BYHO – Wrap Up

Over the past 12 weeks I was part of the Blog Your Heart Out program [BYHO] through a joint venture of fitlosophy and the go red for women Better U program. Throughout the 12 weeks I learned valuable information and the steps to makeover my heart health. When I started the program I was motivated by family history and my mother-in-laws personal experiences with heart disease, which stemmed from fear. Now after finishing the program, I have a new outlook that encompasses more than doing something out of fear – but rather be pro-active, be an example and an advocate for my family’s health. My goal is to use my new heart healthy skills for my lifetime. I truely enjoyed the BetterU program and I will not forget the heart attack I witnessed first hand, along with a CPR revival [see Reality Check blog entry]. An ironic event to have witnessed after starting the BetterU program but I know it was for a reason or maybe two. It made me realize how vital heart health is and it added an item to my to do list – become CPR certified. I encourage you to go through the BetterU program and learn about how you can makeover your heart.

Tackle Softball = DL

I was unaware that there was such a thing as tackle softball until last weekend when I got shown first hand how its played. At a “friendly” charity softball tournament for my son’s little league, I was blindsided running to first base. An approximately 300lb man ran full force into me knocking into my knee and upper body which slammed my foot off the base and rolled my ankle. I’m so mad! This blog was suppose to be about how good I’ve been doing with P90x but now I’m on the disabled list and it has thrown a big wrench in my world. Being injured is taking its toll on me mentally and physically and I’ve been wallowing. So I need to stop blaming the dumb, out of shape guy, because although knowing he was in the wrong does make me mentally feel better – its not helping my ankle get better. So I need to move on and figure out a game plan. My game plan will include a recovery plan for my ankle, an eating clean plan to keep me moving toward my weight goal and an exercise plan that will accomidate my injury.

Here is where I am going to start:

RECOVERY: I am going to ice my ankle using ActiveWrap’s Foot & Ankle Heat Ice Wrap at least three times a day.  Also going to check out their article under injury help for care and treatment of ankle sprains.

EATING CLEAN: Watch my calorie intake and check out the P90X nutrition plan. Earlier I said I had started P90X but I wasn’t doing the nutrition portion so this is the perfect time for me to read up and try it out. I’m going to try to use the time while I’m icing and elevating my foot to read up on nutrition – I would like to create a plan that works for me and my family. I’m also going to try out using my fitbook in a different way. Usually I use my fitbook to record what I eat after I’ve eaten it, which works to detour me from excess food and I’ve been able to maintain a steady weight. This next twelve weeks I want to try planning out my meals ahead of time and seeing if it helps me stick to my target calories. Time to mix it up.

FITNESS: This one is simple – do whatever I can on one foot. So far I’m thinking abs, arms and maybe some pilates.