Physical therapy was coming along great! First out of acute achillese tendonitis, to chronic, and they even said if I lived a sedentary life I'd be done! Yeah!
So last weekends work was to go for a 40-60 minute walk. I went to one of my favorite spots, Rocky Narrows. It has rolling hills, steep ledges, great trails, and it's right on the Charles River. Since it has been rainy the ground was a bit muddy.
Turns out that was not good :( lots of balancing and when I went to PT on Monday, she saw it was swollen again :( so we were back to the early parts of PT (no excercise but maassage)... I worked out 3 times during the week - doing Chalean Extreme - lighter weights and modifying the cardio. When I went on Friday my achilles tendonitis was even more inflamed :(
Trying to see the good in this:
- I will respect my body a lot more and when it hurts, I'll LISTEN!
- Realize extreme workouts (at least for me) became so much a part of my identity - I got out of balance! I am loving the spiritual focus, the focus on health.
- I've focused a lot more on nutrition - since I don't have the extreme calorie burn.
Over 2 years, I've gained 15 lbs. I'd like to loose prob 10 but it showed my FEAR of gaining a few lbs was completely unwarranted. My life didn't go down hill, in fact in many ways it is even better ! My physical results were great - even a bit better on some things!
I think a good rule of thumb is if you see a pic of yourself and your face looks gaunt but body looks great - you may have gone a bit too far.
- I'm measuring my self worth on a lot more than the scale now!
So I'm suppose to go for a walk this weekend but it hurts a lot... so I may listen to my body instead.. Learning to figure out what is pain to be respected and what is an excuse!
Well have a great week!
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Injuries - Embracing the forced rest
Well here it goes! I've been "thinking" about doing a blog for the longest time. Funny thing is in most things I have an idea and go for it! Not so this.
Yesterday, a good friend asked me why I haven't done the blog and I realized it was how vulnerable this makes me feel. I've learned so much from this injury and want to share it with others, so here it goes!
A little bit about me. First and foremost I'm a Mom. My daughter is finishing up her Masters in special ed this week and my son graduated from college in June. I'm blessed, thanks to the economy they are living at home. I feel I got extra bonus years! I'm a Program Manager professionally, have been in software and database marketing for close to 30 years! My goal is to get into corporate wellness. I believe I can help the most people maintain/regain healthy lifesytles this way! My spiritual life is very important to me. My favorites are Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, and Michael Beckwith. My morning meditation sets the tone for the day. I'm a recovering Type A, still have those tendencies but am much more centered and calmer (though not everyone agrees). Definetely there is a lot less focus on busyness.
I'm passionate about health/fitness. Love being outdoors, hiking, walking in the woods, stand up paddling, snowshoeing. I 'm in the middle of IIN, a year long course in nutrition. Love it! I've worked out intensly since 1989... My weight has always been pretty good.
I started having achillese pain about 1 1/2 - 2 years ago... I didn't give into the pain... you know no pain no gain... I was 'stronger ' that any pain... if I didnt focus on it.. it would go away. Last monthy during my annual exam, my PCP dr said to go to an orthopedist. He quickly diagnosed me with acute achillese tendonitis! I'm going into week 4 of PT and feel so much better!
Embracing this injury, since it forced me to
- focus on other things than fitness
- focus on healthy nutrition
- rest
Since I was always in pretty good shape, I didn't truely understand what others were going through... now I know 1st hand.
So as I get back into shape, I'm going to keep this blog, to show what works, what doesn't work... Total transparency!
I did before pics and YIKES! on the outside a huge difference from my lean self - well 15 lbs what did I expect!
As I get back I'm going to do it differently
- Will LISTEN to my body if I experience pain
- Will REST - 1 or 2 days a week
- Will continue to focus on EATING HEALTHY!
LOTS of veggies, protein, fruit
- Will KEEP my balance - on spiritual, meditation
- Will GET OUTSIDE in addition to just working out inside
- The scale and how things fit is only 1 part of my overall Wellness :)
- Robyn
Yesterday, a good friend asked me why I haven't done the blog and I realized it was how vulnerable this makes me feel. I've learned so much from this injury and want to share it with others, so here it goes!
A little bit about me. First and foremost I'm a Mom. My daughter is finishing up her Masters in special ed this week and my son graduated from college in June. I'm blessed, thanks to the economy they are living at home. I feel I got extra bonus years! I'm a Program Manager professionally, have been in software and database marketing for close to 30 years! My goal is to get into corporate wellness. I believe I can help the most people maintain/regain healthy lifesytles this way! My spiritual life is very important to me. My favorites are Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, and Michael Beckwith. My morning meditation sets the tone for the day. I'm a recovering Type A, still have those tendencies but am much more centered and calmer (though not everyone agrees). Definetely there is a lot less focus on busyness.
I'm passionate about health/fitness. Love being outdoors, hiking, walking in the woods, stand up paddling, snowshoeing. I 'm in the middle of IIN, a year long course in nutrition. Love it! I've worked out intensly since 1989... My weight has always been pretty good.
I started having achillese pain about 1 1/2 - 2 years ago... I didn't give into the pain... you know no pain no gain... I was 'stronger ' that any pain... if I didnt focus on it.. it would go away. Last monthy during my annual exam, my PCP dr said to go to an orthopedist. He quickly diagnosed me with acute achillese tendonitis! I'm going into week 4 of PT and feel so much better!
Embracing this injury, since it forced me to
- focus on other things than fitness
- focus on healthy nutrition
- rest
Since I was always in pretty good shape, I didn't truely understand what others were going through... now I know 1st hand.
So as I get back into shape, I'm going to keep this blog, to show what works, what doesn't work... Total transparency!
I did before pics and YIKES! on the outside a huge difference from my lean self - well 15 lbs what did I expect!
As I get back I'm going to do it differently
- Will LISTEN to my body if I experience pain
- Will REST - 1 or 2 days a week
- Will continue to focus on EATING HEALTHY!
LOTS of veggies, protein, fruit
- Will KEEP my balance - on spiritual, meditation
- Will GET OUTSIDE in addition to just working out inside
- The scale and how things fit is only 1 part of my overall Wellness :)
- Robyn
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