I'm 42, somewhat overweight, and I live in Peru. I don't know exactly how much I weigh, but I have a gut. My pants size at 25 was 29" but now it's 32" and I'm starting to have difficulty closing the jeans.
There are several major challenges. The first one is that I don't sleep enough. I tend to get 4-5 hours of sleep a night. I work from 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM and it's about 45 minutes to and from work. I'm very tired. I manage this tiredness with caffeine, usually from Inka Kola, Coca Cola, etc. I don't drink coffee. Sometimes I buy energy drinks such as Red Bull or a Peruvian brand called Volt. They're pretty sugary too and more expensive.
I thought that maybe I could just start doing more exercise. I walk a lot, but I got some running shoes and some shorts and figured that now that it's approaching summer, I could get more exercise. However, the first time I tried it, I had an asthma attack. It was just sprinting to catch the bus, but when I got on the bus I couldn't breathe, and I started to panic, making the situation worse.
I got an inhaler (Salbutamol), but I haven't noticed any improvement. Recently my wife started using a mosquito repellant (Vape, plug-in) and that provoked a serious asthma attack so now I'm taking prednisone 50 mg po qd. It helps a lot, but I don't want to get on a long-term prednisone usage. Plus, I'm self-medicating, and I can't be 100% sure that I know what I'm doing. I bought 10 pills, so I plan to take 9 and then cut the last one in half to wean myself off of it.
I've also noticed a good loss of flexibility. I have trouble tying my own shoes now, but I grunt and struggle and insist on doing it on my own. Perhaps I should take up yoga, but I don't know any places where I could do so. I've also tried magnesium supplementation to try to alleviate the asthma problem, but I haven't noticed much effect from otc pills. I got a magnesium oil spray, but it makes my skin itch like crazy so I've stopped using it.
Any tips?
There are several major challenges. The first one is that I don't sleep enough. I tend to get 4-5 hours of sleep a night. I work from 6:30 AM to 10:30 PM and it's about 45 minutes to and from work. I'm very tired. I manage this tiredness with caffeine, usually from Inka Kola, Coca Cola, etc. I don't drink coffee. Sometimes I buy energy drinks such as Red Bull or a Peruvian brand called Volt. They're pretty sugary too and more expensive.
I thought that maybe I could just start doing more exercise. I walk a lot, but I got some running shoes and some shorts and figured that now that it's approaching summer, I could get more exercise. However, the first time I tried it, I had an asthma attack. It was just sprinting to catch the bus, but when I got on the bus I couldn't breathe, and I started to panic, making the situation worse.
I got an inhaler (Salbutamol), but I haven't noticed any improvement. Recently my wife started using a mosquito repellant (Vape, plug-in) and that provoked a serious asthma attack so now I'm taking prednisone 50 mg po qd. It helps a lot, but I don't want to get on a long-term prednisone usage. Plus, I'm self-medicating, and I can't be 100% sure that I know what I'm doing. I bought 10 pills, so I plan to take 9 and then cut the last one in half to wean myself off of it.
I've also noticed a good loss of flexibility. I have trouble tying my own shoes now, but I grunt and struggle and insist on doing it on my own. Perhaps I should take up yoga, but I don't know any places where I could do so. I've also tried magnesium supplementation to try to alleviate the asthma problem, but I haven't noticed much effect from otc pills. I got a magnesium oil spray, but it makes my skin itch like crazy so I've stopped using it.
Any tips?
