Back to having a life!

Been getting back to my old regular life a bit lately.

Yesterday we ventured back into the world again. Did a driving tour of downtown Vegas (such as it is) and went to see the new Bond movie followed by dinner and wine. Hit some 2nd hand smoke going through the casino to get to the theatre and then again after dinner as we blew $20 on a slot machine on our way out (yes, the movie theatres here are located inside casinos!) and talked, and talked, and talked throughout dinner. Mostly about how disappointed we were in the Bond film.

Point is, I did lots of stuff that's moderately stressful (talking a lot, smoky air) and I seem to be doing ok. Yes, my chest feels a little "stuffy" today, but my Buteyko CP's (controlled pause) were really good this morning (30!) and I think I'll recover just fine.

Lastly I've said it before, and I'll say it again...Pilates is awesome! Went to mat class feeling like I had a small cloud of crap sitting in my chest, and came home feeling great. Chest feels clear and bonus? My butt feels sore!

Keep a Positive Attitude

Admittedly my little setback over the Thanksgiving weekend bummed me out.

But my recovery was quick. I still need to be careful, I pushed it a little last Tuesday...pilates, grocery store run, then decided to whip up a batch of granola before making dinner. That was a little much. But the rest of the week went smoothly, even got in a little low level cardio on Saturday. We also braved some second-hand smoke and got out into the world on Saturday afternoon for a few hours. I walked. I talked. And I was fine.

Talking has been my big trigger. But I talked to my son yesterday for an hour and a half and didn't have any sort of reaction. THAT's progress!

Just gotta keep sticking to the plan and recognizing my limits. I'm getting to bed early, I think that's helped, eating healthfully, doing my Buteyko exercises, taking my supplements, spacing out my activities. The result seems to be increased recovery time. I think I'm finally getting ahead of this thing!