing one? Too soon to tell. I do think it's helped my issues, though. I also sit on it, and it has helped to relax the glutes.
That is the last of purchases for me. Like everyone else, this economy is slaying us. Groceries/needed household supply costs are through the roof. It's time to cut back on everything. I cancelled Audible, a fitness subscription, and the one YouTube channel I was a supporter of. I have enough "stuff" anyway, and enough books to read, free videos to watch (I love certain podcasts), and so it's all good. It's nice to declutter in all areas of life.
Goal for tomorrow: come up with a fitness plan so I don't get frozen when it's time to hit my gym. Firm, Cathe, Joyce Vedral? I keep telling myself that right now to establish that habit again, do what I love the most. That's easy, it's Benson-era FIRMs. It's yin yoga, to relax my body and mind. I have no plans of doing The FIRM's 90-day rotation. I think planning out one-week-at-a-time rotations might work best for me.
My life has been very unpleasant for the past several years. Lots of hardships, trials and tribulations. It weighs heavily on me. I know this is a universal problem, everyone goes through things like this. I've been reading autobiographies which are inspiring. I've been working hard on changing my perspective and viewing things from a different lens, and that different lens differs from my education and training. It appears to be working as my mood has elevated somewhat in the past couple weeks. Uncoupling from social media was a step in the right direction, as is doing things that I love to do daily. Stepping out of one's shoes, seeing things from a fresh perspective really helps. Find what meets your needs, discard what doesn't. Make the necessary changes. Do the work. Checkmark on that.
One day at a time, go crush it.
