General health and fitness

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At very low point of working out enthusiasm scale



I'm at that low point in the workout cycle, where working out is no fun for me at the moment, drinking beer is way more fun to me at the moment, not good, not good at all.

So now started putting 'work out' on list of things to do, and walla, dice chose 'work out', so I'm actually doing a light workout while writing this, dumb bells and squats, while holding same dumb bells.

And I don't even bother looking in the mirror anymore, or even weighing self, I already have seen my average weight and body type that don't need to see it while working out.

I have stuff at home, a bench, haven't used in months, treadmill, (barely use that anymore), bike machine, don't use, and all in one pull ups, sit ups, dips and more apperatous...it's all just there, but not motivated to use it right now.

But in fairness to myself, I do still workout at the job, in between assignments and all, that's when I do try to workout, but as far as killing self at home with hard workout, forget about it, at least for now.

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Not sure why so many, particularly Americans, have elevated Doctors to 'gods'

I notice people live just as long in nations where there aren't as many Doctors on every single corner, and where people don't fill up on subscription medications from cradle to grave.

Yes, certain types of Doctors are important as in bodily injury Doctors, surgeons, ect, but the vast majority of Doctors are no better at treating a illness as some witch doctor in the Jungles of Africa is.

Just saying mankind has survived 10's of 1000's of years even before America arrived on the scene and has 'certified' everything under the sun.

Back in the day, what most Doctors go to medical school to learn and do, was common knowledge to everyone, I mean how else did sickness and wounds get treated 600 years ago?

It's cause people in your own family or village or community had to fix you up when there was no Hospital to go to.

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Peace and calm is a big part of fitness

I don't like stress anymore, and stress can come in many forms.

And to me, traveling is stressful, I'm older now and settled into my peaceful routine.

Outside of my job I just don't travel at all anymore, even when off from work, I do not travel, I don't even drive across town, I don't even like to drive up to the grocery store, I just no longer like traveling when I'm off from work, for one I have no one to see or travel to, and for two, just seems you open self up to things going wrong.

That being said, I told someone last night that I'd catch a flight out to where they are cause they were having difficulties with medical issues and all, but this would be like an across the whole Nation type of flight (stress), why?

Covid restrictions for one, I currently live in a Red State, and politics aside, there's no covid mandate BS here, in the State I'd be flying to, there is, many blue states are still living like it's a full blown disaster, and for me that = stress.

Not only that but have been relatively healthy this whole period cause I limit my exposure of being around others, when you travel, it's not just covid you have to worry about, but the regular flu, other types of colds, bacteria and more, traveling is just a nasty thing to me now.

So I don't know, not sure what to do now, cause I have to fist make sure I'm OK, fiscally, mentally, physically.

Cause if I fall, I don't have anyone to pick me up or who would even give a crap..

I'd actually rather fly someone else out there in my place, that would be less stressful to me, and sure, this person is a relative, but that doesn't mean they've been there for me in the past.

So I don't really feel 'bound' or emotionally bound...you can't ignore someone for years and years, then only burden them when things go wrong.

We shall see, still thinking about my options.

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Am I to late?

I have quietly slipped out of shape and hadn't even noticed until last week when drank to much, had a personal scare or concern, and haven't drank in a week now, but now that not drinking able to notice how out of shape I have allowed self to become over the past year.

I was kidding myself, telling myself that I could drink all I want when off work, since while at work able to slip in short mini workouts between assignments, mind you I only work 3 days a week usually and off for 4, so drinking more than working out.

10 days ago would not have notice my unfitness cause would be to drunk to care, and when drunk, so what, you tell yourself anything, and drinking numbs any concerns you may have about health or anything else. 'I'll do it in the morning', type of mindset.

Well now that sober, I do notice how much chubbier I've become, maybe not so noticable to others, but for sure noticable to me.

zip of shorts can't even pull up above butt and gut, I mean shorts that use to sag on me, now can't pull above butt and gut.

And other things I've noticed, mainly I had a very strong immune system, never so much as got the sniffles, not counting maybe allergies here and there, where as now I can tell immunes system not as strong cause been fighting off a very slight throat type of mini cold or virus for over a week...and no, it's not corona, before corona even invented, there were plenty of mini throat type of colds, viruses people could, would get, and they're still out there, all the other 1000's of viruses, bacteria, germs, haven't taken a vacation just cause corona is here.

Anyways, ye, can tell immune system comprimized from all the drinking I was doing, flushing out valuable minerals, probably over loading liver, kidneys, with so much daily beer that they couldn't fight off both bacteria in envirnment and filter out beer.

And that's when I knew not to drink anymore last week, when tried and body instantly rejected it by making me sneeze and other things.

I mean if I didn't listen to body then, I'd be in trouble, so I listened, still listening, and not a drink since, but it's taking time for normal health to come back.

I mean I'm not skid row type of drinker, but I think I was still drinking to much for my own age and body.

