tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18640779697936263662024-02-07T22:17:46.137+00:00The person behind the MonsterAs the title says, this goes behind the name I have been given for many years which is 'Monster'.
The name Monster was a rugby tour name that I am still quite happy to use.
I am not realy a monster, but it's a great name.Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873337590448930903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864077969793626366.post-83476421985785391992014-02-02T22:05:00.001+00:002014-02-02T22:05:58.453+00:0030 Days progress<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So I have reached my first target of 30 days doing DDPYOGA, I have been
doing the workouts anything between 3 to 5 days per week. I had been
attempting to run, which was not working out. I run too slowly & I'm
getting bored doing it. I would rather spend my valuable time doing
DDPYOGA. So that's all I am doing now (as well as healthy eating).<br />
Weight loss had not been good at all this month but then last Tuesday happened. I lost 2lb which made me very happy.</span>
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I have had my 30 days progress photos taken. I realised after my day 1 photos that the clothing that I
was wearing were too baggy, so it would be difficult to notice any
difference in my body shape. So for today's photos I have decided to
wear a very unforgiving top that shows every bulge (shudder). At least I
will be able to notice changes when I get to my 60 day photos.</span><br />
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I'm still loving the workouts as we are currently doing Energy! and Fat
Burner, with an occasional RHC thrown in too. I may attempt Strength
builder this week as I love that workout.</span><br />
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Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873337590448930903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864077969793626366.post-85456789888654641522014-01-11T21:45:00.005+00:002014-01-11T21:45:51.330+00:00I have a new yoga partner :)<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Yay I have a new partner in crime for doing my DDPYOGA workouts with
now. My husband has decided to sign up to team ddpyoga and now we are
doing 3 workouts per week. As he is very new to this, we have spent this
last week doing the Diamond Dozen stuff so that he can get to know the
positions & the muscle resistance right. I am then going onto doing
the Energy! workout afterwards.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I
have also been running twice this week, managing a distance of 1.83
miles on Tuesday and 2.83 miles on Thursday. I think the combination of
the yoga & the running seems to be working very well.</span>Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873337590448930903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864077969793626366.post-48854014285221693312014-01-05T00:34:00.001+00:002014-01-05T00:34:59.822+00:00Happy new year<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div>Sooooooo......... Well the pain relief didn't quite last. I wish it had but I'm also very grateful to the 2 days of absolute bliss that I had after the initial pain from the injections had worn off.<div><br></div><div>As Christmas & new year have now passed, I can now concentrate on getting fit & losing weight. I started back on my DDPYOGA on Thursday and it felt good. I had my husband take some photos of me so that I can see the progress that I have made in the future. They are here....</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fOdwoRwAmg-OLz8DoZ0RwuDaCrB08vJ8VKxPx_KSnsGleiKYf8uGOMwCEzmzo17ypk6rX4YG5Cxc32Y29fnAdK1q9vPsGdNpJLpHoEjw28kyZjKFhM9ATQnujjtjws1lWHUq4syR7UQ/s640/blogger-image--1034495712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fOdwoRwAmg-OLz8DoZ0RwuDaCrB08vJ8VKxPx_KSnsGleiKYf8uGOMwCEzmzo17ypk6rX4YG5Cxc32Y29fnAdK1q9vPsGdNpJLpHoEjw28kyZjKFhM9ATQnujjtjws1lWHUq4syR7UQ/s640/blogger-image--1034495712.jpg"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFusvMVr4EE2H4I4U5gijNSe7O2ePPaOxG1EtzBJbgCROw3xYGvlcLU1RNiA9HV4qt-BMcbjB0idU_pr7TwnKojqBuBQ-y-qOsKxyJHd2z_BXyY2frXQwC4Tpxk6r4cQIeSFe03H5yMrE/s640/blogger-image-988986747.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFusvMVr4EE2H4I4U5gijNSe7O2ePPaOxG1EtzBJbgCROw3xYGvlcLU1RNiA9HV4qt-BMcbjB0idU_pr7TwnKojqBuBQ-y-qOsKxyJHd2z_BXyY2frXQwC4Tpxk6r4cQIeSFe03H5yMrE/s640/blogger-image-988986747.jpg"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivruHLweLpSkKmpagslW2UZOwQXMxnNZqbRYIyV6LYVQ-Mgu3zNNPdLODqydfLL_s_2TzHY7tewOd6jVG8OAHarFZ9Yw0lqBFbcfKF9-csxnhIhRm3-uRHxlf5nNfS9BcMfJF0bBljxQg/s640/blogger-image--642353151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivruHLweLpSkKmpagslW2UZOwQXMxnNZqbRYIyV6LYVQ-Mgu3zNNPdLODqydfLL_s_2TzHY7tewOd6jVG8OAHarFZ9Yw0lqBFbcfKF9-csxnhIhRm3-uRHxlf5nNfS9BcMfJF0bBljxQg/s640/blogger-image--642353151.