>What concert did you go see?
We saw the Mighty, Mighty Bosstones and several other bands from Boston. After
10 years, the Bosstones have finally made it BIG. Our daughter introduced them
to us last summer, and all 3 of us really like their music! They have a great,
upbeat sound and their lyrics are not all about morbid, depressing, drug-
pushing, women-beating subjects. They are kind of a cross between ska and
punk. They have many people in their band and are an older group of men who
dress in suits. Wed. night they were wearing tuxedos! One of them simply
dances during the entire concert; it was really fun to watch him! I was in awe
of his energy! Gosh, I wish that I had that kind of energy; I have so much
drive and so many ideas but not the energy or stamina to support them!
>I hope your holidays were good. I am kinda glad they are over. Wore me
>out a bit. Been trying to catch up on the rest.
I'm glad that the holidays are over, too. For the past 2 years I've been
trying to simplify things and do things differently so that I don't have to
pay such a big price physically. This past year I was more successful at it
than I was the year before that. Progress not perfection is my slogan!
I'm trying to cut back on my intake of sweets now. I've gained about 4 pounds
over the holidays because I absolutely love all of the sweets connected to
this time of year. I tend to be at the high end of my ideal weight range
normally, and qny weight gain really affects my breathing efficiency. Most of
my weight goes to my waist and hips, and I have to use a lot of my abdominal
muscles to help me breathe. This means that I'm like in constant exercise mode
with absolutely no rest periods -- kind of like I'm forever lifting weights.
So it's really important for me to drop these 4 pounds now. I don't like
feeling this way at all! It makes it so much harder for me to walk around or
do anything that makes me exert myself. A lot of what has helped me put on
this weight is my eating sweets. The sugar creates a lot of CO2 when it's
digested, and my body doesn't get rid of CO2 very easily. This also makes it
more difficult for me to feel well ventilated.
Whenever I've been in the hospital, my nurses have always told me that anyone
with respiratory problems needs to drink a lot of water every day. I know that
I need to do this, but I don't. Today I'm going to try to get in at least one
extra glass of water. By telling all of you my plan, I'm hoping that it will
be more likely that I'll follow through with it!
Enjoy your day! All I have is NOW -- this moment. I intend to make the most of
it!
Carol