ankle weights

It's been a long time but I'm happy to have the ankle weights back on! I have so much stuff that I put to the side that got put to the side because they're uncomfortable to use during summer but now it's winter and I should be okay. Might even be able to wear them into spring.

belt back on

I put my waist trainer back on and I've been doing it consistently for a week now. Summer isn't the time for me to be wearing the waist trainer and then I fall out of the habit but now I'm back in the habit and it's good to be back! 

I'm still using an app for light to medium exercises, stretches, and yoga. Didn't start hitting the gym, didn't start learning how to swim and didn't start learning how to roller skate. 

But I did get roller skates and safety stuff and safety stuff for swimming for next year! 

One goal at a time is fine. And for as much as I've been saying I want to learn how to swim in roller skate I've really been working on weight loss stuff this year.

I gain weight and my blood pressure went up

I let go of a lot when I realize I was having health issues in other ways and now I'm seeing the consequences. 

I used to teeter between 150 and 160 and now I'm almost 180. My blood pressure used to be probably 80 over 100 and now it's 120 something over 80. 

I'm one of many people that has gained weight after becoming disabled so it's not like it's anything abnormal, but definitely something I want to get handle on. 

I thought I lost the weight because my stomach went back to normal, but the way my weight distributes is very overt and then very sneaky. It sits in my face and upper body for a while and then it goes down to my buns and thighs. And then I think I lost the weight cuz I don't see it in my upper body anymore but I'm not paying as much attention to my lower body. 

I'll figure it out though. I'll get my care team on it!

chicken bone broth

Bone broth is a great source of protein and collagen. I went to get beef bone broth but the store I went to didn't have any so I settled for the chicken instead of leaving empty-handed.

waist trainer conundrum

The waist trainer doesn't fit that bad, and it does what I want it to do. It's just weird how I don't usually feel motivated to put it on even though it will help me get the results that I desire. If not terribly uncomfortable, if I put it on right. And it shapes me like I want to be shaped.

I usually don't leave the house for the waist trainer on and usually don't have it on for more than 2 hours. I have left the house with a waist trainer on before, not the one I most recently bought. It was okay, and I was definitely ready to take it off before I got home, but it was not like it was super inconvenient to take off, and I was still able to wait until I got home.

Waist trainer in combination with turmeric, especially turmeric ginger tea, seems to be a good strategy.

pelvic floor therapy progress 1/17

I've been with my second physical therapist since November 17th of last year, and everything has been going swimmingly! She's a great person in general, with a great personality and a lot of life experience! She's much more concerned with moving at my pace. 

I'm making a lot of slow and steady progress with my pelvic floor, and I look forward to being prepared to have that part of my body very healthy hopefully by this summer. Like any other therapy, you're not supposed to be in it for years unless you have exceptional issues. I don't know if pelvic floor (that wasn't damaged by surgery or others extenuating circumstances) warrants me being in therapy for years.

While I say that having had the same chiropractor for years.

Either way, whether I'm ready to end therapy or not, my pelvic floor situation will be different by this summer no matter what as long as I keep going to therapy and taking all the suggested steps.

If your physical therapist is hurting you, get a new physical therapist. It's not supposed to hurt like that. Especially, if you're doing internal work.

new waist shaper and maybe a dietitian

I got a new waist shaper from Walgreens and it fits a lot better than the other two I got online. The other two I got online still fit, but this different style of lace shaper that's different from those two seems to be more accommodating.

My physical therapist said I have a very solid core. I only have reason to believe it's stubborn belly fat over my abs. When I do better with my diet, I can see my abs a lot better.

I'm considering getting a dietitian, and I'm going to check in with my insurance if they cover it.

I could definitely use some guidance and an accountability system.