Saturday mornings...normally reserved for long runs, is now a time for the water. (my bathing suit is under my clothes, no bathing suit shots just yet folks) I got all geared up and headed off to the local Y for some laps. I am by no means a good swimmer, but I know how to …
Category: Exercise
Check, Check, Check
Last Sunday I posted that I wanted to accomplish three goals by the end of the week and I am happy to say I can check all three off of my list. #1 To put more weight on my leg than I have in more than 5 weeks....CHECK Since my doctors appointment on Tuesday I …
Getting in Gear
Sometimes when I wake up all I want is a leftover piece of cold pizza. Well we all know that that isn't going to happen because, 1. I can't eat cheese and 2. I can't remember the last time I had a real piece of pizza for dinner for their to even be leftovers. So …
No Pain No Gain
Since Monday's PT session I have done my glute, quad and hamstring exercises several times. And while some moves can be quite uncomfortable, already a handful are much more manageable and it's easier to move my legs in certain directions. All of this extra exercising made me quite hungry at work yesterday and without a …
WIAW: Forget CrossFit…Crutch-It
I know that CrossFit is the big craze right now, and I while I have not had a chance to test my strength with a WOD, I have been working my muscles with a similar intensity - using my CRUTCHES! Hopping around on one leg and using my arms for support to do anything and …
PT for ME
Ever since I came home from the hospital I have documented milestones such as, going to the bathroom by myself, taking a shower, hopping down the stairs, and now I have reached a new level - I went to physical therapy yesterday! I have mastered my crutches and championed the stairs, so I felt it …
Just doing what I do best – Running…
Yesterday was the San Francisco Marathon. This was my first half marathon last year and this year I signed up months ago to race in the second half. It was a hard run last year, but after I finished I was ready to sign up for another race, and so the addiction to running really …
C is for Cookie or Cake I guess
What do you do when you are antsy and stuck in the house because you can't leave without a chaperone? You make cookies! I literally just threw together what I thought might work so here are the approximate values to make these cake like cookies: 1 egg, 1/4 sugar, 1/4 cup of whole wheat flower, …
Time to Sweat
Over the past few weeks on crutches I have worked my way up from shuffling to the bathroom to hopping up and down 3 flights of stairs. For the past week or so we have made an effort to take one outing a day so I can feel human and so I can get some …
Fitting In
They Fit! My stretchy jeans that is. Fixing my broken hip came with a foot long incision on my left bum-cheek, a metal plate to hold my bones together and a very very very swollen left hip. Yesterday was the first day that I could squeeze into my pants without discomfort. It was nice for …
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