Injury and Recovery
30 Aug Non-Scale Victories
We are trained to be so focused on what the scale says, and rating our weight loss efforts accordingly, that sometimes seeing the small victories, entrenched in our actual levels of health and fitness, become more and more difficult. While I agree, weighing ourselves is...
03 Jun A word about injuries
Anyone who has been following my blog may already know that I suffered a herniated disc in my lower lumbar spine, specifically my L4/L5. After trying physical therapy and steroid injections I opted for surgery. Surgery was successful and I was pain free and pretty much back to normal. 6 months later, I re-hernitated the same disc, bigger this time and just went right in for surgery. My recovery wasn't the same as the first time. And this is what I'd like to discuss.12 Oct DOMS – Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
Just when you think you are really in shape, change your work out. Last week I had the pleasure of taking a Barre3 class (Click here for find a class near you) and it literally kick my butt! Lots of body weight exercises using small...
20 May Heart health and nutrition
My 39 year old step son had a massive heart attack this week. The left anterior descending portion of his coronary artery was 100% blocked by plaque, and another portion is 40% blocked by plaque. The coronary arteries supply your heart with oxygenated blood, thus...
22 Apr Self judging
Back Surgery Update Finally saw my surgeon for my first post-operative follow up, and received clearance to remove the brace and resume normal activities, but not go crazy. He also said that since there was little to no disc material left in the disc when he...
07 Apr Week 1 – post surgery
It's been a week since my back surgery and I am going crazy! I tend to be a pretty active person, and this whole thing with no bending, twisting, lifting, no sitting in a car for more than 30 minutes, coupled with this back brace...
05 Apr Recuperating
What I am eating now Since I can't be very active physically right now, I am really watching what I eat and staying away from empty calories. Empty calories are the things we eat that have more calories than they do nutritional value. Junk foods like...
25 Mar Saying No to Say Yes
I'm a little overwhelmed this week, with hockey games literally every other day and trying to prepare for my back surgery, and the 2-4 weeks of activity restrictions. I had a few social invitations as well, and even though I really wanted to go and...
22 Mar PLOT TWIST
Back in January, I ran the PF Changs half marathon. It wasn't my fastest time, but 2:47 isn't the worst time (3 hours is the official time, but there was a 15 minute bathroom break at the 3.5 mile marker). The week before, during a...