We have arrived at the end of week 9. The weeks have been flying by fast as my mind and body adjust and embrace my new lifestyle. See, I don’t like the words ‘exercise and diet’, because it sounds like what I’m doing to get fit and lead a healthier lifestyle is just a phase I’m going through. I intend for this to be my way of life from now until I’m gone from this Earth. I want to live as healthy and happy as I can. I have a lot of life to live and I want to be in the best shape I can to experience and explore whatever may come my way.
If you have been following me, you probably noticed that there was no Week 8 Summary posted. The reason for that is because we had a family emergency. While we were at work on Sunday night/Monday morning (March 4/5), my Padrone started having difficulty breathing, pain in his chest, inability to walk straight, and almost fainting. He called in a replacement worker and called the ambulance. They arrived about 2 am and said he had to get to the ER as soon as possible.
When we arrived at the ER, he was coded RED, which meant critical and needs immediate attention. They ran all kinds of tests on him, pumped him with I don’t know how many drugs, and got him stabilized. After many hours, they moved him to ER observation and downgraded him to code YELLOW, which means he needed to be admitted to the hospital.
During his 8 day stay, they ran tons of tests on him, poked him with so many needles that he looks like a pin cushion, drew an average of 5 vials a day of blood, and had him on oxygen until the last day he was there. After many consultations, he was diagnosed with an enlarged heart, Type 2 diabetes, chronic bronchitis, slight emphysema, and high blood pressure. Most of these problems could have been avoided had Padrone made different health decisions earlier in his life. Thankfully, he is getting a second chance to improve his quality of life by making decisions now that will help prolong his life.
After 48 years of smoking, he quit cold turkey because his doctor said if he didn’t, he would most likely die very soon. He has to drastically change his eating habits and start exercising, which mostly means walking for him. If he loses weight, doesn’t smoke, and stays with the healthy 1300 calorie a day diet, he will improve in time and possibly get rid of the high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes.
During the stay in the hospital, I would come home every morning around 9 am after staying overnight, clean house, play with the dogs, and do what needed doing around here. I exercised every day except 2, and always stuck to my veggie and soy based diet. I cooked food every day to take with me back to the hospital so I wouldn’t cheat on my diet. I caught a really bad cold, which contributed to my 2 days of no exercise. On the whole, I stayed on course with my own Get Fit journey, despite being stressed, tired, and sick. I have to say that the discipline and habit of exercising helped me make it through with only one small seizure. It made me stronger mentally and physically.
During the past 2 weeks, I’ve walked outside or done a variety of cardio and toning videos in the house when it wasn’t possible for me to walk outside. I am mixing up my long walks with low impact toning videos to help my body get stronger and because it helps me work many different muscle areas, not just my hips and legs.
While I continue with my own workouts, I will be helping and supporting Padrone also by showing him small workouts that he can do that won’t strain him but will help him. Next week, we are hoping that he will be strong enough to start walking outside. This, combined with his diet, should have the inches coming off at a regular, but healthy, interval.
In the past few months, Padrone has seen me take my own health in hand and the great affects it’s had on my health, my weight, and my mind. He has been amazed and encouraged by my own results. Now that he is changing his own lifestyle to healthier habits, he knows that I am there to support and advise him along every step.
I have encouraged him to write a blog about his own journey because not only is it very cathartic, but it could also help encourage and show other people that it’s never too late to change. A person just needs the right motivation and reasons to make a lifestyle choice. Hopefully, it will also be an inspiration for other BDSM couples to take their own health care in hand and make better choices together.
While I definitely do not claim to be any type of health professional, I do encourage all of you to look at your lifestyle overall and make small changes over time to a better way of life. You owe it to yourself to live as long as possible, as healthy as possible.
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