Originally Posted by createfourpaws
Thanks for the reminder to be careful in the heat. So far today I have drank 48 ozs and working on my 3rd one. My goal is to drink 4 to 6 glasses. I have a 24 oz cup that has the gel inside to help keep it cold, I freeze it and make sure I have plenty of ice.
As for the exercise here in the Texas heat I have a walking DVD i got from the diabetes education class I attended so I am going to do that. I am one of those that hates exercise so I have been recommended to start slow and do 15mins 3 times a week, and work up to 5 days a week.
Starting slow is great advice. When I started exercise at the gym I was only able to walk about 3 minutes at 0.4 mph and the night before my surgery I was able to walk 1/4 mile in 10 minutes at 1.5 mph. I never could have done that at first. I know I will have to start really slow all over again when I am released to exercise again but slow and steady wins this race and that is how I will approach the exercise again.
Missy