Injuries Suck

I finally cancelled my gym membership for reals and have joined a gym even closer to my home that has a really nice layout and a much bigger "ladies section".

My first time at the gym, I used the pool. You know things have gotten "bad" when I decide to wear a swimsuit in public when I'm feeling at my worst in a long time. That's another story.

When I last wrote, I mentioned how my hamstrings and butt felt overstretched. I have an MRI scheduled for the 19th to find out what I did to it since it hasn't gotten better. It seems like my gluteus medius is the problem--where it attaches to the greater trochanter. My massage therapist thinks I may have a tear that has weakened the gluteus medius. I've been taking an anti-inflammatory for the last few months which has helped, however there were a few days that I went without and then started compensating by taking more of the weight onto my right leg.

Now I have injured my right foot.

I've had it x-rayed because I thought I had a stress fracture, but apparently those don't get big enough to show up on an x-ray until 3 weeks later. Three weeks later is now and a Physiotherapist is still certain that I haven't fractured it. I've iced, I've compressed...it just feels stiff and seems to complain when accepting my full weight.

I know that my weight (which is now 191lbs) is probably making it worse, and the worst impact for me is that I haven't danced since I hurt my foot. THAT is unacceptable.

So now I've decided to start the Rosedale Diet. I bought the book, read it over, have my grocery list prepared, ensured that I have all the supplements and am ready to go.