Okay, so being to drugged up to drive seems to be a problem when you need to get to the store for supplies for crafts. However, I finally got to the store today, and I have my first repurposing project planned!
In the meantime I was up for trying a different new hobby. One of the few suggestions I got for a new hobby was cooking. So I decided to try baking something new today. I got a recipe for S'mores chocolate chip cookies. S'mores are one of my very favorite foods, so I was actually excited about making these.
Unfortunately, I was not thinking straight when I thought baking/cooking would be an activity that keeps my mind off of my back injury. Turns out baking hurts more than the Elliptical machine! All the standing for mixing and getting ingredients and cleaning up afterwards really hurts.
Then the bending! Oh, the bending was the worse. I had to bend to get bowls and mixer, I had to bend to get baking sheets out, and I had to bend to put cookies in the oven and take them out. By the time I was done I could not stand up straight! But I got some really yummy cookies:
I guess it's a good thing I got in a workout this morning because this could be bad!
Today's workout:
Anyway, I did the stairmill and it actually didn't bother me anymore than the elliptical. My back seemed more irritated, thought, because I had to stand for more than 10 minutes. I only lasted 20 minutes because of the pain from standing.
I also did some really low impact leg strengthening moves, and I did about 40 crunches. I skipped push-ups today because...well, I hate push-ups
By the time I workout, went to the store for food and craft supplies, and baked those cookies my back no longer feels better. I'm probably at a 9.5 on that nifty 1-10 scale they ask at the doctor's.
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