The gym is REALLY waiting for me. In fact, it probably thinks that I don’t exist anymore.
Having serious gym withdrawals and it’s not due to laziness! I had a personal surgery last Monday and I haven’t been able to workout at all over the past week because of it. I’m going on 8 days straight of no exercise – the longest I have gone without working out since I started my journey to get fit. Not only is it physically affecting me but it is mentally as well!
Going. CRAZY.
Will I gain weight back? Will I lose my running momentum? Will it be easy to ease back into lifting or hard? How long will I be out of commission? Do I have to start slow when I am ready or can I haul ass and get back to where I was? WHYYYYY?
My surgeon and every nurse I have spoken with strongly emphasized no exercise for at least two weeks post-surgery. TWO WEEKS? I can’t lift, I can’t run, I can’t do anything but like… walk. And even that is too much sometimes. I came up with the grand idea of swimming but that was quickly shot down by my mother’s nurse friend who overheard me thinking out loud.
Between the pain meds and being sedentary, I feel like absolute crap. I’m extremely sore, I can’t move a fraction of an inch without searing pain, and I am bloated as hell!
Unhappy.
I guess you really can get hooked on exercise because now that I don’t have it, I am a super crank.
Awwww! I feel you! I really hope you’ll get better soon. I fell down the stairs on Saturday, and have to wait on running a bit until my back is okay. I have running withdrawals too because it makes me feel so good when I have a nice workout on a treadmill. But then it’s important to let our bodies rest and heal to avoid any further injuries.
All the best to you!
xoxo
Olena
PS. Maybe plan out your workouts for 2 weeks, so when you are ready, you go with a bang! Just an idea 🙂
Thank you for your understanding! 🙂 You’re right, it’s definitely important to let our bodies recover before we hop back into our routines! I almost caved and went to the gym too soon – glad I didn’t!
❤
Hope that you will soon be back to it, it’s a frustrating time for you, hang in there x
It sure is! Thank you!