Back To Blogging

My mother leaves on Monday so I will be back to blogging regularly again.

Things around here and slowing down again. I've been forced to take a few days of rest. A few weeks ago I pushed myself too hard during yoga and hurt my wrist. I wasn't aware that I had actually hurt myself. I woke up one morning with a really sore wrist and thought that I just slept on it wrong. It kept hurting but of course I didn't go to the doctor. I was convinced that it was nothing and it would just go away in no time. It's been like 2 weeks and the pain has just gotten worse.

Thursday, I finally had enough and went to the doctor. I was sure he was just going to tell me it was nothing and to just let it rest and eventually it would go away. Sadly, that was not what he said. It turns out I have an irritated and pinched nerve. He's put me on anti-inflammatory meds to help with the pain and whatnot. He's also sending me for physio therapy. I was sent for an X-ray to rule out any kind of bone fractures of anything else. I need to wear this ugly splint on my wrist/arm. It's incredibly annoying to wear and I actually feel fairly dumb with it on. Worst part of this all are the meds I'm on. I have to take them twice a day and it's given me such an awful stomach ache. I hate taking them. I spent a whole night awake from the pain and I've felt ill for days now. I'm not a fan of medication. I like to avoid pills whenever possible.

Good news is, I'm getting back to the gym next week. I spoke with my trainer, Anna, and we've worked out a plan that we are going to avoid weight loss and focus on core and back strength. My back issues are because of lack of strength so we're going to work on that instead of trying to lose weight. I'm going to work on weight loss on my own. I'm not in a HUGE hurry to lose a bunch on weight. I'd rather focus on getting into shape so that working out will come easier to me and cause me less pain.