About 3 years ago, I was in the best shape of my life and vowed to never let it go. But I did. I let life get in the way of taking care of myself. Stress, my emotions and failing to use the word "NO" caused me to turn inward and to food. I let myself wallow in that mess for almost a year before I got back on my road to taking care of the body God blessed me with. I thought I was back on my way and had another set back. The next pothole in the road was a frozen shoulder after a gym injury.
I've been through PT, cortisone shots, trigger point therapy and many types of self care. I'm getting better and the pain has lessened but it's still there. Some days I feel so much better. Other days, pain creeps back in and makes me feel like this nightmare will never end. I'm typically the all or nothing type but this issue is teaching me patience and that doing something is better than nothing. I found a statistic that says 30% of people with FS in one shoulder will get it in the other. Prevention involves less sittingin front of a computer, stretching and strengthening the muscles of the shoulder, upper and lower back. This is the first step for me. I'm limited on overhead movements and long-lever type movements but there are ways to train with FS. I'm doing my research and slowly putting together my own work outs. I have to take it slow in order to be certain I'm not doing more damage to my FS shoulder but, I'm getting it figured out. Patience, time and committment are what I have to focus on.
I also have to admit that I am an emotional eater. When the going gets tough, I think about chocolate and chips. Stuff my mouth to make me feel better? All it does is make me feel badly. I love to cook and have an extensive library of healthy recipes. Time to hop back in the kitchen too!
Fast forward-FS will take some time to resolve itself and in the mean time, I'm committed to getting back to a consistent gym schedule-as pain and sleepless nights allow-and to my healthy cooking/eating like I did in the past. I know what to do and I will get there, even with this stupid shoulder issue.
So, I welcome the Dietbet and the start of year 50 on earth......
Good Luck to all and let's win back our money plus some!