Fit2B Gives Me Hope

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Frustration in Healing

Last night I did a diastasis check.  Honestly it feels like I am starting my healing of my core it feels like all over again after this hernia surgery.

Here I am at Day 42 post-surgery and I am fighting my thoughts each and every day.  The thoughts: of how slow I’m healing, of how I still look pregnant despite having a panniculectomy with the hernia repair, of how frustrating it is to still have to be so aware of diastasis recti even though the surgeon has fixed it.  But the muscles do not feel strong yet, so I’m treating my body as carefully as I can.

The key here is I know from what I’ve managed to do in the past I will heal.  I have seen others in the group share pictures and stories of their healing of their cores.

I know I will look less pregnant as I heal and get stronger.

I know I will be able to someday do things like get out of bed without thinking, and not be fearful of hurting myself.

I know that getting down habits of how to move so they become second nature, are going to be key to my healing.

I know that through my experience of starting my healing journey before, the stronger I become will make it so doing something wrong once… won’t break everything.  In that process I might be reminded by my body, wait, not a good idea…  But I eventually won’t be worried about tearing everything apart.

{sigh}

Right now

I’m working on the Foundational Five. Tummy breaths as I lay on my back often when I’m trying to fall asleep again after being up in the middle of the night. The breathe work is something I’m using for gauging the re-connection I am hopefully going to get with nerves and muscles that I have lost the connection to.

I am honestly not sleeping well. But that is because I am still healing from my stitch abscess. I can turn to one side, but not the left (my primary side that I slept on).

I cannot wear the splint for support for sleeping or in the waking hours also because of the stitch abscess. So I try to not get frustrated as I see the bloating or pooch in front and remind myself to engage. I will get the support back on and I will get there again so it is second nature. Right now I know the muscles are tired and weak.

Step by Step Philosophy

I am encouraged by the philosophy in Fit2B that you don’t have to hurt and feel the burn to know you are doing something. I really think trying to make those connections to muscles is sometimes so much more of a workout, at least mentally and emotionally, than a step-class. (Honestly, I’m not coordinated to do a step class. Really, you could ask my husband I couldn’t even do a Wii Fit Step without messing up.  :))

My husband has recently started look through some of the more challenging routines in the Fit2B listing.  Most that I feel far away from doing, but by watching them with him and seeing how he feels after he has completed a workout, I know that I will be able to use this exercise program for the long haul.

Yes I’m starting at the beginning again. But as I get stronger, and hopefully heal right this time without complications, I will be able to increase the difficulty of my workouts without having to go to a gym.  As a busy homeschooling mom, who lives in the middle of nowhere, not having to go to the gym is huge.

My girls can do any and all of these routines right along beside me. Positive self image is huge when you have growing girls. Continuing to try to love my body, even it it’s recently broken state, is a huge life lesson for my girls to see. I don’t talk about how I’m fat and want to lose weight. I don’t have to worry about Beth taking this way in the routines. It just doesn’t exist.

This weekend is the anniversary of Fit2B.  Fit2B started on October 1, 2010.  I found Fit2B in late 2013 while I was pregnant with my youngest child.  I am so grateful for this community and support that I have received in the last four years.  You should check out the giveaways for their anniversary celebration.

But everything in the shop is on sale for the anniversary celebration.  If you think you’d like to join to become a member, I would recommend the Premium Membership.  When you get the premium membership over the basic, there are courses that you get as a part of that membership… even courses that might become live in the year of your membership.  That is a huge bonus.  Also since I know a little behind the scenes of what is coming in the coming year, the premium membership would be my call… especially with my young girls.  But I have to stay hush on the details for that just a little bit longer.  You can see the breakdown of individual courses and basic membership and see how even with the courses currently offered you save money doing the premium membership.

If you aren’t ready for that and want to check out a few routines for yourself if you go to the A to Z listing the workouts listed in magenta are currently open for anyone to look at and actually try the workouts.

Yes it might seem like I like Fit2B a lot.  Trust me I do.  Even without the affiliate links linked above, I would still talk about it.  I would still be here telling how this program is helping me to become strong again and most of all, to give me hope.

When you have had four surgeries, including the c-section, in the short 3 1/2 years of my youngest’s life… it is so easily to let it be discouraging.  Those thoughts come, often unbidden.  I am trying so hard to remember that hope and let that be what gets me going.  That is why I’d be here telling you about it, no matter what.  I need someone else to benefit from all that I have been through and that is what many of these posts post-surgery will be about.  Hopefully it will help someone reading it in their journey to getting a stronger core to let them be able to do all they want to.

Blessings…