Republicans hate Girls and Women - they have already bent the laws to be able to murder us and disappear us. They are now making it legal to humiliate and torture us. There is no love - and there is nothing redeemable - in a man who would be ok with this assault, subjugation, and physical abuse of Girls and Women. Girls and Women aren't vessels to club and claim caveman style. We aren't vessels to impregnate and imprison. We are autonomous beings with fundamental human rights to self determine. And: whether raped or not--> Abortion is healthcare! Ps.Men speak up for us.
🎥 Jessica Valenti she/her, Feminist author & columnist. Subscribe to her newsletter Abortion EveryDay.com
Please hear this important information about the case corrupt #scotus#WhiteChristianNationalist pushing harms Women. Remember, our body, our choice.
The group challenging #mifepristone’s access has NO legal standing to bring their challenge. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine’s lawyer, Erin Hawley, was questioned on how & why the group was even before the court. Erin is pro-nazi fascist, insurrectionist Josh Hawley's wife.
I also reduced my beta blocker to 1 pill/day. I'll do this until my body feels no longer totally out of control. That should be 7-9 days, then I'll start taking it every other day. My heart rate is all over the place still but as long as I sit down if I start feeling buzzy in the head, I feel like it's ok. Once the propranolol is totally out of my system I should be able to ramp my workouts up & my system won't be battling pharmaceuticals. #POTS#POTsie
Got a quick #row in: 346 strokes in 19 mins. I also learned a tabata means, which is, Heidi can't breathe. 🤣 #DarkHorseRowing will be the death of me.
Now that it's fall/winter our wood stove is cranking in the living room (aka my #yoga & #pilates studio) so I may have to reevaluate my set up. With #POTS it's very easy to get overheated quickly & without warning, which can lead to sudden onset of other symptoms. But there's no other TV I can work out in front of.
Moving slow & shaky this morning and I can't seem to shake off the morning crankies. I hope the food bank is gentle with me today. Feeling fragile. #POTS
Yesterday, I rested. I'm proud of myself for not only letting my body rest, but for also getting back to it with no excuses. I woke this morning with no hip pain so I did my #row for 365 strokes at level 3 for all but the last 2 minutes where I rowed as hard as I could at level 5. I'm going to feed the Younger Kidlet dinner, then find #pilates.
Feeling much better. 525 stroke #row, level 3, 30 minutes with #DarkHorseRowing on YT. 35 zone minutes on #fitbit
Ok, that 525 is a LIE because the guy from DHR, made me do these arm drills that effing killed me but they don't count because my machine only registers the times that the seat passes a sensor which it doesn't unless the legs are engaged.
In all seriousness, today felt like a proper #workout. 💪I felt strong & engaged & it was LOVELY.
600 strokes in 30 minutes, 15 minutes level 3, 14 minutes on level 4. 1 very loud minute on level 1 for cool down. (My machine doesn't like level 1. It grinds.) #ROW
Also did 40 minutes of real #pilates. I noticed that I can move through poses easier. I'm not flailing around trying to catch my breath & balance. It's nice.
579 stroke #row in 22 minutes. Moved up to level 4.
I Did. Not. want to row. I'm tired, my GI hurts, I'm prob migraining...excuses excuses. I sat on the rower & thought that I'd row lightly for 100 strokes & if I didn't feel into it I'd give myself some grace & stop. At about 40 strokes in I said fuck it & I picked a 20 minute intermediate interval row & went for it. Not going to lie, it was hard. I'm sweaty, my legs feel like jello & I'm super nauseous now. But I'm #KickingTheShitOutOfPOTS!
Tuesdays are just exhausting for me (food bank) but I still got a petite #workout in this afternoon- a quick 252 stroke #row (listening to #Claud) and 20 minutes of pilates (Jessica Valant, YT).
I'm going to add in #WeightTraining tomorrow. I'm nervous. I think I'm going to start with resistance bands (Therabands). I really don't love any of the YouTube theraband videos. So that's an issue. A majority of them are so slow in pace & instructors sound like they're speaking to feeble people.