2 for 1 check-in

Week one, or at least the first five days, is done.  I finally found a decent hula hoop.  The right size, a decent weight, and the best part it ACTUALLY Works!  My first day with the new hoop was so completely different; the hoop moved with ease and I managed to keep it up for at least four rotations before it hit the ground.  The bad news about this week? I worked a 16 hour shift yesterday and was so tired by the time I got home at 11:30pm I barely managed to crawl into bed -so no hooping yesterday.
  

Called the Cardio Fitness Hoop -it comes disassembled, is nicely padded, and has a decent pictorial stretching "fitness" routine.  The hoop can be put together and taken a part with relative ease -bonus for storage for later.




2 weeks ago I started juicing on a daily basis to try and reset my health.  I have to say that there have been some surprises with the juices.  Certain combinations of green juices are just too much for me, while I was pleasantly surprised by the sweetness of one called the Pancreas Rejuvenator.

Pancreas Rejuvenator

4 carrots

1 apple

4-5 lettuce leaves (I used romaine)

3 ounces string beans

3 ounces Brussels sprouts

As for my health, I followed the request of my healthcare provider and restarted taking my vitamin D, added in some Melatonin to help with the sleep and an allergy med to help with the bloody noses.  I spent a week on the melatonin before I stopped taking it -as it seemed to make the sleeping issues worse- once I stopped it I have, for the most part, had the best nights sleep for this past week, I still wake up between 1 and 3 in the morning, but I have been able to get back to sleep relatively easy.  For the most part I feel as things have been brought back to normal, I'm still having the bloody noses so at some point I may have to see an ENT specialist.