Nothing earth shattering, but it’s nice to know that I know
my own body and what it needs when it needs it, TA DA!
G-d that sounds a bit narcissistic, but when it comes to
health it is an absolute to know what works for you.
And some, not unlike me, have to learn by trial and error,
hmm?
Not that much fun, but a necessary way to find out how to
handle the ups and downs of life with Multiple Sclerosis.
Some people like to share what works for them and that is
fine…and on occasion it can work for you too, but not always and that is when
with your own personal experience you learn from your own tried and true
methods of dealing with pseudo exacerbations or just the illness itself doing
what it so rudely does daily to all of us with it…
This is an elongated way to say that I was well enough to
continue my gym workout today and I did! You see, my lying horizontal for a few
hours did work last night, with of course my medications prescribed by my docs!
I did not cut back at all on what I was doing previously and maintained my reps
utilizing both machines and realizing that I have exceeded my expectations for
myself to this point of working out for over a half an hour and with the
ambition to do this for the three day a week commitment for as long as it takes
and beyond!
Of course, I will try in my near future to go longer with
reps and time on both pieces and eventually try other equipment that appears to
meet the criteria that my neuro set and recommended of not injuring my neck or
back. I enjoy what I am doing and Hubby does enjoy the time we actually spend
together, although, I am trying to goad him into joining me in the effort to
feel better. So far no dice, but we will see what we will see… and that is one
of the best parts even if for any horrendous reason my left eye were to go too,
you don’t need sight to do this just an assist and a trainer like my Hubby!
I swore when I lost the weight in a year or two at this
rate, ha, I would rejoin a regular gym that is my goal…do you know here they
are less expensive than where I go?
Crazy! Only ten dollars for a month’s membership and even
this is el cheapo too, at fifteen dollars for fifteen days!
I hope if any of you couch potatoes are still sitting around
out there, don’t, if a half blind gal in a wheelchair can go do, so can you!
Repeat after me, “can go do, so can you!”
Or not…
But wouldn’t it be something an older aged person with some
inconvenient issues shamed the couch people off their couches into the gyms?
If I could only do that…wouldn’t life be worth living, oh
no, shame on me!
No one should shame another into doing anything, bad Tobi!
Even if it is to make them healthy and change their life for
the better?
NO!
People have to do things because they want to…but showing
them that sad sacks like myself even, “can go do, so can you!” Ain’t such a bad
refrain, but some may think it a bit lame, nah too tame…just the same…
On that note of no more rhyming notes, allow me to be the
very first to wish all of you a very happy good night and to ask you to kindly
count all of your blessings and share all of your overages with you know who
and we will too!
And next time please be here or be square, ya hear!
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