Small Wins!

[Remy]

I'm going to try to celebrate the small wins in my life more regularly...anybody else want to join me?

Today I emptied out the bag of "rescue" meds from my purse and filled it up with (non toxic!) nail polish instead so that I can hopefully go have a pedicure this spring.

And I walked by the guys spreading mulch down the street several times with no discernible allergic reaction when last year I had to walk the other way when I saw their truck.

Progress.

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[Remy]

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[Rosie26]

I found some hardly used, new, cream coloured curtains I had stowed away years ago and washed them out today. I have hung one up in my room. I'll do the other in the weekend. I'm preparing for winter and trying to get the house warmed up.

 

[Upgrayedd]

I had lunch with a coworker in a very noisy pub without wearing ear plugs, without taking a Xanax and without losing my mind.

 

[Remy]

I had lunch with a coworker in a very noisy pub without wearing ear plugs, without taking a Xanax and without losing my mind.

Hey! That sounds like a BIG win!!

 

[Cort]

Celebrate small wins! Why? because most of the wins we have are small and enough small wins can become big wins.

Congratulations... I hope you keep having more small wins. And no more bags of rescue meds needed - plus you replace it with toxic nail polish - those are two pretty big wins actually.

I'm going to try to celebrate the small wins in my life more regularly...anybody else want to join me?

Today I emptied out the bag of "rescue" meds from my purse and filled it up with (non toxic!) nail polish instead so that I can hopefully go have a pedicure this spring.

And I walked by the guys spreading mulch down the street several times with no discernible allergic reaction when last year I had to walk the other way when I saw their truck.

Progress.

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[Cort]

I am pacing myself more and my pain level is going down quite a bit plus I am just feeling better...

I'm trying to go horizontal and take a nap every couple of hours.

Small things can make a difference

 

[lisaadele]

My small win today was managing to keep my HR monitor on for the whole morning.... (before I tore it off in frustration.. )

 

[Lissa]

My small win today was managing to keep my HR monitor on for the whole morning.... (before I tore it off in frustration.. )

I feel ya! Hang in there!

 

[Remy]

My small win today was managing to keep my HR monitor on for the whole morning.... (before I tore it off in frustration.. )

Does your HR go up in response to being "watched" like mine does?

 

[Rosie26]

I had lunch with a coworker in a very noisy pub without wearing ear plugs, without taking a Xanax and without losing my mind.

That was a big win. It sounded like you had really enjoyed yourself too. I don't tolerate noise either. I can't sit inside at a café because of all the loud voices and noise coming from different directions. I sit outside even in the winter which isn't pleasant but better than deteriorating more quickly when out.

 

[Rosie26]

My small win today was managing to keep my HR monitor on for the whole morning.... (before I tore it off in frustration.. )

I would be the same I think. I still haven't organized getting a HR monitor. I have a feeling I am doing far more than I should be.

 

[Rosie26]

Does your HR go up in response to being "watched" like mine does?

I find I feel more exhausted when someone is watching me. So my heart rate must be going up.

 

[Remy]

I find I feel more exhausted when someone is watching me. So my heart rate must be going up.

I just meant when I am watching my HR monitor, my HR goes up vs when it's in my pocket... It's like it does it just to spite me!

 

[lisaadele]

Does your HR go up in response to being "watched" like mine does?

No.... not really! Seems the opposite. If I watch it it appears to go down... I go into a bit of a trance, ha.

 

[lisaadele]

I find I feel more exhausted when someone is watching me. So my heart rate must be going up.

My HR does go up with people around, just the energy of other people being present.

 

[lisaadele]

I would be the same I think. I still haven't organized getting a HR monitor. I have a feeling I am doing far more than I should be.

It took me so long to get to this too. I had a crappy wrist HR monitor a few years ago that I played around with but it didn't give a continuous reading.
This week have finally started with a decent one and discovered that I have been doing way too much and frequently going over. This has been a downer but an eye opener too.

 

[lisaadele]

I feel ya! Hang in there!

Thanks
It's a new day with my trusty monitor keeping me in line. So far so good, but it is still morning!

 

[Cort]

It took me so long to get to this too. I had a crappy wrist HR monitor a few years ago that I played around with but it didn't give a continuous reading.
This week have finally started with a decent one and discovered that I have been doing way too much and frequently going over. This has been a downer but an eye opener too.

What is a decent HR monitor? Can you give a brand?

 

[lisaadele]

What is a decent HR monitor? Can you give a brand?

I started with a Timex wrist HR monitor and it just didn't work very well. It was cheap but not useful as I couldn't get it to show my hr continuously.

I now have a Polar FT1 brand HR monitor that uses a chest strap. It cost around $90. It is decent in that I can get a fairly reliable constant heart rate from it. The chest strap is a bit annoying but I got used to it, although it isn't hot and humid yet. It has cut out or stopped reading on a few occasions so not 100% reliable.

I think for more money you can get a lot more from the fit bit wrist types but I haven't looked into that yet. I have to see where I am going with the HR monitoring....