No pic today. No workout today. I’m currently working out just three days a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Trying to moderate a bit and not push myself too hard during this first month back in the gym. I woke up nice and sore in my glutes this morning after yesterday’s workout and that made me super happy! I’m not sure how it got there but movement is in my blood.
I am NOT a sitter. I hadn’t been out of the gym for eight weeks in the last fifteen years. My legs and glutes and low back were sore post surgery because of my lack of movement. I was sore from sitting! At my two week post op visit with my surgeon, she told me “nobody looks this good at two weeks post op”. I wanted to tell her that’s because most of her patients don’t lift heavy weight but I already knew her thoughts on heavy lifting for women. I was completely compliant with my restrictions for the entire eight weeks but the whole time I kept thinking about people who don’t ever work out. If I’m gonna be sore from sitting or sore from working out – I’ll take working out all day long! The benefit to my body and my mind from weight training can not be overstated.
The gym is my mental health as well as my physical health. I don’t drink. I don’t take antidepressants. I don’t smoke pot. Movement is my head medicine! I’m so thankful my hiatus was only eight weeks. So incredibly thankful for the gift of movement and challenging physical work. It’s somewhat humbling to be starting back with bodyweight movements but I’m already over that. Nowhere to go but up!
Born Too Soon 