Doc also cleared me for lower body exercise 2 weeks ago so I've been considering doing a barre class. Since I was busy all weekend at ACL I told myself I'd start Monday, tomorrow! That was until TODAY happened! Kody and I decided to go on a bike ride and try out a new trail before ACL. We left around 1 pm and rode our bikes from South Lamar all the way to the East Side and then to South Walnut Creek Trail. Without you just googling I can't describe how far it was. By the time we got to the actual trail my legs were already burning. I'm not sure my legs had recovered from our 10-12 miles from last weekend. We got on the trail which was awesome because it was all paved. About 2/3 of the way down the trail I was starting to give up. Turns out it was about the time I was crawling up a HUGE hill. I literally was climbing up that hill at the pace of a snail crawling through quick sand. I thought about getting off and walking it up. I had no idea how much further we had to go! Since it was our first time, we had no real idea where we were going so we just kept pedaling thinking we'd loop back around to where we started, WRONG! We finally found the end of the trail and realized it was a dead end. There was nothing left to do but turn around and pedal all the way back. All I can say is WOW! About 1/3 of the way back I was dying. That is when the complaining really went into full force, ha ha - poor Kody! But he was quite the trooper encouraging me the whole time. He even stopped while waiting for me to come up a hill and picked me 2 pretty flowers to stick in my helmet (see pic below). Needless to say we made it off that trail but that was only the beginning as we still had to pedal back to downtown Austin. We were starved! So off we went, aching quads and all and ended up at Easy Tiger down on 6th street. I can't tell you how much that kept me going, knowing food and a cold beer was my reward if I just kept pedaling! We stuffed our faces and threw back a cold one then it was time to get home as the sun was setting. Yes, you heard me right, the sun had started to set. We left at 1 pm and by the time we left Easy Tiger it was about 6:15 pm. That last trek back home was the worse, by far. So many hills and my lower back was screaming along with my legs and knees. We ran into one of Kody's friends that was biking and he was so sweet to actually push me up a hill I wasn't going to make it up! We finally made it back home and I stripped off those bike shorts, threw on my clothes and practically hobbled/ran to my car to get home. I wanted nothing more than some Ibuprofen and a hot, epsom salt bath, oh and a HUGE glass of red wine, LOL! I fear how sore I will be tomorrow as Kody told me as I was leaving that we rode a total of 42, yes FORTY TWO miles today. The most I had done before was 12 miles at the Veloway. Accomplished is the only word I have to describe how I feel after that. I just kept reminding myself that it's all mental. Our minds give out long before our bodies do. I also realized I am much stronger than I thought, both physically and mentally. I am just 2 1/2 weeks post-op and haven't done much of any kind of workout in months so I'd say I did pretty well.
I am about 2 1/2 weeks post-op from my exchange surgery and my how things are-a-changing! I am finally able to sleep on my side for a while with my body pillow and 2 regular pillows propping me up. If I lay directly on my side then the underwire from my bra sits right on my internal stitches, OUCH! I am mostly sleeping in my underwire bra even after wearing it all day, but sometimes wear my non underwire sports bra to give my boobies a rest. It's funny how once you get clearance to give yourself a break you don't want it. I was worn out from ACL yesterday and didn't want to sleep in any bra so I got into bed with just a t-shirt on. About 2 minutes later I was up putting my underwire bra back on, LOL! I can see how my boobs want to splay out to the sides when I lay on my back and I know I need to train them to face forward as much as possible right now so back on with the bra I went. Doc also cleared me for lower body exercise 2 weeks ago so I've been considering doing a barre class. Since I was busy all weekend at ACL I told myself I'd start Monday, tomorrow! That was until TODAY happened! Kody and I decided to go on a bike ride and try out a new trail before ACL. We left around 1 pm and rode our bikes from South Lamar all the way to the East Side and then to South Walnut Creek Trail. Without you just googling I can't describe how far it was. By the time we got to the actual trail my legs were already burning. I'm not sure my legs had recovered from our 10-12 miles from last weekend. We got on the trail which was awesome because it was all paved. About 2/3 of the way down the trail I was starting to give up. Turns out it was about the time I was crawling up a HUGE hill. I literally was climbing up that hill at the pace of a snail crawling through quick sand. I thought about getting off and walking it up. I had no idea how much further we had to go! Since it was our first time, we had no real idea where we were going so we just kept pedaling thinking we'd loop back around to where we started, WRONG! We finally found the end of the trail and realized it was a dead end. There was nothing left to do but turn around and pedal all the way back. All I can say is WOW! About 1/3 of the way back I was dying. That is when the complaining really went into full force, ha ha - poor Kody! But he was quite the trooper encouraging me the whole time. He even stopped while waiting for me to come up a hill and picked me 2 pretty flowers to stick in my helmet (see pic below). Needless to say we made it off that trail but that was only the beginning as we still had to pedal back to downtown Austin. We were starved! So off we went, aching quads and all and ended up at Easy Tiger down on 6th street. I can't tell you how much that kept me going, knowing food and a cold beer was my reward if I just kept pedaling! We stuffed our faces and threw back a cold one then it was time to get home as the sun was setting. Yes, you heard me right, the sun had started to set. We left at 1 pm and by the time we left Easy Tiger it was about 6:15 pm. That last trek back home was the worse, by far. So many hills and my lower back was screaming along with my legs and knees. We ran into one of Kody's friends that was biking and he was so sweet to actually push me up a hill I wasn't going to make it up! We finally made it back home and I stripped off those bike shorts, threw on my clothes and practically hobbled/ran to my car to get home. I wanted nothing more than some Ibuprofen and a hot, epsom salt bath, oh and a HUGE glass of red wine, LOL! I fear how sore I will be tomorrow as Kody told me as I was leaving that we rode a total of 42, yes FORTY TWO miles today. The most I had done before was 12 miles at the Veloway. Accomplished is the only word I have to describe how I feel after that. I just kept reminding myself that it's all mental. Our minds give out long before our bodies do. I also realized I am much stronger than I thought, both physically and mentally. I am just 2 1/2 weeks post-op and haven't done much of any kind of workout in months so I'd say I did pretty well. I have my next appointment with Dr. M this Thursday and I have a few concerns I'd like to talk to him about. First and foremost, I noticed the other day when I was bent forward in the mirror, brushing my teeth, that I saw some rippling on the top of both of my breasts. I don't like that because that is one of the main reasons I didn't want saline implants and opted for the gel implants. Secondly, I feel like my original scars aren't healing as good as I would have expected and want him to check them out. The other night I was lounging around in a snug tank top and instantly noticed that my left implant looks bigger than my right. I know all women's natural breasts are like this, one side always being a tad bit bigger but since these are engineered, I'm not really enthusiastic about this discovery. I'm hoping he'll just tell me that that left one is still just a bit swollen. Remember it's been the step child throughout this whole surgery ordeal. I also want him to give me an A+ report that my implants are in the correct spot and are healing correctly. I will report back and post some new pics soon!
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