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March 2020 – I Didn’t See That Coming

April 3, 2020 pattysfitnessjourney

I have been meaning to stop long enough and start documenting what is going on in the world around us. My grandfather was born in 1902 and survived the 1918-1920 flu and he wrote about it in his life story book. My oldest sister just read it to us on Zoom about a week ago.… Continue reading March 2020 – I Didn’t See That Coming

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COVID-19, Inflammation, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Information / Misinformation? What do I do?

March 28, 2020 pattysfitnessjourney

Requesting input from fellow RA warriors. Thanks.

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Double D and Me

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 pattysfitnessjourney

Progressing with reclaiming my life, Double D and Me are documenting our adventures in life.

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12 Days of Christmas

December 12, 2019December 12, 2019 pattysfitnessjourney

1980 was the last Christmas we had my dad. He was very sick then too. He passed away in January of 1981. So when Christmas 1981 came, it was our first Christmas without our dad. I was 20 and my younger sister was 15 and my mom was 53 and a widow. Right around December… Continue reading 12 Days of Christmas

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Health (as in Mental)

December 3, 2019 pattysfitnessjourney

This post may be triggering for some so I am warning you now - do not read if talking about suicide bothers/triggers you. I have a question. If you have a terrible headache and it's going on four hours now, and you know that taking Tylenol or Motrin will help you feel better, what do… Continue reading Health (as in Mental)

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⬇️75# Overcoming RA & Hashimotos. @myswimpro Ambassador & @weareallalittlecrazy Advocate. #samehere🤙

