Gym and Pool are open - Weekend

Kiddo and I went to the health club.

I swam for 45 minutes, and afterward walked around the Asian grocery. Brought home a big bag of baby bok choy. And an armload of incense.

I forgot to take my cane and never once wished I had it. Cool!

This exercise thing works!

hey there!   i'mglad you got up and got out, I on the hand stayed in and got down lol  no exercise today I worked and then met a friend for diiner. :) 

I think getting out to see a friend for dinner qualifies as exercise of a sort ... not physical, but I think of it as breaking the isolation that we fall into when SMO. It's hard to leave the house - physically tiring. So much easier to rest at home.

So you are exercising socially! Breaking the stay-at-home cycle.

You know patty I am such an out going person that it was killing me to feel like I couldnt go out with my friends or do the things they were doing, It was a big part of my decision to have this surgery. So I think your right its exercise for  the mind !  Thanks '' Estelle

Cool!  Getting rid of the cane will be such an accomplishment!  I did 30 min on the recumbent bike, but did not scrub the kitchen floors as I planned.  I've been a bum today, following my cats around with my camera and not drinking enough water.

How do you like the recumbent bike? Is it more comfortable on the tush than the standard type?

Yep - I like my recumbent  bike a lot, and its definitely easier on the butt.  My problem at the gym with them is that they have the hand rails along the side of the seat - my hips flow over that rail (at least they did, I haven't tried recently).  I took those hand rails off mine at home to make it more comfortable.  If you have knee issues, the bike might be tough, but for me it hasn't been a problem. 

I wish manufacturer's would make things like hand rails adjustable. But then why accommodate those who are/were SMO? - they are the outliers on the bell curve.

<< mini rant >> 

They just installed a special toilet seat at work in the 1st stall at work. Previously this stall was fat-friendly, as it is wider and is a 2nd handicap option if the seperate handicapped room is occupied. I'm not sure what the purpose of this seat is. It does raise the user up higher, but it has these awful raised hard plastic protrusions on the sides. Maybe they are handles, but I sure wouldn't want to touch them with my hands. Plus there are already rails on the stall walls. All I know is that they poke me in the sides of my tushie.

So this once accessible stall is now inaccessible.

<< /end rant >> 

Thank goodness for Poise. 

I used to use a walker, and I was afraid to quit using it, but I started off just walking around the house so if I fell, at least I could grab on to the counter or something.  It was a happy day when I didn't need the walker any more, and I'll bet you feel the same way about your cane! Kix

Absolutely.

I'm not ready to put it in the closet yet, but I'm needing it less. Lat night I stiffened up after swimming and shopping, so I used it a bit. It's sure handy for getting off low sofas or extending my reach.