walking/yoga

[Guest guest]

hi everyone!

i woke up this morning feeling so much better! i still have a cold

but my nose has finally unplugged and now i can breathe, smell and

taste food again... yay! i wasnt able to do any of those things for

the past 3 days! i had a hard time with food because everything had

ZERO taste.... it was like eating cardboard or something. basically

i ended up starving for 3 days... all i would eat each day was an

orange and a piece of toast, and i had to choke that down. ugh! all

i could do was drink cold water all day, and i sure drank alot of

that! obviously i dropped weight -- about 3 pounds, which is fine

with me -- ive been trying for a long time to lose 3 pounds! LOL!.

but im sure it will come back as i start eating again. already today

ive had a proper breakfast and lunch, and man, it tasted so dang good

besides being able to eat, im thrilled that i have gotten some energy

back. i was able to do some housework this morning and then i went

out for a 64 minute power walk in the warm sunshine! the weather is

so beautiful here today and the kids are at school, so it was a real

treat for me to put on my headphones and head out down our country

road. oh, it was so wonderful, i wished that you were all here,

pumping your arms and legs along with me.

tonight i want to do yoga with rainbeau mars... it is one of her

'beauty' workouts... the 'dusk' one... i hope you know which i mean!

i previewed it for a bit last night and it looks quite do-able.

geeze, she is so young and beautiful ::sigh:: this workout seems to

be fairly athletic vs. spiritual, which appeals to me, so i will let

you know later how i make out with it.

i read an article last night that said that aerobic activity --

enough to make you sweat -- will clear your nose and sinuses when you

have a cold, and yep, it was right! i was kind of stuffed up

when i left for my walk but on the way home i was breathing easy.

also, sinuses drain through an opening in their top, so hanging your

head will help them to drain.... so it certainly sounds like yoga

will be in order with all of the down-dogs and forward bends and

such. now how do i get my ears to clear?? i cant hear very well and

had to crank up the volume on the tv last night to hear american idol

(good show last night, i was quite happy with all performances except

for kellie's)

:*carolyn.