Going to work today

I feel a lot better, but not well, none-the-less I need to make an appearance before someone packs my desk.  I am sure I will be exhausted by days end since my breathing is still labored.  I slept through the night last night first time in weeks.  I also seem to be getting my appetite back.  Tried a sip of P's fruit and vegi breakfast smoothy this morning -- flavor was good texture, not so much.  

6-1-14

Active weekend preparing for a minor move to a second  house in VA which we are settling on next week. Moved a truck full of stuff to the garage from various locales around the main house on saturday and sunday and feel the fatigue. Managed a 3.3 mile walk with Tate around the neighborhood. ET 48 minutes, pretty respectable given the elevation changes.

Re weight loss and calorie intake during training (Per S entry), I find limiting white carbs, sugar and empty stuff to be helpful in that they don't fuel much activity but convert pretty directly to weight. Since going to whole grains and greens as most of my bulk, it is actually some work to keep my weight up. Might only be me though, not sure.

Weight loss a feature

So, lost 7lbs in the last 3 weeks.  Not an alarming amount, really but noticible in the mirror and the waistband.  That is surprisingly motivational though I don't recommend the technique.  I have ranted elsewhere that reducing intake moderately with increased activity is a more balanced technique.  Subsequently through conversation and experience I've seen that to be nearly impossible with intensive training.  A conversation with one athlete I respect: she has lost more than a hundred pounds and competes in both strong women and the Crash-B rowing erg event says that she has to drop intensity while she diets.  The reduced calories simply prohibit intensive training.  I'm wondering if I can keep this weight loss going through my recovery period and then as I resume exercise balance calories more closely to increased activity.  Last time I ate the Zone I was able to get down to 195.  Loss beyond that was too difficult given my intensity at the time.  I don't have the intensity excuse right now.

So the "pneumonia" word was used a couple of times

So, back from a visit with the PCP and while diagnosis was URI the idea of hairs breadth and pneumonia were explored.  Actually, the Nurse doing the intake was flustered a bit when I initially scored an 84 on my oxygen test.  "Are you having difficulty breathing."  I thought that rated as a stupid question.  But with encouragement I wheezed up to 93.  First time with the Nebulizer treatment thing, I was a little daunted and was expecting to cough up cups of goo immediately.  That didn't happen exactly but I sure breathed easier afterwords.  A long list of pharmaceuticals well started and I feel vaguely human again though not well yet.  I don't really know what to make of this experience yet--what did I learn?  First, I'm shit at recognizing the difference between viral and bacterial infection.  Second, "tough" and "stupid" are heads and tails on the same coin -- when it comes to disease I exhibit both behaviors simaltaneously and that complicates getting help.  I'm still thinking this through particularly now that I'm getting oxygen to the brain.

5-30-14

Our yoga instructor and general inspiration for fitness and wellness is at a yoga event the last three days. The group got a little lazy without her motivational presence. But I overcame my indolence today and did a three mile interval at lunch, alone. Beautiful sunny, breezy day. I felt good and ran more than usual, without really pushing. Didn't time the run but by triangulation it appears to have been below a 40 minute circuit which is at the fast end of the norm. Despite a lousy night's sleep, I felt good during the run and all afternoon. Sales meeting all next week, so no time during lunch. Have to cram some stuff into this weekend.

Sick as a dog

Working on week three of bronchitis symptoms, not dead, but really wishing for a recovery.  Interestingly asthma flared up during this and trying to get that under control has raised the question for me, "What if some of my frustration with workouts is a result of mild persistent asthma, untreated?" rather than say being out of shape or having a bad attitude.  So I'm gonna open that conversation with the PCP.  I may have to breakdown and visit the PCP for the bronchitis too but we will see.  I really hate wasting time in waiting rooms for things that just have to heal naturally.