I cannot believe that the healthy charleston challenge is over almost! We only have one week left after weigh in tonight. Next thursday, the 19th, will be our last weigh in and the winners will be annouced. It blows my mind how fast it has gone by. I am really sad about it being over and am going to need some major support and encouragement to keep me pushing forward towards my goal! The lack of the team and compeition will make it difficult but I am excited about keeping that comrodery up with my team and all of us reaching our over all goals! It will be an exciting day!
Lots of things went on this week and I feel like I have not posted in forever! I was having a lot of foot, knee, hip, back and neck pain & discomfort. I went to see a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor. She saw me and nothing seemed to be terribly wrong structure wise with the exception of me having "hideious posture." Haha- those were her exact words! :) She did recognize though that there were a lot of issues going on with muscles and things that needed to be worked out. She recommended deep tissue massage and physical therapy 1-2 times a week. RIght now- I am not in a position to be able to afford that because I have not met my insurance deductable so I am trying to figure out the next best solution to get these things fixed so they don't turn from minor issues to major issues. I know the Lord is going to provide a cheaper solution to the problem and that I am strong and healed in His name.
This week has been frustrating. Thus far in the program, I really have not had any struggle with eating right or working out-- this week, I have eaten well but I have really struggled with keeping a good food log. And I just don't feel quite driven in my workouts like I was. This is not good with only a week left in the challenge. I still feel like I worked out a lot and ate right enough to lose the needed weight for the week but had hit a major plateau this week. Nothing had gone off. It actually had gone up a tiny bit since last week's weigh in. I was so frustrated but I decided to give it up to God and finally last night when I weighed I was down for the week. We shall see how I come out tonight at the weigh in.
I am excited about tonight! Everyone in the challenge is going to run the James Island Festival of Lights 2 Mile run!! I get to run in all kinds of beautiful christmas lights at the park with amazing people I love! I am really pumped!! I have a lot of races coming up so please be praying for me!
Upcoming Races:
Tonight- Festival of Lights
Saturday- Harbor something...run.. in mt pleasant with katie lesslie!!
Thanksgiving- 8k with my brother at the Charlotte Turkey Trot.
Should be fun! Will update you on the weigh in sometime this weekend! Thanks for reading!!
Hey Blair, I wanted to encourage you to keep pushing on. It is probably best for you to do low impact exercises such as cycling after the challenge is over, so you don't injure yourself. I injured my hip 5 weeks ago and have not been able to run, but cycling doesn't affect it so that's what I've been doing. Also, many healthcare providers will be more than willing to set up payment plans, i.e. - you can pay $50 a month, or more, and pay off your medical bills over a longer period of time. Look into that. Leslie and I are proud of you! Keep up the good work! - Evan
ReplyDeleteWay to keep going Blair, I'm so proud of you! I know a girl at Church Creek Pres who is a masseuse and she's super nice. Her name is Ashley Golden and I know a few people who go to her and they love her. If you can scrape up the money, a massage is sooo worth it. I'll get her info for you if you want! See you soon!
ReplyDeleteIf you are looking for cheaper massage options, perhaps you can look into if any of the schools in the area offer them? I know at UNC the physical rehab students and other departments offer cheaper services for things (even like dentistry and stuff) if you can just figure out how to get on the list... maybe Nancy Hart would have an idea? Also maybe some type of yoga would be less impacting on your joints while they're healing- I got into doing power yoga (kind of like pilates plus yoga, fast) and I always work up a major sweat... but it's not as jarring on the joints. Keep it up, friend, you've come so far! -Lindsey W
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