Sunday, August 23, 2015

Lungs are Important

I took a few days off from working out. My lungs were hurting. I stupidly picked up smoking again when we were out hiking. While I was hiking it didn't  seem to bother me much. But once we got home my lungs and chest hurt all the time. I woke up coughing, I had no energy. It was terrible. And I was sure I had lung cancer because I worry like that.
A trip to the doc and a chest xray later I am glad to report I do not have lung cancer. But that my lungs are pissed  off and tired of my bullshit.
So about a week ago I quit. Again. And I now carry an inhaler with me. But there are no restrictions on my activities. In fact, it's  better for my lungs to keep using them! So now that my energy level is back up I am back to working out daily.
Today I did:
65 sit-ups
85 crunches
42 leg lifts
55s plank

12 woodchoppers
15 pulse side planks
30 side ankle touches
24 Russian twists w/ 15lb weight

80 squats
80 hip thrusts
Some lifting with my 15lb hand weights.

And some yoga poses.

For breakfast I had 2 scrambled eggs, half a slice of wheat toast, half a cup of oatmeal with fruit and chia seeds.
Lunch was about a cup of quinoa salad with tons of colorful veggies

Post workout I had a Greek Yogurt with about 1/4 cup raw oatmeal in it and some fruit I dehydrated myself. Oh and a small slice of sharp cheese.

I started over at week 1 day 1 on C25K. I did have to use my inhaler once. But overall it felt good. I tried to focus on deep, slow, rhythmic breathing. I'm  sure my form is a mess. I'll  work on the next.

Tomorrow  I take the boy to apply for his permit test. I see some stress eating in my future :)


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