I did 1.85 mile dog walk (it was muggy, no breeze, ugh), and then tried out 30/30, I was able to make everything LI and got up a good sweat, it's been at least 1.5 yrs since I've done that w/o. Then did KCM Cardio QF Bonus Abs/Glutes. I had an epiphany while I was working out. My neck at base of skull was driving me crazy yesterday, thought maybe I overdid it on weights (my bi's were sore!) anyways, I got to thinking how my left shoulder blade my massage lady said how after she got out the knots that it was just the insertion point into the bone, now the same with my right lower back (butt dimple)...says they get less flexible as you age (not to mention the trauma my spine went thru), so I said, AHA! That's it, it's the insertion point into the skull (I guess there is one), so I need to stretch it! So always adding in neck stretch down and to the side, hoping that helps. Why it took me so long to figure this out I don't know, PT never had me do any neck stretches, just worked on rotation. I am hoping this helps because I was about ready to pull my hair out yesterday and last night as I got all upset that it is hurting more (probably because I'm doing more) and will I ever GET THERE to where it doesn't hurt and I can do the workouts i want!
Mary, Grumble away, get it out! Sounds like a string of bad luck
I have a saying about Murphy's law...if it can happen, it will happen to me
Darn Murphy (not you 40's Murphy
) I think there must be 7 stages to recovery like there is 7 stages to grief! Just know you are doing what you can to get back to your new normal, at least you aren't taking it sitting down, er, well, I guess you are, (hope you don't mind my dry humor), anyways, you are doing everythign to try to help yourself, that's more than 85% of the people (per my massage therapist, she says only about 15% of her clients listen to her --I'm one of the 15%
)
Ronne, now I know why you are so good at stretching, you have a gymnast (wow, my brain is firing on all cylinders today
it's been a while). I always did do that 2nd stretch, and I add in pigeon every day now (I like to do it on the reformer seems to help my back and glute). I didn't think about the arching helping, I'd been thinking of adding in the yoga bow pose, now I'll add that into my daily list of stretches (keeps getting longer).
Jody, There you go with your optimistic thoughts, I wouldn't call mine pessimistic, just maybe realistic. I will try to really buckle down diet again after DS is in KS. There is always that saying, change the things you can, accept the ones you can't and be wise enough to know the difference (or something like that). That's my mantra lately