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Hi, All.
I wanted to come back and check in on everyone-- I was just over at the Muffin Butters and everyone looks so great! I wish I could post pictures...but I'm sad to say the past several months have been very difficult.
I was feeling so great and strong-- working out 4-5 days a week and seeing great results. I FINALLY felt like I could see a difference, and then.....out of nowhere I started experiencing SEVERE pain in my neck and back and had horrible pain in my arm, with numbness and tingling. I have been in terrible pain for the past several months and had to have my mom fly out to help me take care of my kids. (mri shows large herniated discs in my neck and now they want to operate)
Now as the weeks go by, I see all my muscle tone disappearing...I have gained back all of the weight. I used to get up each morning to head to the gym and now I'm laying on a bed in physical therapy barely able to stretch my neck. Hardly able to do anything without pain.
And I just wonder WHY. Why did I have to work so hard for so many months--for what? To be right back where I started. It seems so unfair.
I know for some Atkineers the exercise part is not in the forefront, but for me it was everything. I am a slow loser and without the exercise it's really slow....I want to be able to focus on getting back on track foodwise, but to be honest, I am ruled by pain right now. I don't have the energy to plan my meals and get to the store and plan my menus....
But I need to try to do something before it gets worse. I didn't mean for this to be so long........thanks for listening.
I wanted to come back and check in on everyone-- I was just over at the Muffin Butters and everyone looks so great! I wish I could post pictures...but I'm sad to say the past several months have been very difficult.
I was feeling so great and strong-- working out 4-5 days a week and seeing great results. I FINALLY felt like I could see a difference, and then.....out of nowhere I started experiencing SEVERE pain in my neck and back and had horrible pain in my arm, with numbness and tingling. I have been in terrible pain for the past several months and had to have my mom fly out to help me take care of my kids. (mri shows large herniated discs in my neck and now they want to operate)
Now as the weeks go by, I see all my muscle tone disappearing...I have gained back all of the weight. I used to get up each morning to head to the gym and now I'm laying on a bed in physical therapy barely able to stretch my neck. Hardly able to do anything without pain.
And I just wonder WHY. Why did I have to work so hard for so many months--for what? To be right back where I started. It seems so unfair.
I know for some Atkineers the exercise part is not in the forefront, but for me it was everything. I am a slow loser and without the exercise it's really slow....I want to be able to focus on getting back on track foodwise, but to be honest, I am ruled by pain right now. I don't have the energy to plan my meals and get to the store and plan my menus....
But I need to try to do something before it gets worse. I didn't mean for this to be so long........thanks for listening.
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