Challenge Accepted
From Fit to Injured—I’m on my way back to Fit, baby!
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Before the injuries...
It takes dedication and perseverance to achieve certain levels of fitness and strength. Prior to my injuries in early 2019, I kicked ass and took names lifting weights through headaches and illnesses. That went by the wayside off and on, but I did LOVE having these strong guns!
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Energy abounded ...
I had plenty of energy, gadded about hiking, lifting weights, visiting friends, and causing friendly mischief. This was August 2018…
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Loved being strong!
Not bad for my sixtieth, eh? Had a change of hair color, which has since gone back to my natural silver tinsel locks. But then, in January 2019 ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Falling changed it all
Sightseeing in beautiful Lviv, Ukraine in January 2019 was my downfall—literally. I slipped on an icy patch and fell on my ass. Well, technically, my tailbone, which ricocheted up my spine and damaged my previously injured cervical spine (from when I was nineteen). The fall also damaged my left knee, and then I dislocated the right knee a few weeks after my return and it all when to shite.
Wasn’t in the gym as often, had daily occipital neuralgia migraine-like headaches—and then COVID swept in. All my energy and time was spent being the best Product Manager and Author I could be. No more gym time. Holy shit, gained seventy pounds.
But … hold the presses!! I had cervical spinal fusion surgery performed by an amazing doctor in December 2021. Wore a neck brace for 125 days—24/7 x 125 no lie—and slowly started getting back to it. The daily occipital neuralgia headaches are pretty much a thing of the past, energy is back, and I’m getting back in the saddle, uh, I mean back wielding the weights. I’ve been kicking ass again, and between mid-December 2022 and September 2023, I’ve dropped sixty pounds! Woo hoo, baby! I’m feeling stronger. Have scads of energy again—and am inviting you to join me while I continue my journey ‘Back to Fitness’! Who knows? Maybe you’re on your own journey back to fitness?
