Well, surgery happened Monday, and things went fine. Now for the business of getting better! The doc said no serious exertion for about six weeks…*not* what I wanted to hear! I was hoping to be back in martial arts classes in four weeks, maybe starting to run. Well…maybe not so much in four weeks. One thing positive….the old me, who was 100 pounds heavier, would have said “six weeks without exercise, hallelujah! Can we stretch it to eight?” The new me wants to find a way around restrictions. I know, do what the doc says…at the same time, I need to stay in this headspace, where I’m getting a little tweaky cause I can’t run, swim, jump kick, whatever.
Like so many of us, I have an addictive personality. I was stuck on food for many years, and for a stretch, I was also hooked on nicotine. Scientists have started making claims that using drugs, alcohol and overeating stimulate the same pleasure centers in the brain. Ironically, those pleasure centers can also be roused by the endorphins released during exercise. The trick is to make exercise the addiction. I need to stay in this headspace, where the activity is what I want, even when I can’t have it.
Workout:
- Type: Walk
- Date: 08/14/2008
- Time: 22:24:32
- Distance: 1 miles
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August 14th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
I didn’t read far enough back to figure out what it was that you had surgery for…but kudos to you for gettin’ through it! Yeah, now for the hard part…sittin’ still.
Not sure what part of the body you had operated on…was trying to brainstorm on what kind of “non-exerting” exercises you could possibly do. So not swimming eh? Not even if you stand at the side of a pull and just swing your legs while hanging on to the edge? At least it would be no-impact. Or, what about just lifting small 3 or 5 lb weights while watching Tv and sittin on the sofa? Or, gentle restorative yoga…more concentration on breathing for when you CAN run…less concentration on vigorous poses…more mat work and relaxing?
Anyway…all the best to you! You’ll bounce back in no time…and congrats for shedding those 100 lbs. Awesome!! Chin up!
August 15th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Hey, the weights are a good idea! The procedure I had is from the weight loss, actually. I had the extra skin trimmed up, so there is a belt incision. But I could totally park in front of the tube and lift smaller weights. Thanks for the input!
August 15th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Good for you! Hey six weeks will fly by. I am going to be in the same boat in Sept. I have an elective surgery scheduled and I think the recovery time is about the same. I am so worried that I am going to gain 10 lbs. while I am recovering. Just take it slow. It would be horrible to injure yourself or ruin what the Dr. did because you couldn’t wait. Patience is a virtue!! Happy healing!