Merry Christmas To Me
Posted by Prairierose on Dec 18, 2007When David and I went to Topeka the other day to do Christmas shopping, he asked me what I wanted. I told him what I wanted couldn’t be bought with money. There are several things along that line that I would like. Our dining could use a major decluttering. And alot of it isn’t mine, and so when I go to do something with it, I get overwhelmed, and thus, don’t get very far. So, I told him I would love for the dining room to be decluttered, guilt free — that I would come home one day from work, and it would be done. Something else I would like is for my heart to go back into rhythm. Without all the hoopla that my cardiologist would like to do to convert it (like shocking it … or putting me in the hospital for 3 days, giving me a special drug that maybe …. or may not, put it back in rhythm. When they first diagnoised me with Atrial Fib, I was in the hospital for 6 days … waiting for it to go back into rhythm, and it never did. So, I don’t hold out much hope now, some 4 years later. David got this glint in his eye. The conversation went something like this…
“I think I can help with this one” he says. 5:45 — tomorrow morning. You. Me. We are going to the Rec Center. Merry Christmas. Get used to it. We are going to go up and walk every day. I don’t care if you walk one lap or 100 laps …. ride the stationary bikes, use the elliptical machines… I don’t care. But you have to do something.”
And, after sitting through the appointment with my cardiologist Monday, that pretty much seal my fate. My cardiologist prescribed two things for me Monday. Coumadin. And exercise. He said they used to think that if you had a heart condition, you needed to take it really easy. But not anymore. Even those with weak hearts or waiting for transplants, they encourage to keep moving. To exercise.
So, thats what we are going to do. This is so much different than how I have always done it. Usually, I’ll get on a program, do well, and THEN start incorporating exercise. Not this time. I’m not on any kind of weight loss program. I haven’t figured that part out yet, what route I want to go. I’m starting with the exercise, and maybe, just maybe, weight loss will be a side effect of the walking. And even if its not, there are all kinds of other benefits that will be good for me.
December 19th, 2007 at 6:09 am
Your husband sounds like a good man.
December 20th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Hope you enjoy it!
(I like the barn picture in your header, btw!)