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Margie122    845

Margie122
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Hi,

I'm bored at work. Can't help it. Don't want to eat so I'm going to post! I will probably go get a nice cup of hot tea, a little milk, NO sugar or sweetener. I LOVE MY JOB, I really do....but around this time I get a little antsy...I'd love to go home, but I can't! It's too early. I'm also in a bit of a rut with exercise. I was doing GREAT pre-op...Post-op not so much. I'm not cleared yet to go back to kickboxing and I find walking a little humdrum. I've been walking A LOT at work, at every break, lunch, pretty much every opportunity I can, but it's 10 minutes here, 15 minutes there...nothing to really get my heart rate up. I AM NOT AN EARLY RISER - I get up early enough already (5:30-5:45).....and sometimes when I get home (I commute about an hour each way - my work is only 21 miles away, but I commute into Boston and take a BUS) I am T I R E D.

Anybody else feel like this? I have a TREADMILL for cry eye...I have no excuse. NO EXCUSE!

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Djmohr    6,965

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You just have to push yourself to get out of your rut. I know this happens to me as well and I have been on restriction since June 3rd.

I had a 3 level cervical spinal fusion.

The only thing I am allowed to do is walk and I struggle with it. I am now having big time mid level back pain so severe that it radiates into my ribs. Walking sucks when that is going on, standing sitting and laying are not so hot either but I really try to get on my treadmill every other day.

Oh well, hopefully I will find out what is happening with my mid level spine on Thursday. I am praying no more surgery! Maybe a steroid injection would help.

Anyway, I hope you get out of your rut very soon! I have noticed my weight loss slowing way down because I cannot exercise. The good news, I am still losing, just very very slowly.

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KindaFamiliar    3,867

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@@Margie122

I think you've answered your query with the final two words of your post...

No, I'm not judging or anything like that.

My point is, you know yourself and your situation better than anyone else.

If YOU are saying that you have no excuse then, well, you've no excuse...

And by the way...

Walking SUX!!!

But it's gotta be done...

Good luck with it all...

Kinda...

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Margie122    845

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Djmohr I'm sorry you are having pain. A three level cervical fusion is tough. I hope you don't need any more surgery either.

Kinda - you are right I've got no excuse! I am HEALTHY!!! (No cervical fusions, I can walk with pretty much no pain.....my once in a while foot pain isn't going to get me down). I've got "first world weight loss problems"!!!

I will get out of my rut. I am going to fire up the treadmill tomorrow night. Had to pick up my car from the shop tonight and then out for my mom's birthday.

I will post my mileage tomorrow night ???? that way I'll be accountable.

Thank you both!

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BLERDgirl    6,417

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When I have to walk, which is okay if outside where it's pretty, I use my iPod shuffle. Good tunes or books recorded books. It will distract your enough to keep moving.

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