Thursday, July 28, 2011

Separation Anxiety...Abdominal Separation, That Is


Meant to post this before we left for the beautiful spot above, and now we are back. Oh well. Writing another one about my progress over vacation. Stay tuned.

This is just a petty little vent post about a lovely post-partum condition called "Abdominal Separation" or "Diastasis Recti." Exercise is going great, I feel great, I feel strong, and I feel like I am really making some headway. However, since having Jack nearly four years ago, I have been plagued by my gut. I originally thought it was just extra fat, baby weight, etc., but it is actually my abdominal muscles sticking out. When I rotate my pelvis forward, my stomach forms a point. It is so bizarre-looking.
I am asked when I am due ALL the time. Sometimes I can roll my eyes, sometimes I can laugh about it, sometimes I can give the person asking the "seriously?" look, but sometimes it just sucks. Well, people suck, too, for asking (who does that?!), but it is deflating to work so hard with no direct impact on my "problem area."

So, that's all. In better news, I am so proud of myself. I have reached my 4x/week exercise goal, my blood sugar averages are going down, and we are going on VACATION for 2 weeks. I'm vowing not to let things slide, even on vacation. Not sure how frequent my posts will be, but I am looking forward to lounging by the lake with my family.
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