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  • jeanmrob
    jeanmrob Posts: 629 Member
    Lovely weekend visit from my son David and his girlfriend Meshi.......they came bearing gifts of wine and chocolates and offering to cook for us.........I shared the wine and chocs with them and am now raring to get back on track tomorrow........

    I seem to be saying that a lot recently....:bigsmile:

    Jean

    Shiver me timbers!:tongue:
  • bvifun
    bvifun Posts: 401 Member
    I seem to have been hiding from this group lately and I am not sure why. My maintenance has been going fine but it IS different than the weight loss phase. It is more of a balancing act including losing and gaining in small amounts. About 2 months ago I was able to start walking a lot more and that just kept increasing. It was wonderful to find out again that I enjoy walking and being outside. Also our remaining dog is such a pleasure to walk with....easy as anything. This is the best my health has been in in several years and I was enjoying it. An upward spiral then started. I started sleeping better and then felt more like doing things so did more and slept better etc etc. Near the end of August I started in doing weight bearing arm exercises. Yay! All going great. :bigsmile:

    This came to a crashing halt on Saturday....literally. Simple twisted my ankle on uneven pavement and down I went as I heard a snap in my foot. %#%?!?%#. :explode: Off to the ortho and had a pretty purple cast put on. Oh I am still getting arm exercises.....the crutches ensure that. Plus I have added some weight exercises for my arms. Certainly one leg will still be strong but the other is of course withering away inside that cast. Sigh. I hope I will get a walking cast on Saturday but I don't think that will be the time for any hiking trips.

    This is the hottest time of the year here and I notice it more when I am just lying around all the time. And I cannot get into the water to cool off! Just when my dog and I were spending more time at the beach and I had my new bathing suits!

    As for the number on the scales......ummmmm. Maybe next week I will be able to get back on and estimate what the cast weighs.

    The good news........I have 30+ pounds less to hop around on these crutches than I did last year. :noway:

    Wanda
  • bvifun
    bvifun Posts: 401 Member
    So I went to the ortho on Saturday and he gave me an ugly boot to put over my cast. I am disappointed to find out that I can only put the slightest weight on that leg. Still it makes balancing a lot easier. I was not doing so well trying to stand on one leg for any amount of time.

    In 2 weeks we will be flying to Ohio via Nashville and Pittsburg. DH on a business trip and I am going along to see some friends. I've got my Dr.'s letter ready for the TSA.:smile:
  • Claud1313
    Claud1313 Posts: 123 Member
    BV, I hope the air pressure won't be a problem for you when you are flying. I feel for you with your broken foot.

    You are brave to use the crutches. Your balance is much better than you imagine. I was so wobbly with the crutches that I (almost) immediately switched to a walker and hopped around with that while I was in the cast and then with the boot. I found that the boot jacked up my knees due to the boot being higher than the other shoe.

    Safe travels,

    Claudine
  • grandmothercharlie
    grandmothercharlie Posts: 1,356 Member
    Ohio, BV. Going to be near me in Columbus?
  • jbouthiette
    jbouthiette Posts: 211 Member
    Good morning all,

    This is going to be an interesting week for me... I am going on a business trip for 3 days for the first time in about 9 months. Early morning travel, two and a half days of meetings and then traveling home. It will be interesting to see how I manage to stick to my plan, however I will be giving it my best shot! :smile:

    Exercise if going to be the most difficult part, as meetings will run from 8:00 am until 10:00 pm, hopefully the hotel will have a good treadmill so I can get a few miles in either late night or early morning. :tongue:

    Wish me luck!

    - JB
  • bvifun
    bvifun Posts: 401 Member
    Good luck JB. I'm sure you will find a way to work things out. Are all your meetings in one location or can you get some walking in?

    Thank you Claudine for your good wishes. On the plus side, the customer service rep at Delta did her best to give me leg room seats at no extra charge so DH benefits too.

    Oh Charlie, it would have been great to have a chance to meet but I will be in Akron. Not so very close. :cry:

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