May 28th, 2010 by Overallgirl

Wow this is truly just unbelievable.  Third hike (around 1 hour each time) in one week, and I still feel great.  I haven’t experienced this is in years.  I almost feel like I don’t deserve to go exercise and feel good after- it’s just so good and wonderful, how can I be allowed to feel so great?  My Thyroid dose is up to 25 mcg now.  I’ve only been on thyroid medication for 9 days now.  The results have been a complete change in my ability and feeling basically overnight.  At first I was thinking maybe it’s the placebo effect- but believe me, I have tried to “think” my way out of feeling terrible after exercising in the past many a time, only to have the terrible and dreaded exhaustion and depression descend on me anyway- there was no placebo effect possible when it came to exercise and feeling crappy afterwards.  So I know this is for real.

Highlights from today’s hike:

By the way- if you haven’t noticed it yet, I’m telling you now- Nolan definitely knows the word smile when I hold up my camera.  He obliges almost every time.

My little guy got sleepy and had his nap on the trail….

May 28th, 2010 by Busy Mommy

It’s happened again- went for a hike Wednesday evening for 1 hour and 15 minutes….still feel great on Friday.  We had so much fun- it was refreshing, quiet, cool, and isolated where the three of us went and just so peaceful and invigorating.  Nolan just loves it…he babble away happily much of the time, and the rest of it he was content to just watch quietly from his perch.

And we came across a couple a cute salamanders…this one musta been cold cuz he wasn’t moving very fast….

May 26th, 2010 by Busy Mommy

I was having some Grandiose Thoughts on Monday.  Namely, I got the sudden urge to try taking a hike with Nolan.  This could have proven very unwise, as with my chronic illness I would crash after such exertion and feel terrible for a few days afterwards.  I’ve only been taking 12.5 mcg of Thyroid medication for 6 days, which is a very low dose to start, but I’ve had the sense that maybe I’m already starting to feel better.  It was either stay home with Nolan and feel bad that he was stuck at home with me, or get out there and try it!  I knew I might be sorry later, but I just had to try it.  I pulled out these:

Not my feet, my hiking boots.  I haven’t worn them in at least 3 years.  I remember crying last time I was cleaning out my closet when I came across them and felt so sad at not being able to wear these where they’re supposed to be worn- hiking.  They were stiff, a bit heavy, and a little snug, but boy did they feel great! I hiked uphill 30 minutes (at a slow pace), with my 20-pound sack of potatoes, er, Nolan, on my back.  By then I had worked up quite a good sweat and it was getting pretty hot outside.  I was feeling good so I figured I better quit while I was ahead.  Headed back down for 20 more minutes.  As of today- I still haven’t crashed!  This is good news.  There may be more of my hiking boots in my future after all….

This is the view from the place I chose to stop my hike…..a beautiful day

We were two happy hikers!