One Week

Yes, its BEEN one week since I last posted, but that really wasn't the reason why I named the entry that. Its cause its one week left till I have the cast off!  I can't wait, the sun is rising over the dark stormy clouds... 

So, the pain was pretty much gone, except for some twinges here and there, hadn't touched pain killers in I don't know how long. I've been working out ( push ups, sit ups- the girl kind on my knees, using the dumbbells for my arms) I started  pushing with my toes and stuff over the weekend. Someone suggested I scrunch a towel, but the cast is too long to allow me to do it.   I'm not pushing it too hard, but I'm trying to build myself up slowly.

Then yesterday I  started putting weight on it. First just sitting down and having it flat, then standing and resting it on the ground and slowly putting more weight on it. By the end of the day I was in pain, but it did not feel like a bad kind of pain. It was enough pain that  putting it up for a couple hours didn't take it away, so I took an advil and tylenol. I woke up and it feels fine. starting to put weight on it some more.

I'm hoping that by monday, I will be able to move myself around enough that I can go to the gym to start going around the track.  Why, you may ask? Well, its dry and flat and even with benches all over to sit on to.  So I can start getting myself to walk even further on it. 

Then next thursday at 1400 hrs, I will be getting this cast off. Hopefully they just give me a brace or something, and  on friday I will talk to a physio person and hopefully get clearance to do some light stuff, like swimming and possibly yoga.

Also, I got my Nike + band in yesterday. Rather, my parents got it in, ( i ordered it with my BF's  birthday present and didn't want him to see it so I sent it to their house) It keeps track of everything you do during the day. I wanted it for my birthday but my mom accidentally got me the wrong one, so she just gave me money towards it and  I figured I'd buy it for when I'm better. I do have the Nike + running thing,  and the Xbox game, but other than the pedometer, I can't use either of those for now.  

Me and my BF will also be picking up our bikes ( mines at my place, and he just bought my little brothers so its with my parents) and hopefully I can start using that a bit more. 

I have my hopes up, I know. I'm talking a big game, but there's nothing like 6 weeks of forced inactivity to make you appreciate your abilities to do stuff, so I'm really planning on sticking with a work out plan this time.