Swimming day one

I drove 6 hours twice in three days and and then crashed. I've also been really nauseous lately. I think it's my cortisol. On top of the other stuff, I'm not producing cortisol. So I'm supposed to be on 20 mg 2x a day of hydrocortisone. I've really only been doing 20 in the a.m. and 5 at bedtime. So I probably need to add in another 10-15 mg in the afternoon. I just hate taking huge amounts of steroids. But I also hate being nauseous.

I also decided I need to start my exercise routine. Everyone mentions how important it is. I normally hit the gym hard, but it virtually impossible when just standing raises my pulse rate to 120. Swimming seems like a great alternative.

It went well. I had to go super slow. The slightest attempt to really swim laps wore me out. So I did really really really slow breast strokes and back strokes. Just anything to get moving I think is a good start. At least that's what I'm going to keep telling myself :)

I also purchased a new hear rate monitor. I researched this to death. I purchased a low end puma brand which has worked okay but the chest part drove me nutz. It was a hard band. Girls have boobs. The monitor has to be worn under the bra strap. All that in one area can be too much. And I couldn't wear it in the water. It was $65 from amazon.

I purchased the polar ft4 today from a local store. It was $100 which is the same price as amazon. It can be worn in water. The band is some kind of cloth where the computer snaps on. The watch part takes about ten minutes to set up with your weight, age, time, date, etc. I also modified the target zones because I can't really reach 85% of my max right now. I'd be passing out or worse. I wanted it to warn me way before I reach that.

I also picked up some body glide anti-chafe to help since I have to wear it a little more than most people. It comes in a half size which is great for my purse.

So my first thought are... I'm really surprised at how little I can do. I was running this time last year. Not well, but I was doing it. Now I can barely swim. But I do feel better tonight after doing it. I'll go back tomorrow!