RugratX2's Journal, 14 April 2014

Are you getting a cpap or a bipap? You definitely should feel more energy if you get adequate oxygen sleeping. And here's to sticking my big nose in where unsolicited - why do you feel if you aren't tird at the end of your walk it isn't good enough? I think the 'no pain, no gain' of the 80's is as old and tired as the 'egg white's only' omlette.  

My mother-in-law got one about a year ago and she says it has changed her life. She was always feeling run down and tired prior to getting the machine. I hope yours shows up soon! Keep up the good work. 

BELLA, I think she may mean that *since* she isn't as tired as she *used* to be after walking ,she wishes to increase or do more. She's PROGRESSING! :D Please correct me,Sue,if I'm incorrect. & WTG! :D 

Congrats on the loss !! Very proud of you. I do hope you can get some good sleep soon though. Keep up the fantastic work your doing. 

LOL TIC - I feel like parents discussing the child here.... that very well MAY be .. but 40 mins a day on a treadmill will be just as good as 60 or 80 esp if she's feeling more energized. Put that extra energy toward some strength training or just treating the body well instead of pushing to the next level and risking injury or burn out. 

I am getting an Apap machine for moderate sleep apnea. The test shows I have 21 apnea moments per hour while sleeping. Just waiting for the call to pick it up. I am sure I will feel a lot better once I am not so chronically tired all the time. As for the workout. I was so obese and out of shape when I started walking that I was doing 30 minutes at 2.5 mph. Once I got to a point where I was able to complete that without feeling winded or too tired I would up it 5 minutes or increase the speed. Right now I am doing 40 minutes total. 2 mins at 3.0 mph 8 mins at 3.1 mph 20 mins at 3.2 mph 8 mins at 3.1 mph 2 mins at 3.0 mph I've reached a point where I actually feel like I could still keep going at the end of my time. Not winded, not feeling very tired. So I figure it is time to add some incline (currently at zero) or maybe add 5 minutes or bump up the walking speed. Something to keep it a challenge but not to over do it. 3.2 mph is listed as a moderate walk and I never feel I am walking faster than I can handle. If I bump up speed I do it .1 mph at a time, time I add 5 minutes or I can take the incline to 1. I would not do all 3 at once, I just change one thing at a time. I average 2.1 miles each walk so I would like to keep getting that up as well. Just trying to keep the progress going and maybe someday work my way up to a 5K. Thanks for all the support. And I do agree with Bella about the "no pain, no gain" stuff. It isn't that I want to push to the point of pain, it is that I really feel like I could keep going when I am done.  

LOL Bella,no,no,no, *I'm* done with the Baby thing! :D