Friday, June 6, 2014

Cramps and chafing

This morning I noticed two things about my body; Cramps and chafing. Let me tell you both of these suck. I noticed the cramp first thing when my feet hit the floor. I have to say though that cramps in my right calf are nothing new. Part of this is from my brain not being able to communicate effectively with my leg due to my stroke. The other more telling thing is, I've been walking more, which is a good thing. Cramps happen when one is starting the new workout program. I need to make sure that I am drinking enough water during the day and before I go to bed as this seems to keep the cramping down to a minimum. The chafing I noticed in the shower this morning. I know the chafing is from the walking I am doing each day it's nothing a little A&D and time can't fix. 
For breakfast I had two pieces of toast with butter and honey and a cup of coffee. About 10am I felt very hungry again, more so than when I don't eat breakfast. I drank some water instead of getting a snack from the vending machine. If this keeps happening, I may need to bring a healthy mid-morning snack.  
Lunch today was left-overs from last night. Spaghetti with meat sauce, green salad with garlic-parmesan vinaigrette, and a slice of sourdough bread.
dinner was a concoction of lean ground beef, green peas, and cheddar cheese. I was quite good. 
We (Ellie and I) had an after dinner adventure to the ER after she took a tumble down on her bike the hill behind our place. Every thing turned out okay as there were no broken bones. We did have a discussion with the medical staff about the importance of wearing our helmet, as she was not wearing hers. 
I walked for 21.28 minutes, my average speed was 2.5 miles an hour, and I burned 177cal. The app said my walk today was 2.28 miles however I think it was closer to 1, as the route I walked was the same as yesterday and mathematically, at my average speed, it would be impossible for me to have gone that far in only 20 minutes. 

Goals achieved:
Step count: 5766 of 5000 steps
Cal intake: 1632 of 1500 cal
Cal Burn: 928 of 800 cal 
Walk: 21.28 of 20 min 
Push-ups: 10
Sit-ups: 20

8 comments:

  1. I'm so glad Ellie is okay! You might consider supplementing some potassium for the cramping.

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  2. You are off to a great start Rudy! You can do this!

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  3. I hate the chaffing most of all. My knees aren't what they used to be either which is why i prefer to bike.

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    1. I'll take your bad knees over my limp any day.

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  4. You might try out a pair of compression shorts to help with the chaffing. I wear them when I exercise and they help a lot.

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    1. I have a pair but if I wore them every day to work, by the end of the week...

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