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I started stepping up and down one stair last month when I got out of the hospital.
5 step ups with each leg left me gasping for air...
literally staggering for my inhaler 2 rooms away!!
This month I'm doing 10 step ups with each leg...
I'm breathing heavy but I'm not gasping for air...
next month I will increase the reps.
I had an appointment last week with some doctor - a hospital specialist,
he told me that my lungs are irreparably damaged.
BOOM - slap in the face - say what?!!
I was told that I had COPD....
no one said anything about damage!!
HUH...pieces of a puzzle are falling into place,,,
it all makes sense now!!
What I once did with such ease and no thought is now measured in
how breathless I become when I exert myself.
I have to actually think about my breathing...it's weird saying that,
as we kinda take breathing for granted....
Yesterday I spent the better part of the day washing walls and trim,
climbing up and down a ladder,
carrying, dumping and refilling a small bucket of water...
so o.k. what's the big deal??
not once was my breathing laboured!!
To me - that's a victory...considering last month,
I would get breathless
just walking into another room!!
Even tho weight loss is the reason I joined this site...
my journalling is also my way of tracking my journey on
how quitting smoking is affecting my daily life.
Breathing easier while doing every day chores is my victory but...SMH
the less I weigh - the easier breathing should be (I hope!!) LoL
View Diet Calendar, 20 January 2024:
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1184 kcal
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Fat: 49.63g | Prot: 41.89g | Carbs: 141.10g.
Breakfast: Scrambled Egg, Baby Aspirin, Quaker Rice Cakes, Coffee with Cream and Sugar. Dinner: Pizza Pizza Pepperoni Pizza (Medium). Snacks/Other: Quaker Crispy Minis Sea Salt & Lime, Cheetos Baked Cheetos, Lay's Classic Chips (28g). more...
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3453 kcal
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Exercise:
Washing Dishes - 15 minutes, Cleaning - 6 hours, Desk Work - 4 hours, Vacuuming - 20 minutes, Resting - 9 hours and 25 minutes, Sleeping - 4 hours. more...
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