My name is Julie. I’m one of your instructors here and…. Im alive! Ha! I found out in August that for 5 years I’ve been ignoring a growing tumor in my abdomen. In the back of my mind, I thought maybe if I ignored the massive pain, it would just go away. Or that maybe I could work hard enough to overcome it and kill it. But as it grew increasingly painful, I realized I had to face it. After lots of doctor’s visits, body scans, and an evasive surgery, I was blessed to find out that the tumor was benign and that my body would heal. So here I am, almost 1 month after surgery. It has been spoiling to bask in the doctor’s strict directions to ‘rest, relax, recover, and be catered to’. I was unable to climb steps, lift over 10 pounds, or exercise. And to be completely honest … Being “lazy” for a month has been very enjoyable!!! But now it’s time for extreme reality check. My prescribed ‘bedrest’ combined with the feeding frenzy of the holidays was a much needed time for healing and recovery. But it also has allowed me to be become a bit complacent and unmotivated. The lethargy has caused me to become more easily agitated, more cloudy in my thinking, and less creative and inspired. I also have put on 12 pounds and lost of a lot of strength and endurance. (I danced to 13 of our songs today and thought “how am I ever going to teach class next Thursday!?). So now it’s time for another extreme reality check. I could either continue to lay around and use the excuse that I’m only a month out of surgery. And just like my growing tumor, I could ignore the unhealthy symptoms of lethargy and overeating and hope they go away. OR I can embrace my new clean bill of health and decide to honor my body. I’m alive! And I better take care of myself! No matter what your ailment, struggle, or excuse… let’s win. Be healthy with me in 2015. Be good to yourself.
Posted on: Wed, 31 Dec 2014 18:42:16 +0000
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