They say that things happen for a reason. My Father in Heaven often constructs events that are for our benefit or for our humbling. Well... I do believe He has struck again!
Tuesday night I completed my workout. It was a less intense workout than the ones I usually complete, and I was using lighter weights than I usually use. Not to mention I really wasn't motivated, meaning that I took more breaks than usual.
Yet after the workout, my left elbow began to bother me. And it swelled up very quickly. So I wrapped it with an ACE bandage and iced it on/off that evening and slowly/gently stretched the joint through a tolerable range of motion. Then off I went to sleep. In the morning, I woke up to an even more swollen elbow -- so swollen that my engagement ring couldn't fit onto my finger. And oh the pain!!!
So I went to work. And at 11am I had one of the OT's with 20 years experience check my elbow out to see if she agreed with my self diagnosis of a pronator teres strain. She put me through some tests then pulled the PT with 40 years experience over for a second opinon. Their concern? An avulsion fracture.
So off to urgent care and xray I went. Thankfully, the Xrays were negative for fracture, so the diagnosis was strain with possible ligament tear. What does this mean? No working out for a minimum of 2 weeks.
What does that mean? I have to focus on my nutrition and hone in on eating right and eating tight.
Which is exactly what I have not been doing.
I have been completely neglecting my nutrition AGAIN and have gotten sucked down the path of "just this once" and "I've had such a bad day" and "I deserve this" and "I'll eat right for the rest of the day."
So although being injured SUCKS, this may have happened because God KNOWS that I need to perfect my nutrition.
Tomorrow is a new day, filled with new mercies and a blank page. Taking a deep breath, because this could get rough. Buh-bye diet pepsi. Tootles morning muffin. Sianora grilled cheeses. This is going to get really rough.
God is calling me close. Offering his help and support. I just need to reach out and figure out how to both accept and use his help.
