Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 18 Jul 2023
Daily Discussion Thread: Tue 18 Jul 2023
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Day 23 of exercise program and day 7 of tummy exercises completed. Once again I swapped out some of the exercises that might upset foot recovery for more tummy exercises. I'm not really getting the cardio I set out for, but at least I'm sticking to an exercise program for the first time in my life. I just keep saying to myself, there'll be time enough for that when your foot is better.
So far my plan has been to just get into a routine and stick to it. When I've finished this set of exercises, my next step is to begin another set but actually focus on my diet this time. Normally when I come home on pay day I'll bring a bottle of spirits and some alcoholic ginger beer to enjoy for the week. I've decided to cut that out, starting from yesterday. (You've inspired me Hongophones!) Also will benefit Mr Peeler as I noticed that the vodka and GB is disappearing quicker than my consumption alone.
Thanks for listening to the extended remix of "I'm getting healthy!" Have a great day everyone!
Nice, keep up the good work!
If your foot getting any better?
Yay! Well done. You're well on your way to better health and in turn better self esteem. Being lighter on your feet is a wonderfully free feeling.
Alcohol gets turned into sugar by the liver or some other process. I've lost a bit more weight since I stopped drinking and started counting kms walked and my job is a workout in itself, which is nice. Waist is down from 34 last year to 30 though a bunch of that is atrophy of stomach muscles I think. I donated my scales, but I think I've lost about 10 kilos or maybe more. I'm shrinking and it's giving me a more femme silhouette, which is pretty amazing.
You hit the nail on the head, as usual. I remember when I was lighter and it was easier to get around. When I was younger and drank like a fish, my metabolism was different and the consequences weren't the same weight-wise and in general on a personal level as they are now. I'm also inadvertently enabling Mr Peeler's drinking, which as someone with a heart condition he shouldn't be doing it. I'm not sure he'll ever give up drinking or weed. The way I see it, life is a journey of continual self improvement, so I can always be better even if those around me aren't on the same path.
Yeah I had high blood pressure from the booze. But kept drinking regardless, it's not a simple thing to admit I'm powerless over a substance and need help to quit it entirely, but I'm working on it every day. We're encourage to be binge and social drinkers all the time in Australia and many of us only start to regulate it in our 40s when it's done damage. Some of the damage can be undone of course but I had other bad health outcomes too and kept having super benders when given the chance. It could have been a lot worse, a lot of people in AA had much worse outcomes than I before they sought help. Treating my gender incongruence has enabled me to make much better decisions, be totally honest with myself and to finally actually love my body instead of seeing it as something I was dissociated from completely.