Pain burns calories but I don’t recommend it as a diet aide
1 Week Down & 1 More To Go.
I have been really good about staying prone all week – of course pain is a great motivator. Yesterday my lower back, left hip and left leg hurt a lot. I feel much better today!
My friend Chris (who is a physical therapy assistant) gave me some tips:
- 3 exercises: pelvic tilt, side neck stretch and tush squeeze (to put it politely).
- How to properly get off the couch or bed from a lying position.
- Pain burns calories.That could be why I’ve been so hungry even though I am not doing
muchanything. I am very grateful for the meals that are being brought. 🙂 - Water exercise (only walking at this point) might be easier on my body than walking. I need to check out Hagan Park’s pool and see when it’s open and what the cost is.
- Use my exercise ball as a chair in front of the computer. That’s what I’ve been sitting on every time I typed this (3-5 minutes at a time). It is more comfortable than my desk chair, but still 5 minutes is my max limit.
- Stop and think. Even when I feel less pain, limit my movement.
I go back to the chiropractor tomorrow. I’m looking forward to what he had to say about my progress. Thanks for your prayers.
Know what I miss most? You all, doing my homework, and Googling.
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Entry filed under: chronic pain, Susan's World. Tags: chronic pain.
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lynettejoy | . at .
Hagan Pool opens Memorial Day weekend.
go to http://www.crpd.com for times.
They have Family swims (we do those), lap swimming & a water aerobics class.
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Lesley Marie | . at .
I reckon pain MUST burn calories…I have osteo-arthritis in my knees and they are sometimes so very sore (particularly if standing for long periods, or up and down stairs a lot- like today !) that they feel very, very warm internally- where my cartillage has worn to next-to-nothing, yet to touch my skin they feel normal temperature. I know I’m not imagining this pain and surely heat equals calories, doesn’t it…???
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