Tuesday, June 10, 2008

in case anyone cares

pt update:

i went to the foot dr last week. he was pleased with my progress. so pleased that he gave me 6 more weeks of physical therapy. he said that once i feel like my foot has regained most of its feeling and strength i can have my therapist start me on a walk/run program to build up my running ability. but at the first sign of trouble, i need to go to the foot doctor and he will cut open my calf muscle. his hope is that if i keep working out and building up my leg muscle the fascia will increase with the muscle instead of squishing everything and pinching off nerves and blood flow.

i am still a little unsure about the running thing but i will take it one session at a time.

along with my 2 hour 2x a week pt sessions, i've added 1-1.5 hours of pilates. i do some strength training with dumbbells, resistance bands, and a stability ball. plus we take the puppies for a walk at least a couple times a week.

this combined with watching what i eat, i've lost 12lbs. yay me!

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