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#repost @myswimpro. LOVE THIS ・・・ Swimming #repost @myswimpro. LOVE THIS ・・・ Swimming makes us feel ALIVE! 🤩 What do you love most about swimming? 💕 Share below, and join us on Oct. 24 for World Swim Day! 🌏⁠ ⁠ worldswimday.org⁠
I saw a Neurologist on Monday. First time for eve I saw a Neurologist on Monday. First time for everything, right? It made me extremely thankful for all the seemingly simple exercises I do, that actually help me with balance. I went because on September 1, I wanted to cut my arms off because the carpal tunnel pain was so intense. I was referred to a neurologist to confirm that it was carpal tunnel and 7 weeks later here I was. Thankfully my new Rheumatologist offered me a cortisone shot way before this 7 week waiting period, and I’ve been feeling like hanging on to my arms since then. 😁 He said to continue swimming- YEAH! Continue with light weights for weight training. And continue hiking. Sounds like a great prescription for Wellness Wednesday. Keep moving! You’ll be thankful you did. #wellnesswednesday, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #myswimpro, #prsanddonuts, #hiking
Transformation Tuesday: Many of you know that swim Transformation Tuesday: Many of you know that swimming has been a huge part of my transformation. And not just swimming, but swimming with a virtual coach with @myswimpro. This weekend the MySwimPro app is FREE! Yes you read that right, it will be FREE. If you’ve ever wanted to check it out this weekend is the time. It is free in light of World Swim Day which is October 24. You can access a free workout to swim for World Swim Day OR if the pools are closed, you can access a dry land workout. It’s a win/win situation. To learn more about World Swim Day go to worldswimday.org. #transformationtuesday, #myswimpro, #worldswimday, #swimmer, #mastersswimming, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty
Hey Warrior! Keep going! You’ve got this. #pa Hey Warrior! Keep going! You’ve got this. #pattysweeklymessage, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #makeitcount4dani
Front porch Fridays with @prs_and_donuts. For som Front porch Fridays with @prs_and_donuts. For some good news, 6 weeks ago I could not do any of these things. For some crazy reason-despite eating anti-inflammatory, taking my turmeric and exercising, my body was failing me. Enter a new Rheumatologist with a new plan and I feel great! AND as an added benefit she’s a life coach as a second job and she “life coaches” her patients for free during their RA visits. So I got a dose of free “life coaching” on Monday after a pretty crappy Sunday. I can do battleropes again, I can swim again. Pain level 100 to Pain level .01. That is good news! #somegoodnews, #prsanddonuts, #reclaimingpatty, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, ##reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #motivation
Boy! Did I ever want to go back in time this week Boy! Did I ever want to go back in time this weekend. I haven’t felt like that in forever. Unfortunately, time travel is not an option, so we must learn how to sit with our emotions. I know John 10:10b - we are to have life and have it more abundantly. But when someone dies unexpectedly and you find yourself asking WHY? you read John 10:10a “the thief cometh not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy.” Conflicting emotions - does that happen to you? Mad, sad, angry! Then I try to turn it around and remember the great times and it’s happy, joyful, and smiling. I also know we will all die. It’s part of the life cycle, but it doesn’t always make it easier. Things that help me are swimming (meditation while swimming), listening to music, and remembering the good times. I’ll end this with a Hebrew proverb. “Say not in grief ‘ he is no more’ but live in thankfulness that he was.” #nohashtagsneeded
Do you agree? #pattysweeklymessage, #reclaimingm Do you agree? #pattysweeklymessage, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #makeitcount4dani
They keep saying that beautiful is something a gir They keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be. But honestly? Forget that. Don’t be beautiful. Be angry, be intelligent, be witty, be klutzy, be interesting, be funny, be adventurous, be crazy, be talented — there are an eternity of other things to be other than beautiful. And what is beautiful anyway but a set of letters strung together to make a word? Be your own definition of amazing, always. That is so much more important than anything beautiful, ever. —Nikita Gill. Every one of those traits listed above is exactly what makes you beautiful and makes you, you! #youmatter, #wisewords, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty
This is the BEST. I met @gabosborne through @mysw This is the BEST. I met @gabosborne through @myswimpro. I made a Tik Tok account because of Gabrielle. She made me this TikTok birthday greeting and I love, love, love it! (She lives in Australia so I didn’t want to wake her to send me the video, so I screen recorded from my personal Facebook page.). I hope it brings a smile to your face like it did to mine. #itfeelsgoodtobealiverightaboutnow, #dontstopmenow, #myswimpro, #swimmersandfriends, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty
Do you know about World Swim Day? Celebrate your Do you know about World Swim Day? Celebrate your love of water and join me for the world's largest virtual swim! 🏊🏼 MySwimPro invites swimmers around the world to go for a swim to celebrate #WorldSwimDay with us! 🎉 The MySwimPro app will be unlocked from October 23-25 📲 and there will be free swim & dryland workouts to help you enjoy the water! 🌊 REGISTER FOR FREE ➡️ www.worldswimday.org Locally we can swim at Orchard Mesa pool, both Mesa Fitness gyms, Crossroads gym, and the college pool. If you want to join me locally, dm me. If pools are not open near you, you can participate my doing a dry land workout in the app, It’s a win/win/win. #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #myswimpro, #worldswimday, #worldswimday2020, #themagic5
