health Category

Progress

In: fitness, health, losing weight

I’m a bit astonished that it has been over two months since my last post but it really should be no surprise to me since I’ve had little to say about my leg injury or my weight loss (and that’s really all that’s consumed my personal life the past few months). It feels like […]

second opinion

In: health, injuries

Yesterday afternoon, I went and saw a doctor at PAMF to get a second opinion on my back/leg injury and a referral for a PAMF physiatrist (since at PAMF you have to see a GP first before you see a specialist). I have no idea if the physiatrists at PAMF are any good but […]

update on my injury

In: health, losing weight

Earlier this month, I saw a physiatrist about my back/leg injury. I can’t say that I was too impressed with him since I found him dismissive and rushed. And he told me to exercise - somehow the “I noticed this sharp pain in my leg when I was RUNNING” and “I try to […]

another one bites the dust

In: fitness, health

As much as I like the chiropractor I’ve been seeing the past few weeks, I’ve come to the conclusion that chiropractic care does not seem to be healing my leg injury. The chiropractor’s adjustments have been very helpful in temporarily healing my back, although it seems that any wrong move brings back the back […]

the last two months

In: fitness, health, losing weight

A friend of mine emailed me this morning wondering how I could possibly not have updated my blog since May 15th?!? She even started to wonder if her Blackberry had it wrong.
Her Blackberry didn’t have it wrong - I just haven’t had much to say lately. I wake up, I weigh myself, I […]

I don’t have much to report about my life so I figured a fitness update was in order (and there really isn’t much else going on):

When I increased the intensity of my running workouts a couple of months ago, I started noticing a sharp pain in my left thigh. The pain would usually only […]

If you’ve been reading this blog, following my flickr photos, or watching my steps on Walkertracker, you probably know that I’ve been working out pretty regularly for the past six months. I find gym culture to be fascinating. I enjoy observing how people workout, what they wear, who they interact with, and […]