Hello, womens! I am back in town after spending a week and a half in California for our 10 year wedding anniversary (holy crap how did that happen???). In addition to walking around San Francisco twice we also hiked part of the Lake Tahoe Rim Trail and part of Point Reyes National Seashore, and I did a couple of run/walks in my sister-in-law's neighborhood, so I did stay pretty active even though I had plenty of wine, chocolate, and In and Out. =)
I am doing some easy spinning and bumped up my run/walks to 3 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, times 4. I am trying to stay positive and not get discouraged that this is "all" I can do because at least it is something. I didn't do much PT on vacation but am back to it this week. I even lifted weights yesterday; my new goal is to do one complete hanging pull-up and three complete hanging chin-ups.
Real talk: I think I'm going to have to see a doctor soon about the trouble I'm having drawing a full breath sometimes. I'm not sure if it's anxiety or undiagnosed asthma or what. My GP was quick to push an antidepressant on me last time I visited so I'm hesitant to see her, and my holistic doctor is great but she doesn't take insurance and I'm not sure if she'd even have equipment to test for asthma (???). I don't cough when I exercise but I do have to yawn to get a full breath. I have had anxiety attacks before and those feel different, like pressure on my chest, where this is like that last little bit of breath won't come into my lungs. Is it possible my running actually helped keep undiagnosed asthma in check and when I hurt my knee and stopped running, my lungs lost their ability to compensate? OR, and I just anxious, overweight, and out of shape??? Lordy, getting old sucks.
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