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Looking for advice on getting back on the right track.

posted 8 years ago by Illyngophobia
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I forgot I follow this board, and was about to post it in the food and drink section. So thankful I found it again. Anyway, I'm in a pickle and looking for some advice until I see my doctor again.

I recently got some blood work back and some of my levels are higher than they were last year (my hemoglobin/hematocrit, ALT, and cholesterol)--which shocked me since I wasn't expecting it. While I'm in talks with my doctor to start a medication plan, I'm hoping to start taking the steps to revamping my diet and getting back to fitness like I used to. But now the question is where do I begin?

I won't go into specifics about my size (I'm pretty insecure), but I will say that for someone who claims to know a thing or two about nutrition and fitness, I don't show it too well. But I'm looking for anything to nudge me in the right direction.

Situation I'm In:

- I'm broke and I don't have access to a gym like I once did, with the only thing I really have to work with is a cheap set of dumbbells and ankle weights. Plus, with the weather, it's unlikely that I'll be able to get the most out of what I can with the pool before it feels like autumn is really here (so walking/running is the only option I have outside the house until it gets too cold).

- There are workout routines I'd love to do, but I'm barred by having tendinitis in my wrist--so I'm not sure what I can do specifically to make up for what I'm unable to do.

- I'm hoping to eventually become a vegetarian again, but I live with people who eat meat (especially my partner) and I don't want to add a financial burden by having to have us double up on meal plans--since I'm broke as it is. I know I felt especially guilty looking for plant based protein alternatives today at the store because I felt like I was going to get shamed for it. If anyone has advice on what I could do there, especially since I've heard it's common for vegans and vegetarians to have vitamin deficiencies that would be great, especially when it comes to how to compromise with other meat eaters I live with.

If I can think of anything else, I'll post an update. Thanks for the help.

Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles

[–] cosmic_surveyor 8 years ago

Anyway, I'm in a pickle and looking for some advice until I see my doctor again.
Cut down the sodium intake drastically, without eliminating it altogether.

Any joke put aside, you didn't state any metric was dangerously high. If that is indeed the case, negotiate and stall the doctor from 'dealing drugs' to you. One of the caveats with prescription drugs is, "Talk to your doctor before discontinuing drug use."

Any prescribed drug is only to affect the metrics. Bottom line! Your overall health pales in significance to the doctor. That concern is handed off to others, say a nutritionist, or a peer group.

Wrist tendinitis -- is this chronic, injury-related, repetitive strain and/or diet-related?

Someone once told me, and I have not confirmed, dietary tomatoes increase the body's resources to fight perceived danger, which leads to the symptoms of inflammation.

Exercise routines -- if dead lift of dumbbells is not barred, this can be partnered and alternated with ankle-weighted running-in-place. A mini version of a gym's circuit training. Your fitness determines the weight, repetition and duration.

Coexistence -- One's sense of guilt or shame needs to be confronted. Health needs to be dealt with, which means a conversation has to happen, adjustments and compromises need to be made. Since you were surprised by your metrics, maybe your partner's will surprise too. Travelling the journey with a companion towards the same goal usually helps.

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[–] Illyngophobia 8 years ago

Cut down the sodium intake drastically, without eliminating it altogether.

Any joke put aside, you didn't state any metric was dangerously high. If that is indeed the case, negotiate and stall the doctor from 'dealing drugs' to you. One of the caveats with prescription drugs is, "Talk to your doctor before discontinuing drug use."

Any prescribed drug is only to affect the metrics. Bottom line! Your overall health pales in significance to the doctor. That concern is handed off to others, say a nutritionist, or a peer group.

Wrist tendinitis -- is this chronic, injury-related, repetitive strain and/or diet-related?

Someone once told me, and I have not confirmed, dietary tomatoes increase the body's resources to fight perceived danger, which leads to the symptoms of inflammation.

Exercise routines -- if dead lift of dumbbells is not barred, this can be partnered and alternated with ankle-weighted running-in-place. A mini version of a gym's circuit training. Your fitness determines the weight, repetition and duration.

Coexistence -- One's sense of guilt or shame needs to be confronted. Health needs to be dealt with, which means a conversation has to happen, adjustments and compromises need to be made. Since you were surprised by your metrics, maybe your partner's will surprise too. Travelling the journey with a companion towards the same goal usually helps.

With my choelsterol levels, I think they're 246 ish. My doctor just sent my prescription over to my pharmacy so I should be starting today.

With my tendinitis, it's a repetitive strain thing if anything since I work with computers a lot.

Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing. -- Orson Welles

[–] DannyDnB 8 years ago

- You can do an entire workout routine using your own bodyweight, plus the fact that you have dumbells means that you'd have even more variety of exercise choices.

- The tendinitis in your wrist will limit you from doing a lot of upper body work. I would go to a physio to help with the healing of that. You did mention that you are low on money, so if you can't do a physio at the moment, I'd maybe suggest doing work that doesn't involve the flexion or rotation of your wrist. For example; instead of push ups you could do flat bench dumbell presses. You can also do more cardio based exercise programs and add resistence training lightly and over time. Stretching your wrist before exercise should help too, use static stretches though.

- Vegetarianism is difficult to do correctly at once. Rather start off small and over time incorporate more vegetarian/vegan dishes and supplements. Do lots of research on every detail you can think of. I know that certain nutrients like Omega 3, Calcium and Vitamin B12 are ones that all vegans stress the importance of

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