Within this span, I have lost eight pounds, built up my strength (upper body, lower body and core) and cleaned up my diet a large bit. My bum knee (the one I dislocated several years ago) has a broader range of motion and I just generally feel healthier.
Unfortunatley, over the last while I have a had a flare-up of hip pain (which a physiotherapist-turned-teacher friend thinks may be related to my sciatica), which worsens when I do jumping jacks or jogging or the like. I have been trying to avoid activities that exacerbate the problem, but full-body exercises typically require the use of the hips. So, I am going to look into stretching and strengthening exercises for this area.
I have finally started to notice that my clothes are fitting better. In the past few days, I have been able to wear some pants that have been too small for a while now - cue angels singing. My body has a tricky habit of building muscle quickly (woo hoo!), but releasing fat slowly (boo hoo!). It is rather disconcerting to work hard at healthy diet and exercise, only to have newly built muscle push out the existing fat, which results in my dimensions getting larger before they get smaller. So, feel free to picture me laying on the floor, drumming my heels and screaming, "BUT, I'm supposed to be getting SMALLER!!" However, it appears that the fat burning has begun in earnest now (cross your fingers please). Whew!
So, if you have been playing along at home, how goes the battle of the bulge?
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