Day 9 - Yippee Skippy

While my love of cookies has maybe made this week one where I won't lose any weight, it's still ending on a very positive note.

Today I hurdled another first. The first full week where I worked out (Pilates) three days in the week and on the other two walking. I moved every day and am planning a day at the pool for tomorrow and perhaps a ride around the hood on my bike. It's supposed to be scattered thunderstorms, but I think riding in the rain sounds like a pretty good remedy to a hot sweaty day. It all depends on how my back feels.

I’ve been ignoring the tightness in my back and the soreness. I’ve also been trying to ignore the creeping feeling that's just a shade or two lighter than fear. There have been too many times in the last year where I have felt good enough that I started thinking that I saw the tunnel. You know, the one where at the end of it is the light; the light at the end of the tunnel. And every time the pain re-emerged I slipped quietly into depression further down each and every time.

I also saw Dr. Geiger today. He's my non-surgical doc from the Hospital of Special Surgery. He’s a Physiatrist, and specializes in spine and sports medicine injuries and pain management. I told him about my Pilates classes and how my back felt a little sore and tight. He said that was perfectly natural response to using muscles that I haven’t used in awhile and that I could continue with my work out plans.

So I am finally allowing myself to believe that I'm in the tunnel and if I'm not mistaken, I can see light up ahead.