Week of August 31

My last full week of "freedom" before the entrapment of post-surgical recovery takes my independence from me.

Sorry, that was a little dramatic, but I do hate being dependent on other people. I need to try to get in a positive state of mind. Honestly, most days I'm ok with it, just very nervous because I know what to expect based on other blogger's experiences, but I don't know how much of that I can relate to my own personal experience. I feel like I've done enough over the summer to ensure a better than average recovery, but who knows what will happen once they actually stick the scopes in me and prod around ...

Monday

Started the morning with a little yoga to ease my mind. Unfortunately, all it did was bring up lots of emotions. I did not behave well most of the day. Whoops.

Bia hip/atlas core in the evening.


Tuesday

Had every intention of biking into work in the morning - I actually was walking out the door with my bike when I decided to check the tires and noticed they were flat. I've had a really hard time keeping them inflated, and because I have no patience these days, I threw my bike keys and just got ready for work and drove in.

Not my best moment.

My co-workers threw an ice cream sundae potluck for me before I took my leave for surgery. It. Was. Awesome.

Wednesday

Did a body weight HIIT from DailyHIIT/BodyRock. It was HARD, but loved it. Had to do some modifications, but it felt good. I can't wait for 6 months from now when I can just work out and not have to deal with a very sore hip.

Thursday

Did some hill repeats just to get some running in before the half marathon relay on Saturday. I took Jeff with me, which was a big mistake. He really has a hard time running in the altitude, and it was nearly impossible to power up hills with him. The middle two repeats (I only did 4) I just dropped his leash. The first time, he thought it was fun. The second time, I think he was a little hurt.

But he's a dog, so what do I know about his "feelings".

Traveled all afternoon to get to Iowa. When I fly, I eat terribly. The only vegetables I got that day were from the spinach in my pre flight smoothie and some tomato in a chicken wrap that I had at the local bar in my hometown. The bar had salads, but I bet you a year's salary they are made with iceberg lettuce. Which, incidentally, was also in my wrap.

Friday

Worked from home today and noticed how little walking I get in when I don't have my dog or apartment stairs to climb. I found it incredibly annoying. I walked around the farm, took a peek at the new culvert by the house that replaced an old bridge under which my siblings and I played when we were kids. It looks weird.

Saturday

Half marathon relay with my brother. For the first mile and a half or so, I seriously questioned my decision to run 6.1 miles, but after I got into the groove, it wasn't so bad. Detailed RR to follow. My brother and I ended up running about the same distance; he finished 20 minutes faster than me.

Those types of stats will change, I promised you that.

In the afternoon, I had lunch and time at a park with some old girlfriends from high school, one of whom was an exchange student from Germany (and who still lives there). I hadn't seen her for 13 years and it was so wonderful to see her and the other girls, most of whom I don't get to see very often.

Sunday

Quite literally, a day of rest for my family and I, except for my dad, who was in a golf tournament. I had so few steps on my activity tracker that I walked up and down our driveway for 20 mintues, just to get to 4,000 steps. Sigh.