So it took the last two months to get to point where walking is easy, next "step" is to walk up some of the hills in my suburb.
3 months ago yesterday I was told I could take the boot off to sleep at night, still couldn't walk at that stage without it. It really doesn't feel that long ago. About 2 months ago I was told to stop walking in it. It almost doesn't seem real now except the boot is still in my room... need to find somewhere to put it. Doubt I ever use it again. The hydrotherapy was a highlight really. I didn't want to stop but it was becoming too easy.
Today I walked around the block, it was a struggle the last time I did it and ever since I just been going to oval. Weekends aren't ideal for the oval as every man and dog (almost literally) are down there. Lap wasn't so hard this time - I remember 2 months ago it would take me 10 minutes just to get to the next corner on my street, today I almost did lap in that time.
So flat surfaces easy, next challenge is walk to the shops. Its uphill almost right away and I think if I can walk to end of the 1st street, I just have to do distance.
Think I cheat and get lift to shops and just walk back the first few times. Its up and down hills from there - I never really thought about it before, I just accepted the challenges. Considering I used to ride way further distances on a push bike, I just ignored it. Just part of the journey. I prefer short sharp hills to long inclines. To a point. One hill in suburb was so bad I would go further to go around it.
My legs don't like the weight of all my bedding now. Or at least, ever since I walked a klm last week around the playing fields, they haven't been the same. My two feet ache at night so I just need to keep doing my exercises now.
Should really print them out, been going from memory. Its weird when the foot I didn't break this time aches in same way... big toes complain. Think I need to loosen up some muscles that didn't get a lot of use for months.
Like my brain lol - it too doesn't want my break to end 🙁
I need to stop thinking about it, still have one week or more, remaining. Maybe Amazon surprise me in that time... keep dreaming.