Arthritis pain and plans to get rid of it

In order to ease the pain and possibly one day get healthy and arthritis-free I'm trying to eat more healthy food and exercise. In the past I have made great plans that I don't follow. So now I'm trying something new.  I only make small changes and make short plans. I'm also going to write down, every week, where I feel pain and which movement I have difficulty doing. I'm hoping by doing that I will see whether there are any changes. 

I'm pleased to announce that I did follow the breakfast plan

I know it is not like climbing Mount Everest but I'm so happy because I made a plan and went by it. I'm going to repeat the breakfast plan for the next three days. I know now that I can easily do it. I'm also going to add a little bit with the plan.  

The breakfast plan

Oatmeal with banana, cinnamon and chia-seeds

Cherrios with buttermilk

Fruits and bread


Food plan
Eat chia-seeds twice a week

Part of me wants to make bigger plans but I'm sticking to small changes.

Planning just a little bit

I promised myself that I would stop make plans. I always make to big plans which I can't follow. However I just couldn't resist. I don't what is the deal with me but I just love to make plans. 


This plan is simple: Eat breakfast

 The breakfast plan

Oatmeal with banana, cinnamon and chia-seeds

Cherrios with buttermilk

Fruits and bread

Three days!

On Saturday I let my guards down and just like that I drank almost one liter of coca-cola and ate ton of cookies. If I had been sensible that would have been my only mistake this week. But sadly it wasn't, it only got worse. It turned into three days of eating candy and drinking soft drinks. I dare to say that it isn't the smartest move when you're dealing with painful arthritis. 

so

I need to stop and start again

For 11 days I went by the plan and I lost weight then for 3 days I did nothing but take stupid decisions. Now I have to keep going and look forward and keep following the plan. I had made a huge mistake. Even though. it's important for me to look at what I have accomplished. For 11 days I exercised and didn't drink soft drinks and eat candy. Over the last 14 days I took more good decisions for my health than bad. 

But I need to do better next week

Day 10, week no. 2

• Woke early this morning and still felt good. 
• Spent the day at a coffee shop with friends and knitted
• Watched a movie
• Still felt energetic 
• Bicycled for 2 x 15 minutes
• Had two slice of a cakes
• I'm not doing good job sticking to the plan 
• Nevertheless I'm feeling happy and good
• Therefore I'm now a huge fan of Detox-days

My next steps are doing more research on:

vitamins and supplements

diets

exercises

Meal plan

I worry most about the meal plan. I'm so very afraid that I can't stick to a meal plan because there is always something coming up that changes our plans. 

Friday: Oat meat with cinnamon and banana. Potatoes.Dining out.

Saturday: Coconut water with spinach, blueberry and bananas. Mediterranean Wrap.

Sunday: Oat meal w/cinnamon and banana. Coconut water with apple, spinach, banana. Red split lentils.

Monday: Coconut water with apple, spinach, banana, Ginger Almond Roll.

Tuesday: Oat meal w/cinnamon and banana. Whole green lentils with garlic and onion. Sushi.

Wednesday: Coconut water with spinach, banana. Sweet potatoes.

Thursday: Oat meal w/cinnamon and banana. Sour chick peas. 

I start with that and see how it goes. If I feel hungry then it is okay to have some Swedish bread 

Exercise plan

For the first week I would like to bicycle for 30 minutes three times, walk for 20 minutes twice, do elliptical three times for 6 minutes, do yoga exercise twice, do home aerobic twice and do weight lifting three times. 


Since I have been exercising for the last month, I'm not afraid it's to much.

Friday: weight lifting, elliptical
Saturday: walk, yoga
Sunday: bicycle, home aerobic
Monday: weight lifting, elliptical
Tuesday: bicycle, walk, yoga
Wednesday: weight lifting, elliptical
Thursday: bicycle, home aerobic

The plan

• Find blogs to read to keep me motivate
• List the reason for I'm doing this

I want to be healthy, I'm doing this so I can go to sleep without taking tons of painkillers, I want to have a baby, I want to lose weight, I want to be able to lift some weight,  I'm not happy with my physical state, I want to get of my anxiety pills, I want to fit in my clothes again

• Decide the day before what I'm going to eat
• Stick to it

I'm working on it

• Do a exercise plan
• Stick to it

Work in progress

• Stay away from white sugar, white flour, white rice

• Have a candy day once a week

• Decide how long I'm going to go after the plan

I have decided to start with 30 days. I will for 30 days go after the plan

• Blog about my journey

Planing

I find it a little bit intimidating to start because I'm afraid that I will fail. I'm afraid that I will spend all my energy making up a great plan but then I will not follow through.  

The plan

• Find blogs to read to keep me motivate
• List the reason for I'm doing this
• Decide the day before what I'm going to eat
• Stick to it
• Do a exercise plan
• Stick to it
• Stay away from white sugar, white flour, white rice
• Have a candy day once a week
• Decide how long I'm going to go after the plan

I need a plan

I need a plan to achieve my goals. My goals are

1. Lose weight
2. Eat healthy food
3. Exercise
4. Change my attitude towards food

My plan for loosing weight, eat healthy food, exercise and changing my attitudes is...

I don't know

All I know is that I have to make plan