2023 Recap

 Here we are at the end of yet another year! How does each year seem to go by so fast?? I started off ok, but then quickly slacked off with the onset of the wrist tendonitis.  I did finally recover from the tendonitis in the right wrist.  But as this year is ending I'm now suffering tendonitis in my left wrist!! The orthopedic Dr recommends surgery, but only after just giving me a cortisone shot which only lasted a mere few weeks until pain returned.  The cortisone shot did not resolve the cause of the issue.  So I will try to resolve it on my own with my own research on different techniques and protocols of rest, pressure point massage, stretching, strengthening of arm muscles, etc. None of which the ortho Dr suggested. He just jumped right to "you need surgery because cortisone didn't help". 

So as this year has gone, I've completely gone backwards with my weight. I've lost track of tracking my macros and most nights opt for the easy way out...pizza or something simple. My workouts have been sporadic, at best.  I am ending the year at around 170 lbs. Feeling old and achy and suffering symptoms of perimenopause(hot flashes, insomnia, mood swings, depression, anxiety, body/joint aches(I'm sure my wrist tendonitis has a lot to do with perimenopause), etc. 

I will make a new blog entry to hopefully start the documentation of the continuing of this lifelong fitness journey for me. So stay tuned to the next entry.