I had arthroscopic hip surgery yesterday and am now on crutches for a few weeks. Kind of freaking out about my lack of mobility and no way to exercise until I start PT. I have visions of myself gaining 20 lbs, even though I know I have the knowledge of how not to do that. Injuries suck.
Sorry to hear about that.
But, I’m sure you will rebound quickly!
Thanks. I’m certainly motivated to. I had this same surgery on the other hip 4 years ago and it was successful. I’m in pain now, but I’ve been in pain for months anyhow, so at least this pain is leading me towards recovery.
I just don’t like being idle! Middle school me would never believe this. I’ve been a late bloomer when it comes to loving and needing to exercise.
How is everyone else doing?
35 pounds. It’s not stopping.
Congratulations to all of you who are doing well!
How is your hip, lorene?
I haven’t posted since the spring, but I am finally back down to my goal weight. I was up 10-15 lbs fluctuating. I knuckled down for good mid-July and have maintained for about 3 weeks now.
Right around that same time (July 15th) I ruptured my left plantar fascia and have been in one of these ever since. Doing my best not to let it slow me down too much. As soon as I was cleared to walk, I’ve been trying to walk as much as I was allowed every day. There will be no running for me for at least 3-4 months after the boot comes off (hopefully the 24th).
Last week had me worried, but I’m not sure if it was some sort of blip or the scale was being affected by the heat. I thiiiiiiink I’m down to 71! (Kilos, not pounds).
COMPLETELY DERAILED! By injuries. Which were partially my fault. Mostly by increasing too much too fast and ignoring niggling pain.
Not long after this last post, I injured my left shoulder, which reduced my range of motion and the ability to bear any weight on it without pain. That lasted for a couple months.
Then early summer, it was my right elbow. Ditto. It’s just come out of that in the last month or so.
So in the meantime, I couldn’t do much weight-bearing exercise.
Still good to run, right? Nah, couple months ago I strained my lower back putting on underwear. Ha! Then a week later I was tying my shoes for a run and my back spasmed so bad that I about pitched face-first in to the road. After that I could pretty much lay still without being in pain…and running or lifting anything was right out.
Unfortunately, the 25K I was really (really) looking forward to is this weekend, and needless to say it ain’t happening.
I have decided that much of this is due to a couple things. One, I’m getting older, and my body just can’t handle things that it used to…not without more careful preparation at least. Second and tied in with the first, I have neglected some aspects of overall health and fitness.
So I decided to start over. I mean start over start over. Last weekend I had my first yoga class. I’m staring with that for a several week beginners session, and I figure that yoga and pilates needs to be the basis for my fitness from now on and I can build anything else from there.
Then in a month or so from now, I’ll start over running with a couch-to-5k. Once I’ve done that, I’ll work up to 10k using the Gallloway method. And in my running, I’ll focus on form and a fairly brisk pace…no more slow plodding just to put in the miles. Quality miles or none. If I can make it back up to Halfs or 25K, great. If not, 10k is a nice and fun distance.
Since we re-engaged with our program about a week and a half ago, I’m down about five pounds. I was pleasantly surprised when I weighed in at the beginning to see that I had only put about 12 pounds (of the 40 lost) back on, despite eating like a teenager for the previous six months. Onward!
A couple years ago, I posted in a sister thread about my then-current attempt at losing weight. I failed. Or rather, I quit because I thought it was all too much. It wasn’t really too much but I was so depressed that I couldn’t really work on improving my diet until I could improve my outlook on life. It’s really hard to make good decisions when you think about suicide all the time.
So, in April of this year, I had a really embarrassing incident with my weight. Really embarrassing. And I decided that it was time, again, to try to be healthy again. I joined Weight Watchers.
This is my fourth time trying to lose weight and, by far, the most successful. So far, I’ve lost 49.4 lbs since April. I have lost one pants size and two shirt sizes. The biggest difference in my approach to this has been to focus on positives and avoid negatives. Instead of obsessing over all the things I can’t have, I focus on the things I get to try. I focus on what I am gaining. I’ve gained a new love of salad. I’ve gained the ability to tell when I am full. I’ve gained enough energy to keep up with my toddler. I’ve gained confidence.
I still have another 55.4 lbs to go. I’ve come a long way though. My doctor and I met last month to talk about progress and set a weight goal. When I am done, I will still be technically “overweight” but I think that my build makes that a bit necessary. I’m 5’ 9" with broad shoulders (for a woman) and beefy legs so I might look a bit weird at the 150ish range that is recommended according to BMI. It was nice to hear from her that I was doing well and that my goals were attainable and healthy.
So, here’s hoping I can make it. I’m not doing it alone but I 'm the only one I know right now doing it for real.
So, goodbye 2016!
(and, good riddance).
I went to the gym today and decided that this was my last chance to set a new PR for the year, so I grabbed the 90’s and was able to just…barely… manage 1 1/2 reps on incline bench. Since I maxed out at 75’s in May, I’m pretty happy with my progress.
Hope everyone has a happy and healthy 2107!