Each morning, I look forward to my slightly watered down half cup of espresso with my breakfast or as I like to call it, my morning cup of sunshine, hope and possibilities. The only espresso or coffee I can have is from RAD Coffee which I happened to come across thanks to my former coworker/friend who gifted it to me at Christmas in 2020.
Today, although I woke up positive and raring to go, my routine was thrown off by my stomach. I have been eating that fiber, drinking that water, but the more I exercise, I feel the more I get backed up. My mood changed pretty quickly, my stomach is like Jekyll and Hyde again these days and it has thrown me off. I’m a bit reluctant to admit this, but my foul mood was due to clogged pipes, plus pain and pressure I’ve been getting in my lower back and stomach. IBS is a bitch, gastritis sucks eggs, but a poop-lock? Lord hear me now this is a drag!
To confirm I have pelvic floor disfunction or as I read on google, a hypertonic pelvic floor, I now have to wait until Monday for yet another doctor appointment. For today, I was reluctant to get on the glider and honestly was going to just go to sleep after work with my mood taking a dip, but I got a notification from Amazon that my yoga pad was delivered, and that was just what I needed to get up and get on the mat to do some DDPYOGA. This mat is a lifesaver for My wrists and knees.
I have been wanting to do one of the workouts called Below the Belt, which is a lot of lower body work, but I checked, the app, and I haven’t done this particular workout since September 05, 2023!!! I was soo shocked, I had to look through my workout history again but there it was 2023. A few weeks before that blasted biopsy. Most of 2024, was doing what I could which was bed flex, and the rebuild program when I could.
Well, to my surprise, I WAS able to do this workout with modifications and I finished the 31 minute workout even stronger than before! As soon as I was done I was giddy, and elated. Once I get all these stomach/bladder issues out of the way, it will be even easier to plan my workouts and stretches so I can keep adding a bit more to my routines, so that I can build the muscle that I have always desired to have. I still can’t believe it’s been 1 year and 10 months since I even attempted to do this workout but it just shows, that I truly am on my way to getting my strength back, and being even better than before!
Until tomorrow my Phoenixes, don’t give up and remember, you got this!
Mind Body Synergylia 