Glad I found this site. Hoping to find a little love and support here.
I've had a rough three years - moving to a new town, having a foot surgery that kept me inactive for 8 months and then, four weeks after getting the green light to return to exercise, rupturing my Achilles tendon - which required extensive surgery, including cadaver tissue replacement, and has taken almost an entire year to heal. In late December, I was thrilled when my doc released me to walk, ride a bike and do yoga again!
I had to start things slowly and was enjoying yoga, until I got a terrible case of vertigo. As of today, I've had it a solid month. I've tried everything to get rid of it - meds, inner ear repositioning, rest, chiropractic, massage and acupuncture and nothing is working. I am supposed to limit my movements, refrain from driving (with two kids?) and REST. It's not getting any better.
Since all the foot surgeries, my weight has gone up 60 pounds - despite following a Paleo diet. Between menopause and the inactivity, the weight has crept on steadily. Fortunately, I'm healthy - good blood pressure, good labs. I'm sure that I can drop the weight, but I don't have any support here at home.
My best friend started a new job and has been MIA for almost a year now. I'm not mad about this - she desperately needed a job and with the economy the way it is, she has to do whatever to keep this job. It is very stressful and she feels completely overwhelmed. We have gone from daily phone calls to a weekly rushed five minute quick catch up or some texts. She can't talk, email or text during work.
My husband is a naturally thin person - 6'2" and 170#. He is obsessed with exercise and works out three (yes, that is NOT a typo) times a day. Because of his obsessiveness with exercise, I wind up taking up taking up the slack for everything in the house and with the kids. I can read your minds now - "Why don't you talk to him?" "Can you explain to him how having the time to take care of yourself will make you a better mom?" "Can you ask him for help?" I've tried so many different angles to communicate my needs. He agrees that I need to do things to take care of myself - but won't change anything HE does to help me manifest what I need. Men...
I'm sure you've all read stories like that before
So, as of today I'm taking matters into my own hands. I am going to start a Medifast-inspired diet. I've got all my food items ready. Got a list of foods to pick from. I've established rewards for myself when I meet goals. I just need some cyber-friends to cheer me on and pick me up if I slip up.
I'm also having a hard time with this because I am usually the one to help others. Believe it or not, I was an aerobics instructor for 12 years! I was always cheering others on in their weight loss journey. Maybe I got some good Karma coming my way!
Thanks for listening to my little rant -I just really needed to get all that off my chest. I promise to have more positive things to say in the coming days and weeks!
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