Exercise, Post-Surgery

One of my bigger worries about recovering from surgery is that I would lose some or all the ground I gained, fitness-wise. I've lost 30 pounds through a combination of diet and exercise, and removing exercise from the equation made me uneasy.  I haven't done any form of exercise since the surgery on December 27, nearly a month!

Fortunately, I didn't gain weight. For a while, I was actually losing it. (!) Then it occurred to me that I was probably losing muscle tone. You can lose muscle surprisingly fast, in fact.  But my shoulder--and pelvis--hurt too much consider a return to routine.

But a couple days ago, I decided to re-start everything. The doctor said I can walk, but I can't run (it would bounce my shoulder around too much). So I got on my treadmill and walked for 45 minutes. My heart rate barely broke 85, but I was able to do it, so--win!

Yesterday, I walked for a few minutes, then decided to get on Darwin's elliptical. I can use it one-handed, and it's a no-impact machine, so my shoulder wouldn't bounce around. This worked very well, actually.  I don't like the elliptical in general, but hey--I can stay in shape during the enforced convalescence.

I did catch on to the trick of lining my sling with a towel.  Don't want the sling, which I can't wash, to get sweaty. Ew.

We'll see how it goes today!

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