pain is just common sense leaving your body

These are the days of our lives

Well the results are in and survey says: don't run for atleast a week. After talking to my physical therapist and by talking I mean texting, she told me I need to stay off of it for awhile and get different shoes. I'm pretty sure the shoes were 90% of the problem. The thing is I have a nice pair of Nike running shoes that I usually wear but I thought I would look like a professional. I'm not a professional.

Stop, look and listen

I'm a big boy now so when my body tells me to stop, I stop. I have too many type A personality friends who no matter how much pain they are in continue to workout no matter what. Then they can't figure out why their injuries get worse and then end up in surgery. Let's dispell the biggest workout myth ever. The myth is: "Pain is just weakness leaving the body." NO. Pain is HEALTH leaving the body!

Pain killer
There is NO benefit to working out with an injury. No you're not weak. No you're not a lesser person. Yes you're still bad ass. Yes you still look amazing with the body of an adonis. Get over yourself! Be smart and listen to your body. Pain is the body's way of telling you that it....HURTS. Pain is not good! Use your frickin' common sense. Get it looked at and let it HEAL.

Yogapalooza

Afer I got back from my run last night my back started to get stiff. When I woke up this morning my back was so stiff that I could not bend down to tie my shoes. I went to yoga a couple hours later and Ta-da! no pain and no stiffness. I just can't say enough about how amazing yoga is. I started class hardly able to bend down. I ended the class feeling as if nothing ever happened to my back.

I'm so high on you

Those of you who do yoga know what I mean when I say that after class I felt like I had slept for days. I was so relaxed that I think people thought I was drunk because I kept weaving when I walked out of the Y. You feel so relaxed and refreshed that it's almost like your high. Of course I would never ever know what the feels like. Ever. Someone told me that's what it's like....yeah.

AnoREXic

This past weekend I saw some friends I haven't seen in over a year and a half. The first thing they said was, "Oh my god you're so skinny! What the hell are you doing?" I simply say spin class, yoga and oh yeah, adderal. Since the last time I saw these friends I've lost 30 lbs. I'm perfectly honest about telling people that I felt so much better after taking my meds that I started making better, more healthier decisions. I eat better. I workout more. I spend my time being more constructive.

Shop til your weight drops

The great thing about losing weight is that your clothes become too big to wear. The bad thing about losing weight is that your clothes become too big to wear. I have to get all new clothes now. You'd think that would be awesome. It was at first but now it's become a pain in the ass. I went down a shirt size and a waist size. I'm trying to hold back when I'm at the men's section at Target. I want everything and want nothing. Not only am i bi-polar I think I'm schizophrenic.

Heal your mind and the rest will follow

Today's moral of the story: Shut up and listen..to your body. Man up (or woman up) and let your body heal. Heal your mind, heal your body, heal you life!