I tore my ACL sometime between November and May. I had injured it originally in November but worked through it until I couldn't stand it anymore. I went to see Dr. Walcott at AOS and he confirmed that I had torn my ACL and surgery was probably the best option. Being the stubborn athlete I am I have continued to try to workout and run with it torn hoping if I ignored it long enough I would eventually just forget about it. Not going to happen. I wanted to postpone surgery so that I could workout all summer and concentrate on losing these last 20 pounds (yes, it's still 20) while I was out of school. Last weekend I went to the gym and ran for the first time in about 3 weeks and finished 3 miles in 30 minutes. I was stoked! But then reality hit later that afternoon with knee pain and swelling. For three days after that run I was unable to do anymore working out. Finally, I made an appointment and now I'm scheduled to have surgery Monday morning.
Surgery! The one thing I've been dreading since I first hurt myself months ago. But I know that after I have this surgery and go through the physical therapy I will be on the road to running again and being able to be active full time!
I not only postponed surgery because I love to workout and other obvious reasons but I'm terrified that without working out I may GAIN weight. I'm afraid old habits may creep back in and I may find myself heavier by the end of the summer. I will not let these negative thoughts and fear of failure stop me from doing what I know I can do. I can plan my meals and eat right! I can go to the gym and work out upper body and abs (hoping to get this 6 pack soon hahahaha)! I will overcome this injury and I will be back better than ever!
So here are my summer goals:
To Recover! I will not feel sorry for myself. I will do what the PT and Dr. tell me to do so that I can get back to activity as soon as possible.
To Plan! I will plan my meals and continue to follow the plan.
To Blog! I have been a terrible at keeping up with this blog. The end of the school year was overwhelmingly busy and didn't make time to keep my readers updated! I will blog once a week this summer so be ready!! :)
What are your summer goals and how are you going to reach them?
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I'm glad you're back! My summer started out quite busy with traveling to a graduation out of state and then some other family obligations away from home. I decided that my return home would include a switch-up with my workouts too...as well as getting back to clean(er) eating. Being away from home realy jacked with my food. I'm going to continue my lunch hour workouts - but focusing on High-Intensity Interval Training rather than a low-intensity weight lifting class that I'm getting bored with. The new thing for me will be adding in a DVD workout (starting with Jillian's Ripped in 30) - but the kicker for that is doing it BEFORE WORK. I'm not a morning person. But I want to get my last 20 off too. I really just want to look good in (and out of) my clothes and I want to feel amazing. Good luck with your surgery and being intentional about your choices while you are recovering. You need your body to last a LONG time...let it recover!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the encouraging words and for reading! Good luck with your goals too... I grew to love working out before work and I've never been a morning person!! Maybe you will grow to love it too!
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