i should have blogged before i left for class. alas, i didn't. so here i am. we are two classes behind in micro, so my professor didn't even attempt to really explain anything today. he just sped through slides on his powerpoint like we all knew how obviously simple genetics and dna/rna replication is. duh.
sometimes i hate my body. hatehatehate. i wonder what it would be like to feel good all the time. i wonder what it would be like to live without pain. i think about trading my neck and back and hips with someone who has healthy a healthy neck, back, and hips. but i can't. God gave me this body knowing full well the fleshly, real-world issues that it has. i was recently told by my doctor that she thinks i have a slight insulin resistance. so in order to control that (and since i didn't want to take medicine that makes me want to throw up all the time) i NEED to exercise. since i've started exercising, my back has started bothering me again. what a dilemma. don't exercise? risk diabetes. exercise? hurt my back. wow. (and i'm mostly just WALKING!) any suggestions?!
i know in the grand scheme of things, i am VERY VERY blessed. i live in much less pain than so many. i have far fewer and less severe issues that so many.
it just wears on me.
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2 days ago
that's weird that just walking makes your back hurt...do you stretch a lot? whenever i start exercising again, i always start to have trouble with lots of random things...its really annoying!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried a chiropractor? Or yoga - that might be a more back-friendly exercise.
ReplyDeleteDo some quick google-ing of back-specific exercises. If you're doing any sort of muscle-building exercise that focuses on arms or abs, this begins to strengthen your "front-core" – and as those muscles tighten, it puts a strain on your back-muscles.
ReplyDeleteI only know this because I have chronic crooked-back pain. :) ...and I tell myself I picked up skeletal-knowledge through suiting and rooming with you and Jill. Anyways- it's worth a shot, maybe it will help you!??!