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Please excuse the mess in the background & the state of me. It was post-workout photos lol. These were taken on 2nd January 2014. I will be having the next lot taken on 1st Febuary for the 30 days progress marker.</div></div></div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div><br></div>Suzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04873337590448930903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1864077969793626366.post-37639281464454105302013-12-18T23:07:00.003+00:002013-12-18T23:08:46.936+00:0014 years of chronic pain....<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So here goes. I have not always been the huge size that I am now, believe it or not, before I left school I was a size 10 - 12 in UK dress sizes. Then the joys of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) reared its ugly head, teamed up with loving drinking too much alcohol & good food meant that the weight piled on for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When I was 24 I became mum to my gorgeous son L who was born extremely premature at 27 weeks gestation & I was very lucky to survive the pregnancy as I had a condition called H.E.L.L.P. Syndrome which almost killed me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Due to all of this, L is severely disabled with Cerebral Palsy and autism. He's a very loving lad who loves to live life to the full though.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also have 2 other boys who are equally as gorgeous, C is 9 and has his own disabilities which are Hypochondroplasia (a form of Dwarfism) and a Thyroid disorder as well as severe asthma. D is my lively 3 year old who is the hardest work out of them all.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So this brings me onto the subject of pain. Ever since L was born I have been suffering with chronic & widespread pain across my lower back, hips & legs. I have been on strong painkillers for so many years now, I can't remember what life was like before them. Before D was born I was having great fun at my kickboxing club & managing to adapt the training to my own restrictions, to the extent that I worked my way up to getting my brown belt. I was on target to take my black belt grading within the next 9 months, when I found out the next week I discovered that I was pregnant with D. That put paid to my plans, as the pain levels soared massively during the pregnancy & never left me after he was born either.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">These past 3 years have been the worst on my health as I have had difficulty even being able to walk at times. I have felt like giving up on trying to keep fit & healthy so many times, which would have been the easy option for me to do, but I am too stubborn for that I there are still things that I would like to achieve in life. So I kept going back to my doctor & asking for any other tests to be done, or any different pain medications that I could try. I was seen by a few different physiotherapists for short-term courses of treatment which worked for a few weeks then back to square one again.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband had a private healthcare package for himself through his work, so he chose to pay extra for me & the boys to be covered too. This is what has been the major turning point for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was referred to a private physiotherapist who is currently working on massage & acupuncture to relieve the pain for me. She also referred me to an Orthopaedic Consultant to see what could be causing the pain. I had an MRI scan which showed that my spine is actually in pretty good condition with only minimal disc degeneration in relation to my age.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I was offered Facet Joint steroid injections to the lumbar area of my spine. These were done under sedation & I had 6 injections done. I'm not going to lie & say that the injections were ok. No they hurt like hell once the local anaesthetic had worn off but now that I am 2 days on from having the procedure done, I have noticed the difference already. Before I had this done, it sounds strange but something that most women take for granted, I could not do without extreme pain. This was to be able to shave my legs in the bath, as it caused so much pain in my hips & I had very limited movement too.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, tonight I managed to shave my legs in the bath without too much pain. I have a much greater range of movement on my hips already. Still early days & I have to take it easy for the next few days to allow everything to heal.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My next plan will be to get back on with my DDPYOGA programme & to hopefully get myself down to a healthy weight. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once I figure out how to put photographs on here, I will be documenting my DDPYOGA journey though posts & photos.</span><br />
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