.... or a month or two! I just came back to my blog and saw that I did not post since October. A lot has happened - including rotator cuff surgery. Right now my recovery is passive aggressive (lol): when I go to physical therapy I just lay there while my arm is stretched beyond belief, working on range of motion. I haven't graduated to actually doing anything myself, like working with weights and pulleys. But, hopefully that will start this week. (Boy, and I thought my knees were my problem!) I'm looking forward to driving this week but alas, that signals the end of my glorious month and half at home. I don't know... call me lazy but I did NOT tire of watching Law & Order reruns 24/7. I really wasn't allowed to do much other movement... my therapist put the nix on the rebounder and the bike or treadmill. At one point she did okay short slow walks but that's when the snow hit, and then she put the kibash on that too. Oh well... what's a fat girl to do?
The first 3-4 weeks my husband, bless his heart, did all the cooking - and, to his credit, made everything healthy. However, he was so happy to take care of me that he made 2-3 meals per meal. Example: One Friday night: Shish kebab, kafta, seafood scampi, lentil stew, hommos & babaghanoush, green salad and grilled potatoes and onions. ALL on the table. ALL at once. Let's just say that the 10 or so pounds I've gained was not from quality it was from quantity. Last week I felt well enough to make my own grocery list and plan a couple of recipes. And the other day I had my son drop me off and I actually did the grocery shopping myself. My husband and son shopped whatever I asked them to and cooked whatever I asked them to, but I missed the personal involvment in my own food preparation. Call me crazy again... but I LOVE grocery shopping! Once in a while I get sick of planning and preparation, but for the most part, what can I say... I love the kitchen - in all its aspects!
I'm hoping (but sad) to go to work a couple of days this coming week - that will at least get me out of the house and away from the kitchen for more than the one hour per day I go to physical therapy. I have also started my belly dance classes (hey - nothing wrong with my hips!) and that has introduced some activity back into my days. Once I am driving, back to work on a regular schedule, and have a set PT schedule I can look into adding other things to my day. I'm thinking of rejoining the FitRec center where I work to at least use the treadmill or bike and the hot tub, and work on some of the aquatherapy on my own. Not being 5 giant steps from the kitchen all day will help too.
Boy - how hopeful and happy I was in October. How far the mighty (happy) have fallen...
I look forward to restarting this blog as well.
Thanks for sticking by!
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Oh I would LOVE to go grocery shopping with you! Sounds like a fun adventure to me. Glad you are back to blogging too!
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