Baby Steps To Health

Still no energy in the morning and spending way too much time surfing the web and reading the news. Shucks I get tired even taking a shower. My eyes are peeling. Happens when I work too long in front of a computer. At least I don't sit at the screen. I put my computer up so I stand all day. They make fun of me at work, but I work better and faster that way. We all seem to be avoiding the sun - inside at our jobs, desks all day, no sunshine, no vitamin D, no exercise. I get this really crazy reaction when I am exposed to the radiation from the screen coupled with poor nutritional and vitamin status. My cheeks get burned from the computer and my eyes peel. Not a pretty sight, but that's only half of it, Seems the rest of me reacts too (chest pain, no energy, shortness of breath) and when I take care of myself that all goes away and I look 15 years younger. Right now I don't look anything like the photo at all  - that was before this started.

Today I am going to attempt exercise. Went for a walk, used to walk at least twice a day with my dog Molly. She was terrific, the best dog ever, so playful, but she suddenly died and I stopped walking. Best to get a walking buddy. For now I will just do a quick circuit around the block to get started.  Seems a bit silly without a partner. Took my 7 pound long haired Chihuahua Ralph (that's his name. He came with it - orphaned and all, but that's another story. Ralph hates to walk. We cross the street and he looks at me as if to say, "OK that's enough, we can go back now". Ralph only likes to walk for show, where there are lots of adoring fans so he can bask in his "Ralphness" (he is really cute) and if you don't fuss over him he is like "What? He literally will prance up to everyone, his tail held high like a plume and expect adoration and fawning - this technique usually works, especially in the senior center where I moved my parents too) My goal is to eventually get back to moving every day, twice a day. But for now slow steps and one thing at a time is good. Healthy habits are hard to develop and easy to break. (before all of my calamities, I actually used to go to the gym as well) It just takes time for them to be part of your life and if you do too much at once it won't stick. Maybe I will try prancercise.