Tag: ankle

Hindsight

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Perhaps it wasn’t the best idea to do a hike around the mountain yesterday with an ankle that doesn’t really want to play at the moment. It’s even more reluctant to be anything but grumpy today, but a couple of myprodol will surely calm it down a bit.

Still, the hike was fun and the views were amazing. Some nice plant life, too.
I would add a photo here, but I haven’t downloaded one yet. EDIT: Look – Cape Gorse!

We’re taking Granddad to meet the horses this afternoon, at the place where I regularly pen my Wednesday missives. To be honest, I’m probably not going to add anything more to this 24 hours late, but again, I never say never. And your chances of a photo being inserted above are pretty good.

Too much

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Yesterday was a busy day and I did a lot of standing and a lot of driving. Not usually a big deal, but my ankle was not too happy with the whole situation and is painfully protesting today. And so the plan is to chill out a little more today: bit of ice on the leg, get a few jobs done around the house, braai some sausages for dinner, watch a bit of football and maybe even grab a nap during some of the 7½ hours of power cuts we get to enjoy endure.

Last week of school for the kids coming up, then it’s Egypt for one of them and several (or more) weeks of holiday for the other.

Where did 2022 go?

Pain

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So many plans for blog posts and they’ve all been shelved because I played football today for the first time in 18 months (remember this?). The football was fun, and I think I did ok, considering the length of time it had been since I last played. That’s not what’s stopping me from sitting and blogging. It’s more my body’s reaction to that football which is causing the problem.

Oh my. The pain. Everything hurts. Everything.
I may have over exerted myself “a little”.

The good thing is that it will probably take no more than a week to get over this pain and stiffness. And then I can go and do it all over again. 😀

Fitness Update

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I’d just like you to know the latest on my new “Eat sensibly, Exercise a bit more” Fitness Plan:

So far, I have lost 5.2kg in 2 weeks, I’m constantly hungry and I ache all over. My ankle is particularly vociferous; its plaintive cries ringing out each and every time any sustained effort is required from my right foot.

Still, I am noticably thinner and noticeably fitter already. Hello, ladies!

So, since it worked for me and since you really don’t need scientific evidence to release a “revolutionary” “new” diet plan these days, I’m busy writing a book which I will sell by the million and annoy medical professionals the world over.

Get fit (or die trying)

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I’ve made the decision to compare my current fitness against how I was doing exactly 365 days ago. At the moment, that’s pretty depressing, because I was a whole lot fitter this time last year. However, there is method in my madness, because come 8:16am on Monday 27th January 2014, I will suddenly leap (metaphorically, at least) ahead of my past self and feel a whole lot better about where I am right now.

It’s true that it has taken – is taking, in fact – me longer to recover from my smashed up ankle, but its also true that I probably could have done more to speed up the process – had I the money, time and perhaps a little more motivation to do so. However, the start of the New Year is a watershed moment and I will be prioritising my fitness and recovery (albeit hopefully without spending any more money on it). At the same time, I’ll be cleaning up my diet as well. 11 months of relative inactivity needs correcting and you can’t do that with exercise alone.

Nothing ridiculous here. No “Paleo” nonsense, no “juicing”, no Tim Noakes’ “Cardio Destruction” diet (or whatever it’s called). And there’s not – and there never will be – a CrossFit in sight. Sensible eating, sensible exercise, no daft targets.

Just; improve.