A literal pain in the ass

My workout plans were derailed for the last couple of weeks.  I had a pretty bad flare up in my left sacroiliac joint.  The results in the muscles in the area become so tense that I feel like I have a charley horse in my butt.  In the past these flares have only lasted a couple of days, but this time it lasted almost two weeks. Ugh.  It sucks because it's pretty painful and the muscles are weak.  My physiotherapist worked on the area, I had a massage, and did several types of stretching to get the area to loosen up, but it just took its sweet time.  I'm super thankful that you can get muscle relaxers over the counter up here.  

So I lost two weeks of proper workouts.  I did some modified stuff, but for the most part I'm super disappointed.  I'm trying to make you healthy body, stop rebelling against me!

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Two weeks later

Ugh, I didn't realize it has been two weeks since I've posted anything.  I still haven't been feeling very well.  The hardest part for me is that I've felt completely exhausted for no apparent reason and have had no motivation.  I'm doing a little better this week and have been able to be a little more active. My diet took a huge nosedive and I was eating a lot of gluten-y sugar-y junk food.  I've got it back on line this week and that might be the reason why I've been feeling better.

A friend of mine from Seattle is coming up this weekend and I'm really looking forward to it.  Hopefully my energy level continues to rise.

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Rough Week

The past week or so has been a giant pit of suckiness.  I haven't been feeling well digestive wise and then the muscle spasm problems I have been having flared up again. The combo of having to go to the bathroom forty thousand times a day plus having your muscles freak out and spasm when you try to move is just the worst.  Luckily I think I'm coming out of it.

I went and got a massage yesterday.  Getting therapeutic massage for me is more like an hour long torture session. Pretty much all my muscles are tense and tender to the touch.  I usually feel better afterwards so the pain is worth it I suppose. The massage therapist thinks that most of my issues stem from my weak postural muscles.  So, gotta strength train those back and shoulder muscles along with my core. A few years ago I took a hard fall on my right hip and every since then my hips and back have been out of whack.  I wish I had gone to the chiropractor right away, I probably could have prevented these problems by not walking weird for three years.

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