lobsteriffic Posted January 17, 2012 Author Share Posted January 17, 2012 None at all! I went with my husband and I always tell him to say something if I'm limping, because I can't always tell. He says I'm walking normally but when I try to increase my pace to speed walking I start to walk funny. Once I slow down to my normal pace (which is probably somewhere around an 18:00/mile) then I'm walking fine. So for now that's where I'm staying. I'm hoping all of this walking helps me make a comeback to running at the end of January, so only a couple of weeks away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 18, 2012 Author Share Posted January 18, 2012 17/01/12: Workout: Was supposed to do a lower body workout, but I still had some DOMS from Saturday so I didn't go. Went for a 2.5 mile walk. I was going to do some yoga, but laundry and vacuuming got in the way. Diet:mung bean currymandarinsalad with mixed greens, carrot, tofu, nutritional yeast, and flaxapplemandarin2 bananas with soy milk, coconut, and cacao nibslentil-rice veggie soup, bread1 glass red wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 folding laundry is vinyassa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ha, I like the way you think. 18/01/12: Workout - Quad dominant/hamstring accessory & biceps DB split squats (still some balance issues, but these are coming along):20 x 525 x 530 x 530 x 5 Surgery tendon started to get sore so I didn't do my 5th set. DB step ups:20 x 820 x 820 x 8 Seated hamstring curls:45 x 1245 x 1245 x 12 Hammer curls:20 x 820 x 820 x 8 Stretched out my hamstrings. Today is going to be one of our last sunny days for awhile so I went for a 3 mile walk. Diet:smoothie (banana, mixed fruit, soy milk, flax, protein powder)bananasalad (mixed greens, kale, onion, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, tofu)orangeceleryTVP meatloaf, broccoli, brown rice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 my pt kept telling me how important consistency is. he would be proud of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 aw, thanks. I have warm fuzzy feelings for my pt clinic. I was so depressed when I started going...I had been on crutches for 5 weeks at that point and I had hardly left the house (we don't have a car, and I wasn't in any shape to take public transit). I had been working at home since my injury and I had hardly seen other human beings. I was so miserable and it felt like I would never be able to walk again. Over the next 3 months my pt and the rest of that clinic brought me back to life. On my last session when I said goodbye I started blubbering. I want to write a nice thank you note and send it, because I don't think I articulated myself very well in between sniffling and sobbing. That sounds melodramatic, but I was in SUCH a bad place mentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 i went through something similar. after you know what happened, i was so depressed, but then it got worse as the injuries set in. my guy was such a great cheerleader, it got to the point where he could look at me and tell what was going through my head and undo it. i really believe the practice of good physical therapy is an art. sounds like you had great people! i was afraid to stop going to mine. were you? when the time came i cried once i got in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 It was so scary! The pt clinic is in the same building as my surgeon's office. I finished the last pt session on my prescription in the morning and I wasn't sure if my surgeon was going to prescribe more or not. I saw him later that day and he said I didn't need pt, nor did I need to go back to him anymore either. It just felt so abrupt - these people (the surgeon, the pt, the clinic staff) had been such a HUGE part of my life for months! I saw them at least two days a week every week for months, and I didn't see much of anyone else at all. It was really scary to all of a sudden be on my own! I hear about experiences people had with not so in-tune phys therapists and I really can't imagine - they play such a HUGE role in the recovery process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 19/01/11: Workout - Vertical Push/Pull & Abs: Lat pulldown:45 x 560 x 560 x 560 x 560 x 5 DB pullover:30 x 830 x 830 x 8 One-arm DB push press:30 x 530 x 5 (fail on left arm)30 x 530 x 5 (fail on left arm)30 x 5 DB lateral raises:10 x 810 x 810 x 8 HIIT on stationary bike: 5 min warm up11 intervals of 30 sec on/60 sec off5 min cool down Hip flexor stretches30 kettlebell swings with 20lb DB - 10 reps (wish this had a better name...)front plank - 30 sec hold (puts pressure on my tendon, but not in a bad way. I think I just need to be slow with increasing the hold time)side plank - 30 sec hold each side Stretching Diet:I was SO hungry today! lentil-rice veggie soup, small pc breadsmoothie with banana, soy milk, flax, mixed fruit, and protein powderlentil-rice veggie soup, kale, small pc breadmandarin, orangegrape nuts with soy milk and bananacarrotsblack bean-rice patties, kabocha squash1 glass red wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 20/01/11: Workout - Hamstring dominant/quad accessory, calves & tricepsDB RDLs:40 x 5 40 x 540 x 545 x 545 x 5 Reverse lunges (still no weight as these are difficult to do on my surgery foot):BW x 8BW x 8BW x 8 Goblet squats:30 x 1235 x 1235 x 12 DB standing calf raises:30 x 8 35 x 835 x 8 Overhead tri extension:15 x 820 x 825 x 8 20 min. elliptical20 min. incline walking on treadmill5 min. cooldown on treadmill stretching, focused on hips Diet:lentil-rice veggie soupcollard wraps with black bean-rice pattiesbaby carrotssalad at Chipotle - romaine, black beans, veggies, salsa, guacamole my calf on my surgery side is sloooowly catching up to my other calf. I wish I had taken a photo when I first got my cast taken off - my calf was essentially non-existent. It's still smaller than the other one, but at least I can feel muscle in there now.http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lobsteriffic/EhvwGAtFGgaGmkHHFbJcgItCjfHiccvCphawxkxhHscbwjJqHFjaklIGudcm/-1828049122.jpg.scaled1000.jpg check out my happening new t-shirt at the gym this morning (I swear I don't usually match my headband to my shirt, it just happened by accident!):http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/lobsteriffic/jtkFwvpACpyFxCivjsnnDbwgqDAlAtwhkIdcrbxqoxJtyEexfwzqxgzswdgi/-1828049149.jpg.scaled1000.