Don't Eat That

Ok, so here we are July 12th and I really thought I was going to be ready by the 15th.  I saw my doctor on Thursday and I have graduated from the cast to this really ugly black thing that I can at least wear a shoe with.  However, I was instructed to stay off the foot as much as possible and to initiate my own physical therapy but to be very very careful.

Gee thanks doc!

And I had this bright idea on Friday night to go to a baseball game – wrong!

Today I decided a trip to the grocery store was in order – wrong!

Now…I’m sitting on my sofa with this ugly black thing on my foot with my shoe on.  I didn’t realize the serious of the words “make sure you wear a shoe” when I graduated out of the cast.  But, having run around the house yesterday (not really running but you know, just general moving around) with the ugly black thing on my foot and no shoe….well, what can I say – wrong!

So, I”m thinking I’m either going to sleep in my shoe or put that big ugly gray boot back on.  Oh the pain…I am going to get the EASports back on and do some static exercises and a bit, and notice I said a “bit” of physical therapy.

The good part about going to the grocery store myself, I got apples, grapes, nectarines, bananas, strawberries, baby carrots and a watermelon instead of snack cakes, Recee’s Cups and pudding.

I’ve lost the same 10  pounds about 8 times in the last 2 years and right now those 10 pounds are MIA and I am going to try to keep it that way.  Because hello, I don’t want to have a heart attack, geeez!

Ok, so, I just mentioned that I wasn’t able to start the EASports Active on July 1st because I am still in the cast.  The fact of the matter is, when I wrote that, I was under orders from my doctor to be “non-weight bearing for 2 more weeks”.  That 2 weeks ends this upcoming Thursday. 

So, I was hoping to make it to at least start when I had time on the 15th and then go after the regimen hard and fast on August 1st.  However, yesterday I managed to put a little it or weight on the foot.  Today, I braved a step or two without the cast but more importantly, I went out for ice cream with my boys and I didn’t take the walker.  Now, the only time I was on my foot was to get back and forth to the house and back and forth to the picnic tables. 

I wouldn’t call that over-doing it.  I have made a few more steps tonight without the boot and although my leg is really weak, I can see how I may be put on weight-bearing boot on Thursday at my follow up and very possibly I can start working on EASports and not have to wear this beautiful gray accessory to Blogher. 

How cold would that be?  NO more whining?

Holidays at Casa Reason are usually filled with food.  But, as usual, I dont’ like hot food in the summer time.  I consume wear more fruits and veggies int he summer than the winter because most of them (the ones you eat raw anyway) are best when kept cold. 

So, for the 4th, we will celebrate with friends and family, hotdogs, hamburgers, strawberry shortcake pie, watermelon, home ice cream and red (strawberries), white (marhmellows) and blue (blue berries) Kabobs. 

So, hang on, have a good time and work at the day to be safe!

So, we’ve rounded the curve into July.  The year is half over and I’ve been the cast all but just a few days of it, 24 to be exact.  My plans to start the EASports on June 1st were spoiled by the recuperating from the surgery on my leg.  I had hoped that by June 15th I would be ready, but again, the doctor said no, not yet.

Here we are, again, rounding into July and guess what?  I am still in the cast and on orders to be non-weight bearing for another week.  My ankle hurts where the bone graft was done more than the other place.  As a matter of  fact, it hurts worse than the other injury ever has. 

I put a little weight on it today when I got out of the shower and I have to say that the good doc is a smart one because I am paying the price for it now.  It hurts, a lot.  And, I am sad.

I won’t be starting my round on July 1st either.  And, the 15th may be possible but I will be leaving on the 22nd for Blogher and then returning just in time to get my son ready to go back to school. 

So, I am not setting a start date before August 1st, but as soon as I am given the all clear from the doctor, I will begin and I will log my workouts but I’m not calling it official until August 1st.