Rescue Me
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Goals
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Set ‘Em, and Slam Dunk ‘Em!
No better time than the present! It doesn’t need to be a Monday or the first of the month or, even worse, January 1st to set and achieve any goal you set for yourself. Now is the time to get started on the path you want and desire for yourself. What do you want from your life? Do you want to be healthier? Eat better? Quit smoking/drinking? Get moving and exercise daily? Are you, like me, trying to walk better and more smoothly in your prosthetic or use your running blade for running?
What are you waiting for? Let’s crush your goals….NOW!
You can do anything you set your mind to and setting goals is the most powerful way to get there. To make sure you’re successful in achieving your goals you need to make sure you follow a few steps.
- Set a goal you really want to achieve.
- Set a DATE to achieve it by.
- Tell people who care about you. They will hold you accountable when you struggle to stay the course.
- Forgive yourself when you take a step backward, and pick yourself back up and continue forward.
- Write it down!!
- Celebrate the small victories and be proud of yourself when you achieve your goal.
These simple steps will help you meet your goals and push you forward. When you start achieving your goals you will find that you will feel better about yourself, be physically healthier, and your mental game will be stronger.
A happier and healthier you will be greeting on the other side of your goals.
It’s all up to you and what you really want in life.
This is how I got motivated to move in my prosthetic from the start.
I use a little extrinsic reward to stay motivated to move. For me, after many years of knee surgeries before amputation, I couldn’t get out and move. Even a small walk to the mailbox was too painful for me. I gained weight and felt awful about myself. Once I got my prosthetic I couldn’t wait to be mobile, but it wasn’t that easy. Learning how to manipulate the knee joint and getting use to wearing a 12 lb leg was more than I bargained for but I was determined, after all I decided to amputate so I could be mobile once again. The only way I knew how to get use to something was to use it, and use it daily, no matter what. Enter virtual races, before they became a pandemic thing.
I loved that I could do it on my own time, the way I could do it, and at my pace. I was hooked after receiving my first medal, and as you can see I have gained a few…. and some aren’t even in this picture! All of these I completed in the past 2 years, as an amputee! If I can do this then so can you. You just need to follow those basic steps above, to help you succeed.
You guessed it!
This week I want you to set a realistic, yet challenging goal for yourself.
What have you been putting off but really want to achieve?
WRITE IT DOWN! Put it somewhere you can see every morning to remind yourself and remember you ARE worth achieving it!
Tell your friend or family member, or join a social group that’ll support you, cheer you on, and pick you up when you fall.
Remember, it’s a journey. You’ll have good days and bad. There will be days you fail, but you must pick yourself back up and press on. Don’t quit!
You will thank yourself when you meet your goal, and then you’ll be wanting to set a new one.
Talk to me! Tell me what you’re planning on doing and how you’ll go about achieving it. I’m here and listening.
As always,
Be Healthy,
Be Happy, Be YOU!!!
Much love,
Angie
Me, right after amputation. I actually had my surgery right before Christmas.
Me now. Happier, healthier, and moving! Just like I wanted, and everything I’d hoped for!
What are YOUR goals?
Fit As A Fiddle-Ha!
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Prosthetics 101-Part 2 Fitting
Getting my fitting checked with Randy. (@limbmaster)
No matter how many questions I asked and how many people I talked to prior to amputation, no one can help you understand the things you don’t even know to ask in the first place…. for example, I knew it would take time, about 2 years, for my residual limb to shrink, change, and mature. What I didn’t know was that what I ate the day before may make my socket not fit the next morning, or that losing weight and gaining weight can be detrimental to a good fitting socket! Oh, I’m learning that now, boy am I ever!! But it’s these moments that I hope my journey will help someone else navigate their own. It’s not something I would have even thought about asking someone before my amputation, but it’s definitely a factor in why so many amputees are struggling to fit well into their sockets.
My newest socket that’s almost ready for pick up! No more excuses!💪🏼
This socket is one of the many I have had made for me and my ever-changing limb. It truly is a journey, and one that you need to embrace and wrap your head around. Once you go through an amputation you won’t be problem or pain free. You will have ups and downs, good days and bad. It’s how you handle them that counts, and understanding your own body is vitally important for you to get the best fit for your socket. Being able to accurately communicate what is going on with your fit, to your prosthetist, will help him or her make the best socket, and adjustments, for you. Also, if you know where you want your body weight to be, and hold yourself accountable, that will also help eliminate issues with fitting into your leg as well.
I wish I had known that in the beginning, but I’m glad I understand that now. I am more aware of changes to my body and therefore able to comprehend what’s going on with my fit. Sometimes it’s just what it is, and my limb is changing and maturing the further out from surgery I get. Other times, it’s on me and whether I’m eating well, or exercising too much or not enough. Self-awareness is vital to your fit, and your fit is vital to your overall health. If you aren’t fitting well into your socket then you’ll be more apt to give up and not wear it, thus causing you to become more unhealthy and that in turn can really bring you down, emotionally. See how your fit can effect the other areas of your life?
Check out this podcast as I delve into some issues I’ve been having and how I am correcting them. Also, you can check out my You Tube channel for my video podcasts and other videos on exercise,
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This week I want you to start making goals and sticking to them.
*Set a specific day AND time to weigh yourself, weekly.
*Decide where you want to be with your weight and start working towards that.
*Baby steps- start making good habits with exercise. Maybe start with simple pushups and do what you can. The next day do the same if not one more, and so on. Also, don’t forget about your core! A strong core will make walking easier and help you avoid other issues like a bad back or sore hip.
*Track what you eat! work on having a calorie deficit, if you want to lose weight, or set a calorie intake for the day and stick to it. It’s ok to have something you love, once in a while. Total restriction isn’t fun nor beneficial. This is NOT a diet but a change in your thinking. Accountability is key to seeing this through. Use an app for calorie counting, it’s so much easier that way. I use the app Lose It! and have for several years now.
*Remember, it’s a journey. It won’t happen over night and give yourself some grace when you fall down. Get back up and continue to move forward. You can do this!!
Reach out to me if you have any questions. I’m happy to help and here for you.
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As always:
Be Healthy,
Be Happy,
Be YOU!
Much love and happy exercising,
Angie