4 pack could easily turn into a 8 pack and more, and if had all day off from work, would just drink pretty much the whole time until fell asleep, for 3-4 days in a row for months at a time, not very smart, yet body kept me healthy, and I helped with my already pretty healthy diet and occasional workout while at work.

But still, it finally caught up with me, nothing I need to go to the doctor for, but in smaller ways that I notice.

All I can do now is hope for the best, remain alcohol free, stay with current diet, continue taking vitamins and even go further and order some herbs, something I've never done.

I have a lot of apologizing to do to this body I'm in, I haven't treated it so well over the last few years, maybe longer, always taking my health for granted until now.

We shall see.

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Liquid Aminos - Bragg



I bought this stuff here, ordered it from Amazon, why not, using it now on some reheated liver I'm eating.

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Woke up yesterday feeling slim and trim, but then

I woke up yesterday feeling slim and trim, but then be the time 3pm rolled around, felt out of it.
Felt mentally and physically out of it, and the only thing that changed between morning and then was 'food'.

So that tells me food, diet, has a large part to do with how we feel.

Most will say 'duh', but I think it matters more even as one ages.
I think when younger could eat a wheelbarrow, and be just fine, but when get older, seems just one wrong ingredient sends your mood or physiological response haywire.

Now today, this morning, some of that ucky, body feel spilled over unto today, I can live with it, or I can get up out of bed, and go exercise in the park, even though neither mind or body wants to.

I know what it's like to be fit, I mean fit, you feel better, way less body aches, mind is much clearer.

Not totally there yet but got a close enough taste to that reality again that I want it more so than I want beer, and or to slump around all day.

And that's the key, is getting a taste of fitness, a taste of it, before sinking back down.

Like jumping up, peering over horizon just for a few seconds, but once you see it, what awaits, even though land on the ground again your now motivated to jump back up.

That's me right now, all I needed was a taste of fitness again, how much easier my day felt, clearer my mind was, happier I was, I just needed a taste of that again to really see the contrast of fitness vs sitting around and drinking beer all day.

Hello fitness.

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I need all the health I can get now.

The older I get, the more I realize that, meaning I've got to give my body all the advantages I can, not disadvantages.

Meaning I can't drink like I'm 21, even though oddly enough I didn't drink when I was 21, didn't start drinking till later.

If never started drinking, no telling where I'd be in life right now, maybe a much better spot.

But fate is just weird, one never knows, maybe if never started drinking I'd of gotten in a car crash, or something else, we just never know...wish we could, but we do not.

All I know is I'm still here, many are not, but I am, at least for a bit longer until fate decides otherwise.

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Happiness and prosperity, as it pertains to ones physical health and healthy habits.

Ultimately, whether battling alcohol or other self hurting habits, I don't think you'll ultimately overcome any of it unless prospering in your own life, with love, with relationships, with business success or however else one defines success, for until then, that hole will always remain which will cause one to fall back into their bad habit which the started in the first place to fill in that void in their life.

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All I feel I need is some penicillin to fight off infection, but really don't want to go to the Doctor and all, so I called this online number or the number on the site which is www.plushcare.com/booking/register/pc/, and they're legit.

You book a session with a real doctor, tell them your symptoms ect, and if they feel just prescribing you penicillin is the answer they will, if they feel it's something more, they won't, as to not be held liable.

However, the session does cost (That's justifiable I suppose, in that why should they give away their time for free, I wouldn't).

And if though they determine that you should go see local doctor instead, you get a refund on your money....if they decide what you have can be solved by penicillin, than the online doctor prescribes you some at the local pharmacy and all is good.

So it's win win in a way, I guess, and you can either pay in cash or use your insurance.

I'll just say this to be fair, the price is under $120.00 for the session, not bad, about what you'd pay at a walk in clinic, without having to leave your home and go through traffic and all.

And again, if doctor determines you'll need more than penicillin than they won't prescribe it to you and you get a refund.

I'm going to think about it for a while, but I do want to get better, but I dread going to physical doctor building, I just do, so will have to make up my mind here soon.

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My thing is this, I have more life behind me than in front of me, and if simple penicillin can't cure my ailment, than not sure if I'd want to do anything more.

Life is hard enough being working class poor, then if you add endless high medical bills, it just gets worse.
It would be the equivelent of trying to pay off student loans, only I'm much older.
I mean what little I have saved up, the last thing I want to see is it, my savings, get drained in a month do to medical stuff, especially if body would of healed itself anyways.

It's a hard choice for me.

I don't have medical insurance, but am a vet.

Let's just say I have 2 years left to live on this planet, I guess all I'm saying is do I want to at least have some cash to spend during those two years, or do I want to be to broke to pay rent, and out on the streets homeless, while I fade away?

cause that's what I see a lot of when driving around on the job, is homeless people who have just cashed out, lost it all, for whatever reason.

Anyways, I got to make up my mind soon.