Yoga

Hello, Everyone

Over this past week I've been struggling a bit. My pain has been pretty bad and I've also been utterly distraught by the way I look. See, I've always been the thin, athletic little spitfire. Since my diagnosis 4 years ago, my physical activity has decreased slowly.
In 2011, even before my diagnosis, I spent a weekend hiking in the Rockies. I ended up in the hospital, to make a long story short. The ER doctor thought I had serious ovarian torsion and suggested I take an ambulance to Cranbrook, British Columbia.
So perhaps you can see why I'm afraid to get some solid exercise. So my weight has fluctuated, from freaky skinny to, well, a little bit too soft for my liking. I'm about 125 pounds right now and I'm not very happy about it. Finally I decided that this wasn't gonna fly with me, so I chose to start practicing yoga.

Yesterday I did my first session. It was... interesting. I had tried hot yoga in high school and quite enjoyed it. I went to attend a class on campus yesterday, but discovered that the class was too full for me to join. So I went back to my boyfriend's and got some videos going on Youtube.

Well let me tell you, this whole yoga thing was awesome, but, not so nice on my body. Some of the stretches felt ah-mazing but some, involving my left leg, were so painful that I burst into tears. 
Kindof embarrassing, considering that the yoga video was demonstrated by a 12-year old girl, and because my boyfriend was on the couch, half watching me, half playing Zelda on his 3DS.

My face while stretching my left leg.

All in all the experience went well. I did 40 minutes of yoga and worked up a sweat. I think it was a success, until I couldn't roll over in my sleep because OW. I'm hurting this morning, but it's nothing a little Tramadol can't fix!

On another (more important) note, I am happy to mention that I am participating in R.E.D Friday today. Red Friday is an awareness campaign for our military. R.E.D means remember everyone deployed. On Fridays wear red to show your support for our armed forces. Today I am happily wearing my red Semper Fidelis sweater, as I am partial to the USMC. Much love, boys. xo.