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 I'm starting to get happy with where my arms are...now if only my lower body would cooperate. http://i55.tinypic.com/hupq9s.jpg And from the back:http://i52.tinypic.com/24viqv6.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 First of all, I love your hair. Second of all, your calves don't look too different to me. Third of all, nice arms! The way you're working at it, your lower body will be as strong as you want it to be in no time at all, I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Well thank you very much on the hair compliment - fact: I actually hate my hair and wear it in a ponytail most of the time, but I'm trying to get over that and now I'm growing it out. To me my calves look wildly different, but everyone I ask says it's not that noticeable until I start pointing it out - so I guess that's good. I really wish I had taken a picture back in September. My calf looked like a skinny forearm! Pumped about my progress. Onward and upward! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 21/01/12: Workout:40 min. elliptical20 min. incline walking on treadmill5 min. cooldown the sun came out for a bit later, so I went for a short 2 mile walk Diet:TVP meatloaf, kabocha squashcollard wraps with black bean-rice patties, kabocha squashbanana with soy milk, coconut, and cacao nibsVega barTVP meatloafmiso soup1 glass red wine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 23, 2012 Author Share Posted January 23, 2012 22/01/12: Rest day. Diet wasn't that great...too many beer and too many snacks watching the football games. Boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 23/01/12: Workout - Horizontal push/pull & abs:bent-over DB row:35 x 535 x 535 x 535 x 535 x 5 upright DB row:15 x 815 x 815 x 8 DB bench press:25 x 525 x 530 x 530 x 530 x 5 incline DB press:25 x 725 x 625 x 4 hip flexor stretchesglute bridges x 20 flying dogs x 15DB kettlebell swings x 40 (with 20lb DB) light stretching, didn't do as much as I should have 3 mile walk Diet:grape nuts with soy milksalad with romaine, black beans, carrot, onion, cauliflower, nutritional yeast, and flaxmandarinappleblack bean soup with a few baked tortilla chips1 beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 it was a close game though eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Painfully close!!! I'm usually a Raiders fan, but it was fun to see all of the 49ers excitement around here. I really don't have any opinion about the Superbowl now. I'm pretty sure New England will take it, but I am neutral towards both of the teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 24/01/12: Workout - quad dominant/hamstring accessory & biceps:DB split squat:25 x 530 x 535 x 535 x 535 x 5 ROM on surgery side still not the best but it's getting better DB step ups:25 x 825 x 825 x 8 seated hamstring curls:45 x 1245 x 1245 x 12 hammer curls:20 x 820 x 820 x 8 HIIT on stationary bike:5 min warm up 12 intervals of 30 sec on/60 sec off5 min cool down a bit of foam rolling Diet:I was really hungry this afternoon... green smoothie (romaine, banana, flax, protein, frozen fruit)big bowl of romaine, leftover black bean soup2 mandarins1 applebanana with soy milk, coconut, cacao nibs, and a tiny bit of grape nutscesar salad, lentils with caramelized onions, roasted squash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Yes. The Pats will dominate! I dont really even like football, but the Pats are my homies! Your new cereal concoction looks off the hook. Is it as yummy as it looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 It is! The shredded coconut and cacao remind me of a Ruffle cookie. I used to love those in the 80's. I think they might just have been in Canada though. http://www.darefoods.com/Img/Flavours/Ruffles_Caramel.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 25/01/12: Workout: FIRST TIME RUNNING POST-SURGERY!!!5 min. warm up2 min. run (5 mph)/3 min. walk (3 mph) - five times So it was kind of lame and slow and I didn't even break a sweat, but still, I'm back at it! I tried to watch my form and note any weirdness in my foot. I didn't feel pain, just tightness. But apparently that's normal and is from all of the scar tissue and I might always have that. My surgeon didn't think it warranted an injection if it wasn't causing pain and impeding my life at all. Diet:I ate a lot today and made some not stellar choices. I didn't have a filling enough lunch and that set me up for being in a snacking mood later on. Lesson learned. grape nuts with soy milk, cacao nibs, coconut, protein powderdaikon and carrot "noodles" with bok choy 2 mandarins, 1 applecesar salad, celerygrape nuts with soy milk, cacao nibs, and coconutsquashtoo many tortillas2 cookies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vivalasvegans Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Yay running! So excited for you! How exciting! Did it male you feel DOMS or fatigue or anything like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobsteriffic Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Not at all! But it was super slow and easy. I think using the elliptical in my recovery has helped a lot. I'm going to try running outside a bit this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryStella Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 congrats on the running girl!! and good luck outside! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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