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Flashback…
Sometimes you to need think back to where you came from to appreciate where you are now. I remember asking my PS for lipo. I wanted it. He refused and said I wouldn't get the results I wanted and that I didn't need it. Now I complain about swelling…but I have to remind myself to think positively and that I'm only 2 months out. I need to remember the saggy skin and that this is only temporary. So I'm reminding myself to be patient tonight.
Thanks again for all your support RS ladies:) You all are looking so fabulous yourselves!
Thanks again for all your support RS ladies:) You all are looking so fabulous yourselves!
Time really flies….
So…I don't even know how many weeks out I am now…maybe almost two months? 7 or 8 weeks. What's been going on? I've been super busy and I always think about all you girls, but I can never manage to get on here. I'm even ignoring my texts. LOL.
What's new? I continue to swell like crazy, but I also continue to workout like crazy. My days consist of waking up at 5:30am and making breakfast for the kids, packing up all our junk and driving 40 minutes to work. I stand all day and I sit again around 4pm. I am usually doing desk work until about 5, then I head to a lesson for one of the kids. After that, I do homework and read with the kids. Then I workout for about an hour. We do supper, shower and spend about 30 minutes together. The kids go to bed and I work some more and sleep around 11pm.
This is what I do every day. LOL. So in my picture, this is what you're seeing. Swelling at 10:30pm. I figure I'll swell anyways, so I continue my schedule like before my surgery. The weekends I don't have my kids, I spend about 2 hours at the gym working more body parts.
As for my workouts…I haven't used a CG since one month post. I jog, do the elliptical, bike, lift weights…I pretty much do everything I was doing before. The weights are getting to the point where I am also doing what I was doing before. Some exercises that require more ab muscles, I have to go lighter on and I don't really work on my abs like I did before. I truly believe that abs are made in the kitchen, because despite my crazy swelling, you can still sort of see my top two ab muscles and a little of my obliques.
The worst part of this surgery for me, is patience. Having to wait for healing, swelling, etc…this part bugs me the most because I'm used to just doing stuff and getting it done. LOL.
I hope you are all doing well:) I think about all of you often:) Have a good night:)
What's new? I continue to swell like crazy, but I also continue to workout like crazy. My days consist of waking up at 5:30am and making breakfast for the kids, packing up all our junk and driving 40 minutes to work. I stand all day and I sit again around 4pm. I am usually doing desk work until about 5, then I head to a lesson for one of the kids. After that, I do homework and read with the kids. Then I workout for about an hour. We do supper, shower and spend about 30 minutes together. The kids go to bed and I work some more and sleep around 11pm.
This is what I do every day. LOL. So in my picture, this is what you're seeing. Swelling at 10:30pm. I figure I'll swell anyways, so I continue my schedule like before my surgery. The weekends I don't have my kids, I spend about 2 hours at the gym working more body parts.
As for my workouts…I haven't used a CG since one month post. I jog, do the elliptical, bike, lift weights…I pretty much do everything I was doing before. The weights are getting to the point where I am also doing what I was doing before. Some exercises that require more ab muscles, I have to go lighter on and I don't really work on my abs like I did before. I truly believe that abs are made in the kitchen, because despite my crazy swelling, you can still sort of see my top two ab muscles and a little of my obliques.
The worst part of this surgery for me, is patience. Having to wait for healing, swelling, etc…this part bugs me the most because I'm used to just doing stuff and getting it done. LOL.
I hope you are all doing well:) I think about all of you often:) Have a good night:)
POW5
Wow…POW5. It feels like it's a long time, but it's really just a short time since I had a major surgery. I can't believe I was working already at POD13. LOL.
My recovery has been really good and pretty fast, according to my PS. I attribute this to my crazy clean eating habits (which I've had for 2 years) and my crazy obsession with exercising (normal for me is 5-6 days/week @ 60-120 mins).
I was given the go-ahead to do some light weights and cardio last week. I've gone everyday since then. My workouts have improved a lot in such a short time. I started out just walking slowly on the treadmill for 15 minutes. After that I did some light weights and finished my workout with 15 minutes on the elliptical. This is my normal pattern. I like splitting up my cardio and I do that normally. Twice a week, I do my cardio all together. I like to change it up so my body has less likely chance of plateauing.
In just three days, I've moved to light jogging and working out without a cg. This is great for me:) My squats have improved immensely and they look almost normal again. I'm almost all the way down.
Stretching is a bit of a problem, but I still do it. I do have some stomach spasms, but when I get them, I massage them and they go away. The spasms improve over a few days. They hurt the most at the beginning. They're just dull now…occasionally there's little pain…and I use the word "pain" lightly. It's more annoying than anything now…
My days are full…I'm up at 5:30am, and between work, my business/clients, kids' swimming/piano/karate, their practicing and homework….I'm pretty swamped. I don't really sit until around 9pm every night and I'm sleeping around 11:30pm. haha….I wish I was less busy…but I don't get that luxury…oh well:) It's really nice to see the kids happy:)
So RS girls….Not much to report. I'm just happy and healing…and I hope you are all doing well:):) Talk to you all, soon!
My recovery has been really good and pretty fast, according to my PS. I attribute this to my crazy clean eating habits (which I've had for 2 years) and my crazy obsession with exercising (normal for me is 5-6 days/week @ 60-120 mins).
I was given the go-ahead to do some light weights and cardio last week. I've gone everyday since then. My workouts have improved a lot in such a short time. I started out just walking slowly on the treadmill for 15 minutes. After that I did some light weights and finished my workout with 15 minutes on the elliptical. This is my normal pattern. I like splitting up my cardio and I do that normally. Twice a week, I do my cardio all together. I like to change it up so my body has less likely chance of plateauing.
In just three days, I've moved to light jogging and working out without a cg. This is great for me:) My squats have improved immensely and they look almost normal again. I'm almost all the way down.
Stretching is a bit of a problem, but I still do it. I do have some stomach spasms, but when I get them, I massage them and they go away. The spasms improve over a few days. They hurt the most at the beginning. They're just dull now…occasionally there's little pain…and I use the word "pain" lightly. It's more annoying than anything now…
My days are full…I'm up at 5:30am, and between work, my business/clients, kids' swimming/piano/karate, their practicing and homework….I'm pretty swamped. I don't really sit until around 9pm every night and I'm sleeping around 11:30pm. haha….I wish I was less busy…but I don't get that luxury…oh well:) It's really nice to see the kids happy:)
So RS girls….Not much to report. I'm just happy and healing…and I hope you are all doing well:):) Talk to you all, soon!
Provider Review
So far, Dr. Ladak has been awesome! He's answered my questions, his assistant is so accommodating. They're encouraging, professional and when I email him or his assistant, they always reply when they get a chance. I'm very impressed so far:)