Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Multiple Personality In Order!

IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING when you're wrong and someone else is right-again! 

So Dr. L told me to wear a brace or a boot. I don't want anything in the world to do with that damned boot ever again. I don't know why I held on to it. But I did. And it feels good when its on. 

Suck!

So I'll wear it around the house and the dumb brace in public. How annoying all over again. I swear!

Ok, so the rest of Today is NOT SUCK! 

I dug out some of my torture devices I use on clients and literally sat down and worked out a program for this 'new client I'm training with a bum foot.'  So apparently I have to create an alter ego and train her. This outta be interesting! I'll have to treat her just like any other client, and make her show up to scheduled workouts, that have a progressive plan. Tell her to quit whining and when she starts bargaining for an easier exercise....HA-LAUGH MWHAAAHAHAHA!  I could treat her like crap and get my inner "Jillian" out on her. 

So if my mother reads this she will sigh, because she always has known I have multiple personalities. When I was younger and I did something stupid, I would say to my mom that I didn't do it, but the 'bad Kristen' did. I would walk away and get the 'Good Kristen' and she wouldn't get in trouble. Its actually very stupid because if I left her to go get the 'Good Kristen' then I was obviously the 'Bad Kristen' when I got caught and I would have been punished immediately before I could change back from werewolf to human. However, my mom was a good mom, and she let me stew in my own conscience until I fessed up. Or convincingly blamed my younger brother.  

Anyhooo, so if I have to make up an alter ego, and have potentially weird conversations to her about her glute med's-THEN SO BE IT!

New Client: Gina



seriously-my goal is to tell her from "Jillian" .....


".....DAM GINA!!......."


Tuesday, October 23, 2012

RIP! REHAB! REVIVAL! RACE!

SOOOOOO, Were Back.

WELCOME to Project R4.

This is going to take on a journey from injury to racing-FROM SCRATCH! We WILL be competing in one more IM before "Project Baby." (which is hopefully taking place next Aug/Sept)   I have learned a few things in the last couple of years about perseverance, determination,  rehabilitation, and cake. I have lost a lot of money signing up for races I eventually couldn't compete in.  I have learned that no matter what you think about your abilities, your body is always one up on you. I have learned that sometimes I don't know my body best, or what's best for my body- or at least what I 'thought' was best----ok or what I just 'wanted' to be best. And I have learned that I love cake.

Sooooo-Today, Tuesday October 23, 2012-Im going to vow to be consistent with my rehabilitation, and smart about my activities and have a purpose for what goes in my mouth. (shut it you sicko's)

Yesterday I got the diagnosis of a torn ATFL in my left foot. 7 weeks ago I stepped out of a car the wrong way and rolled my ankle laterally-outside. It hurt like a MOMMMMMMA and fortunately I was on my way to my chiropractor anyway. Throbbing like crazy the whole way, when I reached her house-she immediately set me up with ice and elevation and "just so happened to have kinesio tape already cut for a lateral ankle sprain"---SERIOUSLY! I hobbled on it for a few weeks, and then finally got a diagnostic ultrasound on it. Showed major inflammation. Not so good. But from there we decided to get X-rays because the pain was pretty bad and it didn't seem to be getting better-more like a bit worse. X-rays were clear. A few weeks go by and now 7 weeks post injury had a follow up ultrasound to see how inflammation was doing-oops... too much inflammation in the way of an obvious tear in my ATFL-anterior talofibular ligament.  Google it. Its kinda underish-in front of ish, the ankle bone. Worse case-6 months no running. Worse Worse case-surgery! But we're so not going there. Treatment: boot/brace/ water running/anti-inflammatory diet/Graston when needed/Lotta Love.

Last nite I came home and dug out that old boot I had such a hatred for when I broke my RIGHT foot in 2010. However once I slipped it on it almost felt like cotton surrounding my ankle. OOOOOOHhh it felt so good. Damnit! I am not giving in to the boot!   Only at home ...ahhhhhhh

So On with the boot, and off running. I vow to start with GETTING MY CORE STRONG AGAIN! AND, making time to swim. I think I need a new gym otherwise I talk too much to people I know. It's been 3 years since my last race so I am starting from S CRA T C H!!!! Fighting multiple small injuries for over a year now this one will be just another set back to ground zero.

It's all good! I'm going to document the journey up's and down's and hopefully more up's! Life is really all about the lessons you learn


Breakfast-Oatmeal and cooked pears with maple syrup, pecans, craisins, nutmeg and cloves. NO WHEAT! (wheat is a pro inflammatory-didyaknow?)

PROJECT R4 is underway!