So I went to physical therapy yesterday and my therapist
said that my hand is at a place where I can start doing the circuits that JM
has set for me on the app. To be honest I'm terrified of putting any weight
down on my hand.
Three years ago I pulled the tendons for my pinky and right
finger off the knuckle. It took them a long time to figure out what I did and
over time I slowly lost the ability to use those fingers. During the time I
also lost muscle in the palm of my hand and the doctor said it wasn't supposed
to be that way, basically he could feel the mechanics of my hand and you are
not supposed to be able to do that. Then we discovered I was born without a
certain tendon in my pinky which was weird but kind of cool at the same time.
I don't want my hand to go back to the way it was three
years ago or even 6 months ago. I go to do one of her circuits and get major
anxiety thinking I can pull them off again. I've been told by the dr and my pt
that this would be impossible because of the scar tissue that formed.
I want to get over this fear so that I can start actually
like I'm getting what I paid for. I don't have much encouragement at home and
I'm constantly reminded of the things I can't do.... Like make a fist or hold
my steering wheel properly. I just don't know how to break the barrier, so to
speak.
I listen to Jillian's podcasts, I have been listening to her
books, unlimited and slim for life, I got the bodymedia to track my activity. I
even got Zumba and have been having fun with that when I can. To add to my hand
injury I also suffer from Vestibular migraines which can be brought on by
working out, take on my PTSD and there are days where I lay on the couch and
eat an entire small pizza from papa johns by myself. I also can't seem to get
passed eating more then 900 calories a day unless I make some sort of crap
processed food that I enjoy but shouldn't eat.
Needless to say I'm about ready to give up but everytime I
eat crap I feel like crap and then I remind myself what happened at Jillian's
show. She knew who I was from twitter and it made me feel great, and I decided
if she could take the time to care about me and remember me from the 100s if
not 1000s of tweets she gets a day I can do the same for myself.
I've never been very good at reaching out for help I've
always been the one who finds the solution to the problem because I had no
choice. So, I'm reaching out now hoping that somehow I can break this endless
cycle of me giving up on myself. I figure if I put this out there that maybe it
will help take some of the pressure off that I have out on myself because of
losing my job and getting irritated that my dominant had doesn't work like it
used to. All in all I just need to know and feel that I have someone on my side
because while I logically get everything that is being said to me I am way
better at helping others get healthy and fail at getting healthy myself.
I know we haven't known each other for a long time. I just want you to know that I do care and I believe in you. I know in my heart that you will succeed in all you do. Stay strong and positive. You are perfect!
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