I have to say, I feel in pretty good shape right now. I mean I'm not going to win the iron man or anything, but considering where I was a year ago, I feel fantastic. The fall I had on the weekend did hurt, but I was able to bounce back pretty quick. The pushups have really been helping my shoulder too. It's not so much the strength part that they have been helping with, but the flexibility. Every time I do a pushup, I stretch out that shoulder. I have way more mobility and far less pain now than I did a year ago. I think about the doctor at the cross cancer who said I shouldn't even stir soup with that arm anymore. She was concerned I would develop lymphodema. I understand her concerns, but I think I've been far better off trying to strengthen it up.
So while I may be behind in a lot of aspects, my body has benefited greatly from doing this stuff. As much as I hate to admit it I think the tai chi has been helping too. I've noticed my back doesn't hurt nearly as much as it used to. I used to take ibuprofen at least once a day, but now I barely ever have to. I think that's from all the tai chi.
I feel depressed about some of my numbers, but then I think about how much better I feel now and how strong I'm getting and I just want to push on. Thanks I Ho Chuan!
Today I consumed: 2 pieces of raison peanut butter toast, a cheese sandwich, a banana, a handful of graham cookies, a ham and cheese tea biscuit, some shrimp pasta with veggies, a pot of tea, 1 COFFEE (sigh) and maybe 4 glasses of water.
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