Foot doctor, TO DO list, and Exercise...*sigh*
This is part of the list that did not get completed yesterday....
make a goal list for the challenge (HOW am I going to lose 18 lbs??)
make pages for sample album
change air filter in furnace
finish flower baskets (need more flowers)
plan backyard deck
laundry-started
put away clothes
vac LR
vac kitchen
write letter to self
unload dishwasher (DD)-DONE
figure out which pics I want where on the website (my site...not the homeschool site)
Here is what I am adding...
load dishwasher
run dishwasher
clean off island
dinner-planned (grilling out if not raining)
frame military awards for DS's room
clean up kitchen
That is it...however, I am thinking a lot of this may be a weekend list too.
I went to the foot doctor this AM...with good news and bad news (of course)...
Good news
**EVERYTHING is fixable without surgery (at this time)
**pain is somewhat gone because of the cortizone shot that I got
**prescribed prednisone for inflammation (which is good because I have
a pain on my right side that hurts every hour of every day...and that
will take that pain away for the time I am on it too)
Bad news...
**no walking/exercise for the next 3 weeks (probably longer according
to him, but we are going from this appointment to the next first)
**no barefoot walking (or for me sock feet walking and no Crocs)
**torn Achille's Tendon...so stretching exercises 1 minute, each foot, four times a day (the stretching part is a good thing)
**Prednisone (DH and I are TTC...sooooo, this med is not a good thing)
I am totally thankful that God put this doctor in front of me. I
learned a lot...like I have an extra bone in my left foot (that is not
the reason it is hurting...it is genetics and I guess a lot of people
have it), I was not totally stretching (AKA not stretching properly) my
calf and Achille's Tendon which did not help with the tear (but it did
help tear it on the treadmill), and that my foot structure is
excellent! Those are things that I would have never known if I did not
go and see him. For that...and what he is going to do for me to get me
well...if GREAT! He did tell me that my calf and tendon are not
flexible and that anyone that is as "unflexible" as I am should NOT be
working out...especially on an incline! Well then...tell me how you
really feel! LOL
So, starting today, I am going to work on the stretching exercises that
he gave me...just one. I will probably try to do a bunch of floor work
that will not require walking or even standing. I HAVE to do
something...#1- I am in a challenge! and #2- I do not want to turn 40
weighing 180...or really even over 150! *sigh* This is just Satan
trying to railroad my efforts into me going back to doing
nothing...eating unconsciously, and not even trying to make wise
decisions. SATAN...in the name of JESUS...LEAVE!!
That just brought to mind a story...a writer once wrote (I am thinking
CS Lewis, but I am not positive) that he heard something when he went
to bed and lit the lamp so that he could see what he was hearing. When
the light came on, the devil was standing at the end of his bed. He
said he was about one inch tall, so all he said was, "Oh, it's you" and
rolled over and turned off the light. His point being that if we all
knew that the devil or Satan was only an inch tall, we would squash him
like a water bug instead of giving him so much 'credit' for the bad in
our life. Not saying that he is wrong...I try not to give Satan anymore
power than he deserves...which is none...but, he is right in the fact
that I have stepped on bugs, spiders, etc bigger than 1". So, when I
say that it is just Satan trying to railroad my efforts...it doesn't
mean that he is going to win...or that he is winning. It just means
that I am a little derailed at the time, but I will bounce back with
God's grace and be able to combat his efforts! Christian/believer or
not... we all need to get up, dust ourselves off, and keep moving
forward. I tried to do this with my foot, but felt that it needed
attention, prayer, and *I* needed education as to what *I* was doing to
afford this result....and now I know. I have been empowered. Reminds me
of a song...
i'm trading my sickness
i'm trading my pain
i'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord
i am pressed but not crushed
persecuted, but not abandoned
struck down, but not destroyed
i am blessed beyond the curse,
for His promise will endure
and His joy will be my strength
though the sorrow may last for the night
His joy comes with the morning.
So, I am pressed but not crushed, struck down, but not destroyed, and I AM BLESSED BEYOND THE CURSE!!!!
With that...I am going to go and work on my list! Blessings everyone.
PS...anyone have any good ideas for floor, non feet needing exercises?? LOL