Yes it's really me back again. Lot's going on and at the same time just plain too lazy to write any entries, if I'm being honest. And I am.
Here's an update. Still working out but not as diligently as I probably could. Now I do have an excuse but that excuse came about by me, truthfully, being less than smart. I was hitting the gym and the fitness classes and of course trying very hard to gain muscle and lose weight. Unfortunately I wasn't being as smart as I could and at the same time fooling myself. I over extended parts of my body that, frankly are rather old and not quite up to the standards I'd set myself up for. So I injured myself and then didn't do anything about it until it really hurt.
So I started to skip the gym. Now I didn't fall off the wagon completely. There's a certain trainer who was keeping tabs on me and motivating me to do something, anything but sit home on my butt. She also started helping me focus on what I could do. Which was good as I was focusing on the other stuff, the scale and how my clothes were fitting poorly. And that was self defeating. Also just dumb as I'm too smart to let that stop me from keeping sight of the big picture. Remembering that it took 60ish years create this current body and it wasn't going to change overnite.
Finally I took some advice that I had chosen to ignore multiple times and seek out some professional help. With that visit to a massage therapist came the realization that there was something really wrong. There was also the enlightenment of what could be done to fix the problem and get back my health.
Now before you start wondering let me explain. I'm not incapacitated. What has happened is that my shoulder (left) decided that certain motions (that are not everyday positioning ) were on the fringe of painful. Especially when lifting heavy kettle bells, dumbbells, or barbells. As I said I'd been ignoring those pains when doing these lifting motions. So guess what, I am now avoiding those particular motions. And working on other motions that will strengthen the weak parts of my shoulders.
So it's been over two months since I started realizing that there was a problem. Waking up in the morning and jerking awake from a painful movement of my arm wasn't what I really looked forward to on a daily basis. Getting rid of the pain is paramount to continuing the struggle to be healthy and live longer.
One last thought. Everything is fine. I'm doing stuff that is making a difference and gaining insight into what works and doesn't work for my 61yr young body. I'm on the right track and plan on staying on that track for the duration.
