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owch!!!! I tell you I question if all this exercise is what its cracked up to be.  Sorry Ray, just kidding.  I hope the pain killers are at least helping you get a bit comfortable.

Take care

Jo :-)

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no comfort, no relief... but am trying to rest... just had the worst storm hit our place, the fricken roof under the carport leaks really badly (dodgy job by the owner's builder when they put up the carport years ago) but b/c we live in a small house, we store a lot of stuff IN the carport (funny, carports are supposed to be useable - it's like a 2-walled garage...) and of course we've just had the water in there ruining everything. i've got canvases piled on to the tabletennis table, as well as a heap of other things. about to send hubby to check on our elderly neighbours as it looks like there's a break in the storm. hooooooge massive sized hailstones. our place is flooded, hate to see the rest of the street....

and before when i moved out of bed after a bit of a drug-induced nana nap, i pulled my back and so it's even more sore. dunno how, i got out the way i have all day, ie very carefully, but must have been 1 degree of difference in the angle i got out or something because i saw stars...

xxx

Bugger on the stars!!!!!!!

That storm was phenomenal, wasn't it? We had a blocked downpipe so hubby was up on the roof unclogging it, as water was coming in through Zacs window frame!

Take Care, Kaz! 

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hiya

it's been a while since i wrote in my own journal. last thing was that i'd wrecked my back. it's a bit over a month now, and we're almost sort of nearly good. kinda.

i've followed orders and have not been back to gym (though i am getting harassed by my trainer who barely understands and apparently said i'm a "wuss".) i have been seeing the physio, at first daily, then every 2nd day, then twice a week, and am now on weekly visits. in the acute stage, he just wanted to try & get it to settle down. terribly interesting challenge over christmas, and with a 2 hour drive to my family... managed, survived.

for the last 3 weeks he's been progressively been adding small exercises to encourage my back (and conversely my abs) to strengthen & heal. at my latest visit on friday, he is hoping that with the progress i've been making, i'll be able to return to gym after my next visit (friday 1st). for those who know what a gym freak i am, you can imagine how frustrating it has been to be almost completely stopped.

i was freaking out that my weight would skyrocket over the christmas period, and with the absence of gym, but a quick peek the other day has shown that it really hasn't moved at all. so not good not bad.

mind you, it led me to thinking, on a grander scale, over the past 10 years. with the exception of 1)doing no carbs (got to 88kg but looked 120kg) and 2)optifast (i got to 92kg, looked amazing then had hysterectomy so didn't transition), i've basically been the exact same weight for a decade, with the odd fluctuation up or down. mind boggling.

a lot of you also know i spent 2007 focussing on the psychology behind my weight, how i feel about my body, that self image, and all the other stuff, and i can honestly say that despite my injuries and obstacles, i feel good about who i am. my body may not be my idea of perfect, but then that is ok. i know i am generally fit & generally healthy. i eat a balanced vegetarian diet, i exercise (when not injured!) on a daily basis, and enjoy it for the most part. i no longer binge. i no longer starve & spew. i no longer hate who i am based on how i look. i no longer put myself down in every conversation and thought and interaction with people (i didn't even know i was doing that until a dear gf pointed it out!) so while my body is not the ideal weight prescribed by some magic weight nazi, and i have a fat belly thanks to 2 cesareans & a hysterectomy with blobby skin, i actually don't give a sh*t. because it is not who i am. i am not my fat belly. i am not my voluptuous curves. i am not my freaking awesome cleavage!

sure, i have my moments of doubt, usually when i am trying to find something to wear out. i'm not ashamed of my body. i no longer have hangups in the nuddy. (well, maybe one or two but they don't really matter cos i let them go on their way!)

the point is, i think i have a much healthier attitude and relationship with myself, for the first time in years. and that is something i'm really proud of, and really wanted to share with anyone who happens to actually read this post. i'm not perfect. i never will be. and i'm ok with that.

luv kaz x

Great post Kaz. We all like you too!

I'm sure opening up like that will help others.

Ray

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Kaz, that is a fabulous post, truly fabulous! I was amazed how much my thinking was challenged even with the visits to the dietician I was seeing. Blew my mind, really. That and THE book, which is wonderful for the head stuff.

