Unfortunately…accidents happen.

333 words posted on December 03, 2007 | Boyfriend, Exercise, Weight Loss

I’ve kind of hit a brick wall when it comes to my ongoing weight loss. While I am very close to my original goal and I’m still eating properly, I’m having a bit of trouble with preforming any real exercise. A few weeks ago, while on one of my regular daily walks I was unaware of a big dip in the road based on the fact that it was filled in with leaves. The step down basically knocked me on my ass and I literally had to call the house to have my hubby come and pick me up off the street a few blocks up. I couldn’t walk and my foot swelled up to about three times the size. I knew it wasn’t broken because I’ve broken and sprained my ankles so many times that I can tell the difference. I’m aware that I have weak ankles due to past experiences so naturally I knew how to treat it. I pulled my aircast out of the closet, pumped it up a little and slapped it on. I’m able to move around but standing up for long periods of time is proving to be difficult for me. Since I’m hunched over from trying to avoid putting too much presser on my foot, I’m finding it hard to keep my back from hurting me as well. So basically it’s a whole series of issues that I hope to clear up as soon as possible. The cast I’ve been using for years is a bit tattered and torn so I’ve been looking into new ankle braces on betterbraces.com. While I was there I began looking into knee braces for Sean because of the water in his knee thanks to an old Wrestling injury in high school. The two of us are literally falling apart, guess we were meant for each other - heh.

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I’m truly inspired by your weightloss. Fifty pounds is a very serious accomplishment. I’m constantly struggling to lose weight. I lose some.. then I gain it back plus ten pounds. What’s your secret?!



I hope your ankle feels better asap!



Vio - Thank you very much, I’m still a little sore but I’m doing ok.

Anesthesia - There really is no “secret” to weight loss, it’s a lot of willpower honestly. I’ve had to revamp my entire life in order to do it. I’m now eating portion controlled meals about 5 times a day, I’m exercising for at least an hour a day. Instead of driving to the store I’ll walk, any chance at activity is really the only way to do it. I wish you loads of luck on your journey and hope you’re able to accomplish your goals.



wow… dieting during the holidays is so tough - good luck, hope your ankle feels better xoxox



Your body “hits a wall” because you are doing the same routine. Your body is use to what you are doing, so you need to change things up. One of my goals for 2008 is staying on track. So this New Years, I want to read Dr. Dean Ornish’s new book the “Spectrum”. He provides you tools to customize a way of eating, managing stress, and exercising that is based on your own desires, needs, and genetic predispositions. Hopefully this will help me figure out what’s best for me… Here’s a link to an interesting discussion about it: http://www.wellsphere.com/viewGroup.s?id=110918

Hope this helps!



Happy (Belated) New Year! Hope that your holidays didn’t get ruined because of the accident.




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