Falling Apart at the Seams

I talked about how I thought my inactivity and weight gain played a role in my back and neck pain.  Because of that notion, I joined a fitness program called UBC.  I worked through an aggressive fitness routine for several months.  I lost a lot of weight, trimmed down, but I also gained many new pain points in my body. 

My achilleas tendons were sore in the morning, my back was always tight, my shoulders hurt.   My arms would fall asleep and go numb at night and sometimes while working on the computer. My neck was getting so tight I was having a hard time turning my head while driving.  So yes, I lost weight and got stronger, but my body was getting tighter and tighter, even though I was stretching. 

I was puzzled and frustrated at the same time.  I was falling apart at the seams.  At this point, my regularly scheduled relaxation massage turned into a more frequent session trying to loosen me up and reduce my pain levels.   After nearly 9 months of not being able to sleep on my back, I was getting to the point where I could not lay comfortably on the massage table anymore either.  I started to see a chiropractor, which seemed to help my back more, but my neck and the rest of my body remained tight and something always seemed to be hurting.  I was exhausted.

Then I hit a new low.  I was teaching a fitness class and we were going through our cool-down stretching.  I pulled a hamstring right in front of the class.  I heard a pop and had a sharp pain run down my leg.  I didn’t know if I was going to be able to stand up, but I did very slowly, pretending I was totally fine.  Seriously???!!! 

Now what was I going to do?  I was at a very low point.  I was a mess.

Watch for my next blog titled:  “Light at the end of the tunnel”