It's a big bummer that I have a slipped disc at a time when I was pushing ahead to become fitter than ever. But this is the most dangerous time ever. One, emotionally I am down about this hiccup in my fitness lifestyle and the fact that my weight training days are completely threatened by it.
Then there is the necessity of staying put at home and resting for 3 weeks, then slowly and painfully coming back into activity through strolling (and later brisker walking). Also there will have to be a new skill to be learnt, swimming. That is all that I can do over the next 6 months before I plan to get back to weight training. Then again, I have to be careful for life in terms of how to train and even in terms of posture while sitting, driving etc. That's all in the distant future. At the moment I am at the big Zero in terms of fitness progression. Which is frustrating.
So all of this is not easy to handle. Especially since this is critical over the next 6 months. But this is what injury rehabilitation is about. Make it a passion just like I made dieting a passion and then fitness. In fact, the dieting passion has to come back. As an emotional crutch I have not been eating properly. Having too many carb rich snacks. Then again, not eating every 90 minutes precisely. Relaxing the rules too much. Must check all these tendencies! No surrender! Show the determination that you showed 3 years ago and lost all that weight. Stay fit by very light exercise. And promise yourself that you'll come back stronger.
Begin first by controlling your eating. That will ensure you don't have to fight that battle and you'll stay looking good, which will be rewarding.
Then there is the necessity of staying put at home and resting for 3 weeks, then slowly and painfully coming back into activity through strolling (and later brisker walking). Also there will have to be a new skill to be learnt, swimming. That is all that I can do over the next 6 months before I plan to get back to weight training. Then again, I have to be careful for life in terms of how to train and even in terms of posture while sitting, driving etc. That's all in the distant future. At the moment I am at the big Zero in terms of fitness progression. Which is frustrating.
So all of this is not easy to handle. Especially since this is critical over the next 6 months. But this is what injury rehabilitation is about. Make it a passion just like I made dieting a passion and then fitness. In fact, the dieting passion has to come back. As an emotional crutch I have not been eating properly. Having too many carb rich snacks. Then again, not eating every 90 minutes precisely. Relaxing the rules too much. Must check all these tendencies! No surrender! Show the determination that you showed 3 years ago and lost all that weight. Stay fit by very light exercise. And promise yourself that you'll come back stronger.
Begin first by controlling your eating. That will ensure you don't have to fight that battle and you'll stay looking good, which will be rewarding.
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