Experiencing a Setback

Isn't that how it always works? With my luck it is when one door closes a trapdoor opens. HA! I finally got medical insurance and the first thing I did was schedule an appointment to see a doctor. To make sure that I can workout at the level I need to in order to make these life changes. I was so excited because I thought I would for sure get the go ahead. At least until he asked me about the knee surgery I had back in high school.

I was always active in sports and in high school I got involved in playing rugby. During this time I injured my knee and had arthroscopic surgery to repair/clean up my frayed meniscus. After the surgery I was told to stay off of it for 3 weeks and then complete physical therapy. I also could not play rugby again for a year. This stung the most because I had already missed almost half of the previous season and was going into senior year. Being 17 and invincible there was no way that I was going to miss out on my senior year of rugby. Besides once the surgery was completed that fixed my knee I was golden. Nothing could stop me. Nothing bad would come of it. Right?

Fast forward to 2014 with additional weight. I started this journey to be healthier and recommitted in December 2013. Since the summer is in full swing here in Salt Lake I needed to get my workout on. I needed something that wouldn't require sunscreen also. Last summer I enjoyed water aerobics so I decided to take that up again. This is my first full week back at water aerobics 3 days a week. The only problem is that my knee has been bothering me sometimes in the water. Guess I wasn't invincible when I was 17. Here I am 13 years later and I will be starting physical therapy for a meniscus injury. I am sure that this would not be nearly as bad if I had listened to the doctor at 17. Oh well, I was a dumb kid. HA! Aren't we all? Well I have my first PT appointment on Tues evening and I am hoping for some good news.

Better Late than Never!

Wow! I can't believe June is halfway over already! I had all the best intentions of getting back on an exercise routine, but guess what? You know it! Of course it did not happen the way that I had envisioned it would. On the plus side I have made the decision to start now. I went to water aerobics on Friday and again this morning. My gym offers water aerobics classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. I made the decision to go to these three classes every week until school starts again in August. I also found my fitbit and charged it up! Yay! I love my fitbit! It is a big time motivation for me to get up and moving! I got this! Tomorrow will be the start of my once-again weekly posts for weigh-in Wednesdays! I am not worried about what the scale will say! I will totally own it and go from there, no matter what! This is my non-scale victory (NSV)! Scale, you do not own me and you have no power over me!