 I know that I previously spoke ill will of the facility I live in, but through God, He has helped me realize that this is a good place for me to be.
I’m not quite the beast I used to be, but I’m close. I used to bench 240. I’m at 190 now. That is okay for now. I noticed that my legs got really weak because I was in the coma for so long. I know my muscles atrophied because when I woke up I couldn’t even walk. That could also be because I broke my ankles and my hips. You can just imagine… I landed straight down on my feet causing a tidal wave effect to move up through my body. The impact damaged my whole body. During the first part of my recovery, there was no way that I could do what I am doing now in my kickboxing. I’m doing a lot of exercises for my legs to get them stronger. I used to run a mile every day before work. I would like to continue to do that… maybe longer! Now I am walking more than that distance. For now, I am trying to get stronger. For every lap I do, I also do ten push ups. I use my calendar as a reminder of what to work on that day and to keep myself accountable. I have a TBI so I have a tendency to forget. Keeping it on the calendar helps me not forget. I have a lot more now to be thankful for. The only thing that I keep coming back to is my health. Also, with my faith, all things are possible through Him.
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I’m finally here. Oh no! I am 35. It is going downhill from here. It always does. But in turn, this is just the beginning. AND.. to my older self, don’t forget to “do better.” Doing better means you can always give 100% but there is also 10 percent more you can do. I always go back to the analogy of running. “We” (me, myself, and I) can obviously run a mile. I ask myself “Then why do I keep running?” I can keep pushing myself to run 2 or 3 miles. Also, there are other ways I can challenge myself through the mile. I am working on strength and being more stable in my running. I can add squats to build up my stabilizing muscles to improve my balance. Speaking to myself here: Dude… dude. Picking things up and putting them down. You got that mentality from Arnold Schwarzenegger. And it has envelope your persona. How freaking cool is it that against all odds, I have created an identity for myself outside of what was expected. The whole reason for setting goals, especially yearly goals, is that you can surpass them later. Looking back over my year as a 34 year old, I have gotten stronger. I have refined my view of clean eating. And, I was able to give a big “middle finger” to the establishment. The outside view of what someone can accomplish after a TBI. Just because I broke so many bones and other injuries is no reason I can not do what others do. I will continue to manage obstacles along the way but that will not stop me from growing. And I don’t want to forget to give a big shout out to God. With Him all things are possible. |
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