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Staying Motivated for the Long Haul
Healthy Living | Last Active: Jan 29, 2023 | Replies (499)Comment receiving replies
The switch has recently gone off in my mind and for the last four months, I no longer eat anything white except cauliflower. No sugar, flour, pasta. No more Coke, ice cream, sweets and all the other unhealthy foods. Only water and lemon are consumed, along with fresh fruits and veggies. Protein with dinner, no red meat. The key to better health is exercise. I now walk 30 minutes every day and enjoy salsa music to keep me moving. I feel better than ever in my 71 years. Healthy eating and exercise are addictive and I have also dropped 35 pounds and have a goal of losing 15 more. You can do it! Weight loss and healthy living is definitely starts with a mind set.
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@contentandwell I wasn't aware of the "Legionnaire’s condition" I must have missed a post somewhere. Sorry to hear about that.
Teresa
@contentandwell, I absolutely love your winning attitude! Take all the time you need 🙂
Rosemary
@hopeful33250 Teresa, maybe I forgot to mention it! I am certain I contracted it at my daughter’s wedding celebration. It would make sense that if there was a low concentration of it in the air I would be susceptible with my lack of immunity because no one else was effected from what we heard. I had cold symptoms a few days after that and then on Sunday night my husband looked at me and took my temp because I was really flushed. It was 103. He called transplant and they said to bring me in, so off we went. Being a post-transplant patient I was put in the transplant unit and spent 3 days there having every test imaginable. Unfortunately this is one of those things that can leave you fatigued for 2 or 3 months but other than that I feel fine, just the knee still bothering me.
JK
@contentandwell I'm so glad that you are recovering from that. That can be serious. I'm sure you were affected by the lowered immunity. Take care and stay well.
Teresa
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@hopeful33250 Thanks Teresa. Unfortunately the knee is very slowly progressing, the Legionnaire's condition actually set it back for some reason, and it still hurts all the time. I hope that will improve. I am not really taking any narcotics at this point so I guess that's why the pain is worse. This too will pass -- hopefully.
JK