In honor of World cerebral palsy day @worldcpday, In honor of World cerebral palsy day @worldcpday, I introduce you to my sister @mary.maggi. Born 3 months early in 1957, she fought every second to stay alive. Growing up with her 6 sisters, she swam with us, rode bikes with us, went to school with us, got married like some of us, had kids like us. I think the toughest time I had coming to grips with her CP was that summer she spent in leg casts. But Mary, she didn’t let it get her down AT ALL. Back in the late 1970s, my dad taught her how to advocate for herself after she wasn’t hired for a job because of her CP. She won the case, but turned down the job. I just ❤️ that! I ❤️ following accounts of people with CP because they are so very inspiring. Feel free to tag accounts I should follow in the comments. Mary - you have most definitely made your mark! #worldcpday, #cpmakeyourmark, #youmatter, #cerebralpalsy, #cerebralpalseywarrior, #sisters, #reclaimingmylife
It started as a desperate cry for help in weight l It started as a desperate cry for help in weight loss and has morphed into a beautiful story of health and quality of life! Don’t underestimate that 26 year old trying to help you. I’m glad we didn’t. Forever grateful for @ryanrteal and @momanamoproblemz. #transformationtuesday, #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty
Love me some battleropes! Home workouts with the Love me some battleropes! Home workouts with the R from @prs_and_donuts. #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #mondayfunday, #mondaymotivation
You are capable of amazing things! Don’t you fo You are capable of amazing things! Don’t you forget it. You are awesome! #reclaimingmylife, #gettinghealthy, #motivation, #progressnotperfection, #transformation, #weightlosssupport, #fitnessjourney, #healthylifestyle, #health #wlstories, #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty, #pattysweeklymessage
An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. —Thoreau. Happy Sunday! #reclaimingmylife #losingweight #ww #wwcommunity #diet #weightloss #gettinghealthy #howtoloseweight #lifestylechange #motivation #progressnotperfection #transformation #weightlosssupport #fitnessjourney #healthylifestyle #health #weightlossmotivation #healthylifestyle #wlstories #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty #hiking
Back by popular demand-/the November challenge. Y Back by popular demand-/the November challenge. You can sign up by using the link in my bio or click on this link https://forms.aweber.com/form/00/1069687300.htm. Together we can make a positive impact! #reclaimingpatty, #reclaimingmylife, #pattysfitnessjourney, #novemberchallengewithpatty, #youmatter, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #youmatter, #makeadifference
The best day of my life was my wedding day. I was The best day of my life was my wedding day. I was grinning from the inside out. I didn’t know if any day could top that day. The day our first child was born topped that day! To witness this new life that you and your husband created, and to count fingers and toes and realize in that moment she’s perfect—it’s an incredible feeling. Today is that perfect little girls 26th birthday. Since she’s working on her dissertation, she was free to surprise us with a September visit. We worked together, swam together and hiked together. I for one am thankful for these times where life has slowed down and we can once again “smell the roses.” She’s been a big help to me with all the social media planning and posts—she’s just an all-around great person. She’s back home in VA today and I hope she has a great 2020 birthday! #personalpost, #gratitude, #daughtersbirthday, #bestdays , #reclaimingmylife, #reclaimingpatty, #swimmers, #myswimprofriends, #thankful
Front porch gym game strong with @trxtraining, @vi Front porch gym game strong with @trxtraining, @viprpro and of course the R in @prs_and_donuts. Movement is medicine. Get up and show up and feel better. #pattysfitnessjourney, #reclaimingpatty, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #homegym, #makeitcountfordani, #rheumathlete
That used to be a garage. Lol. That is also why That used to be a garage. Lol. That is also why I’m not on Social Media as much right now. God has blessed us with many, many people renovating their homes and buying new window coverings. Not complaining - just trying to keep up. ☺️. I think of all of you daily and am thankful for your continual love and support. Happy Thursday! And Happy October! 🎃🎃🎃 #reclaimingmylife #losingweight #ww #wwcommunity #diet #weightloss #gettinghealthy #howtoloseweight #lifestylechange #motivation #progressnotperfection #transformation #weightlosssupport #fitnessjourney #fitspo #healthylifestyle #health #weightlosstransformation #weightlossmotivation #healthylifestyle #wlstories #nsv, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #motivation, #reclaimingpatty
Oh wow! Is there a camera there. Lol! This is ho Oh wow! Is there a camera there. Lol! This is how happy I am to be in the water AND how happy I am to tell you about World Swim Day!! (It’s really a “thing.”) World Swim Day is October 24th. You can register for FREE and be entered to win prizes. Check out @myswimpro to register. #saycheese, #myswimpro, #themagic5, #underwateraudio, #rheumatoidarthritiswarrior, #hashimotoswarrior, #reclaimingpatty, #reclaimingmylife, #wlstories, #makeitcount4dani, #youmatter, #worldswimday
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