And Ray is right, we rather like you, too. AND that "freaking awesome cleavage!"...........

 

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thanks ray & jane. THE book is the sh!z!

i just tried to put up a new pic of me but it doesn't read it well, so instead i have my logo up.

kaz x

Good to 'see' you Kaz!  Healthy certainly is from the inside out and includes how we perceive ourselves, so agree 100% with what you've said.

Look out gym!

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CW: 95.8kgs (lost 8kgs)
GW: 79kgs by Mar09

Hi Lorna - thanks for dropping by. I hope you are going well too!

Well, had the all clear from my physio on Friday, so I'm back to gym today. With conditions. Basically have to stick to a rehab style of training and claw my way back ... so no PT sessions for a while (he's really hesitant as he knows my trainer and said I am to wait a bit longer, and play it by ear...)

Today however, I will be starting out with cardio and some stretching/pilates exercises, including some pilates ab strengthening things.

Tomorrow I see the sports surgeon again. As the foot has returned to pre-cortisone state of aches & PF, i suspect I'll be booking in for another round of cortisone soon. That being the case, I'm just going to have to keep things on a low level for a bit longer. So tomorrow morning before the surgeon, I'll do a bit more cardio & some light weights. I have to go back to a light weight routine and will probably stick to a rehab routine until easter (i'll be away for a week in march)...

Wednesday I won't be going to gym, but will be joining a belly dancing class for weds nights. (won't be able to start this week, but will def be doing it in future weeks... and looking forward to it as it will be loads of fun. and i need some fun in my exercise, as it's been absent for a long time with the exception of my pt's with elise last year)...

My gf's want to go walking one night a week, so that will be back on the agenda, and they've been really lovely and said they'd slow it down a little until I was back up to form, so I really appreciate that.

So basically the plan is:

Cardio & light weights 2-3 times a week at the gym (no PT for a while longer)
Belly dancing class 1 night a week
Walking with the girls 1 night a week
Physio stretches/exercises/Pilates each day to strengthen back & abdominals

Should be fine....

Hi Kaz, just dropping by to say hello. Ruby xx

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MY WEIGHT WINNING PLAN

Start Weight: 116 kilos JAN 2009
Current Weight: 116 kilos 4/1/09
(Short Goal Weight: 111 kilos)

I CAN DO THIS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Ruby, great to see you! Hope you are doing well!

Today I did 15 minutes on the bike, 30 minutes on the treadmill, and then my pilates/physio exercises & stretching.

Didn't train. My trainer didn't say boo to me. Meh.

So, when can we catch up, sexy lady?

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my only clear day this week is thursday, how's that suit?

Hey Kaz,

Glad 2 c u back.  Wow, belly dancing - so much fun esp the shimmy!  Trying 2 catch up on every1 journal and you seem to be working thru your injuries so good for you.  Its nice to see that your friends are supporting you too. 

BTW, thanks heaps for the book recommendation.  Don't know why it took so long to actually go out and buy it.  Have only recently bought it and am still reading it.  Gee, it's really hard to change habits you have had for years on end (ie: slow eating - so hard!).  I tried chopsticks, which worked for a while until I became a pro at it.  Now just trying to eat slowly, but still a work in progress along with everything else.  On the plus side, I haven't weighed myself in a few weeks, so all good.

Anyway, take care

Jen

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CW: 81
GW: 61

Task this week: To get drink more water and try new healthy foods ... !!!

well done jen!!! i'm really glad you grabbed the book, i'm re-reading it at the moment!

i just saw the sports surgeon today, and he wanted to do another cortisone injection today, but it's going to have to wait probably until the next school holidays, as i'll be off my foot for a week - not practical at the start of the school year, eh!

chopsticks idea is a great one!! i absolutely used to inhale my food down, and sometimes still do, which as we know is far from good for you, and doesn't give you time to register if you're full or not!

haven't been to gym yet. have a rotten migraine, plus have been fighting the doldrums today, for no explicable reason...oh hmmm actually just checked the date, and it's my dead nana's birthday today, so maybe that's subconsciously there.

can't WAIT for hypnosis & psych in a couple weeks, hopefully knock this smoking demon over once & for all.

xxx