It was raining when I got up this morning, and since I knew no one else was coming to the dog park, I took my time getting dressed, making coffee, putting out the bird feeders, and finally, getting the dogs ready to go. There is a NYS Wiper Law, but of course, even with heavy fog limiting visibility, only two thirds of drivers seem aware of this and drive blithely along. White cars are nearly invisible in the morning fog. There's no one at the park and we stay for 40 minutes.
I have a few phone calls to make before getting myself ready for the gym. I skipped yesterday so I could drive nearly to Danbury CT to retrieve my medial records from an office that is slated to close. Today it's warmer, and wetter. I get to the gym about half past noon. (My kid has no idea what that phrase means because he's a child of the digital era, although he can actually read an analog clock.)
Wind Breaker is pedaling elliptical #1. I grab the cup holder out of the bracket on #2 and plop it into #3 to start my program. A very tall blonde woman claims #2 halfway through, and she has a giant thermos cup with a straw that fits nicely inside the bracket. I guess it might be one of those infamous 40 oz Stanley cups.
I have a vague headache that I believe is due to the
barometric changes rainy weather brings. The earbud in my right ear is in perpetual danger of falling out: thank goodness I have tethers on them. It pops out twice during my exercise routine. Normally, it doesn't go anywhere! Today, I can hear a popping sound (like cracking your knuckles) inside my head, because the
temporomandibular joint is somehow askew, probably because I rolled over onto my side for a few minutes while lying in bed this morning. Is that why the right ear bud doesn't fit as snug as it should? The ear canal is now misshapen and the earbud doesn't fit correctly. Maybe it'll fit tomorrow if I lay on the other side for a few minutes...
Normally, I try to sleep on my back for the entire night. An hour before my alarm sounded, I woke up because half my hand and two fingers had gone numb. It was due to my nightgown sleeve pulling up against the armhole and putting a slight amount of pressure on the nerves in that arm. Ugh. I'm so ridiculously sensitive to pressure and touch that sometimes I get sore spots and abrasions from chafing seams inside my clothes.
I have brain fog and the weather isn't helping. Cardio felt very difficult today, although I did a skosh better on the elliptical. Luckily I'm not doing pull-ups until tomorrow. And I got through all my sets for the DB Shoulder program without dropping any DBs on me or anyone else. That's a win. The free weight area is crowded but the whole gym is even more crowded when I leave.
I have to force myself to run through the core routine in the Aerobics Room even though I have the space all to myself. I can't even force myself to do Wall Sits. I just want to shower and go home. It's pouring outside and although temps are unseasonably warm for December in NY State, I still hate being cold and wet. I plan to do a Cardio Workout tomorrow because suddenly I have plans for Friday. Ugh.
My ophthalmologist called yesterday to reschedule the next Durysta implant for THIS Friday. Yes, Friday the 13th. The office had scheduled the procedure for a day after Christmas, which I had questioned since everyone goes on Holiday between Christmas and New Years. It turns out I was right. Of course, I feel a bit rushed. But so far I've had no side effects in the right eye, and I"m hoping that my IOPs will go down a bit. Fingers crossed.
11 Dec 2024 12:34-2:19
Wednesday — Odd Mix
Still Not Enough Rain To End the Drought
Precor elliptical #3
Program 1
Time: 30 + 5 (5400)
Distance: 2.78
Cal: 305
Avg Hr: 152, 196-117
New FB: 43-135
Incl DB Press s/s Lateral Raises s/s Rev Incline Flys
10 lbs x 25/15/25
15 lbs x 25/15/25 (1:28)
29/15/20 x 25/15/25 x 3 sets
20 Hip Bridges
Piriformis/Hip/Pencil Stretch
DeadBugs 20 x 5
Piriformis stretches
Child’s Pose
Cat/Cow stretch 12
Child’s Pose
Fire Hydrants 30 x 2
Bird Dog Planks 60s x 2 (tingle)
Push-Ups 25 (minimal tingle)
Arm rotations 20
Air Squats 25
Neck stretch / Eye yoga
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