Injury reports
May. 26th, 2009 09:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
angelakOn a different note, it's time for bodily updates.
I've been trying to stay strong and positive.
Some weeks I excel at remembering that life is great, that I'm still strong, mostly lean – healthy. Fit.
I know I'm still athletic even in the course of my physical challenge.
Other weeks I'm heart broken because I wish I could do the things I miss.
Today I feel pretty good. My knees are feeling mild after taking more rest days from run days.
And the Portland trip gave me 6 hours of road trip. I also minimized my standing at our destination.
I rubbed my tendinitis lotion on my tendons a couple of times a day to keep the pain low.
Today it seems standing is less painful again.
This always makes me cheerful.
When standing does not hurt me, I'm so much less dark in mentality.
I get dark and unhappy when standing for 10 promotes pain.
Jim reminds me that hardships are lessons, and although it is clear I am facing lessons and challenges that are making me stronger for later in life – it does not mean it won't suck in the interim.
When he gives me advice and support like this – I find it to be the most effective.
Sometimes he doesn't realize it. I try to show him and tell him, but when the support is so useful and soul-seated, it's hard to express it into words.
I forget when things regress that I have made tons of physical progress. I get scared and let fear carry me away in a river of sadness.
I can only be so strong, and some days I feel like I am failing myself in internal strength and fortitude – coping, when I let the sadness take over.
The hard days and tears tend to be briefer, less erratic, and much more short lived.
Yes, I cry for the months and miles of trails that I miss, and the work productivity I wish I had – and the envy and outright jealousy I have for those who can go do what I used to do, and will one day do again.
I have to remember that it always feels like shit when you're going through shit.
But I know that anything is possible, and I can make my own reality and use my own Will to power through life.
Life carries on, and today I have a nice, strong – low pain day. I plan to circuit train today, yoga tomorrow. I think these things will allow an extra boost to healing and then I will hit the pavement again for some runs. Intervals are over-rated right? Steady and slow is fine.
:)
And I don't really think I am slow though. Just not fast. Which means I'm taking moderate pacing.
Beyond that? I am just trying to work on nutrition, nutrition, nutrition. Health is important to me. And not just joint and mental health.
-Angela
I've been trying to stay strong and positive.
Some weeks I excel at remembering that life is great, that I'm still strong, mostly lean – healthy. Fit.
I know I'm still athletic even in the course of my physical challenge.
Other weeks I'm heart broken because I wish I could do the things I miss.
Today I feel pretty good. My knees are feeling mild after taking more rest days from run days.
And the Portland trip gave me 6 hours of road trip. I also minimized my standing at our destination.
I rubbed my tendinitis lotion on my tendons a couple of times a day to keep the pain low.
Today it seems standing is less painful again.
This always makes me cheerful.
When standing does not hurt me, I'm so much less dark in mentality.
I get dark and unhappy when standing for 10 promotes pain.
Jim reminds me that hardships are lessons, and although it is clear I am facing lessons and challenges that are making me stronger for later in life – it does not mean it won't suck in the interim.
When he gives me advice and support like this – I find it to be the most effective.
Sometimes he doesn't realize it. I try to show him and tell him, but when the support is so useful and soul-seated, it's hard to express it into words.
I forget when things regress that I have made tons of physical progress. I get scared and let fear carry me away in a river of sadness.
I can only be so strong, and some days I feel like I am failing myself in internal strength and fortitude – coping, when I let the sadness take over.
The hard days and tears tend to be briefer, less erratic, and much more short lived.
Yes, I cry for the months and miles of trails that I miss, and the work productivity I wish I had – and the envy and outright jealousy I have for those who can go do what I used to do, and will one day do again.
I have to remember that it always feels like shit when you're going through shit.
But I know that anything is possible, and I can make my own reality and use my own Will to power through life.
Life carries on, and today I have a nice, strong – low pain day. I plan to circuit train today, yoga tomorrow. I think these things will allow an extra boost to healing and then I will hit the pavement again for some runs. Intervals are over-rated right? Steady and slow is fine.
:)
And I don't really think I am slow though. Just not fast. Which means I'm taking moderate pacing.
Beyond that? I am just trying to work on nutrition, nutrition, nutrition. Health is important to me. And not just joint and mental health.
-Angela
