Day 47: I spend time figuring out how to waterproof my cast...

Instead of the usual update about my training (which has been temporarily derailed until I figure out a way around this stupid cast thing), I thought I would entertain you with my tale of cast waterproofing.  I need to shower, mostly so that I don't offend my co-workers. I even have pictures...of the cast waterproofing procedure, not of me in the shower (pervs)...

Step 1: Start with leg encased in the Darth Boot.

Step 2: Gather Supplies...In this case, Painter's Tape(We apparently do not have any duct tape.  Thank Goodness there are no hurricanes or high speed winds coming to Indiana in the near future! LOL), Glad Press n/ Seal, and a Zip Lock bag. 

Step 3: Remove Darth Boot and expose awesome pink soft cast.

Step 4: Wrap cast, toes and part of leg in Press n' Seal.

Step 5: Place foot into Ziplock bag.

Step 6: Use Painter's Tape to seal the top.

Step 7: Try not to slip and fall and break the other leg or obtain a head wound while in the shower.


ChaLean Extreme...Awesomeness...

Those of you who have been reading along these past few months know that I'm doing ChaLean Extreme. I often complain about the Vomit Intervals workout, Chalean's sadistic love of Bowler Lunges, and the fact that she makes you do about 70,000 squats and lunges.  The whole time I've been doing it, I've been wondering what the payoff would be.  Other than a supposed higher metabolism from having more muscles and some sort of mental toughness, and maybe a more shapely (read: not atrophied looking) physique, I had been struggling with what I really gained from all the pain and suffering and one legged squat lunges and other manner of horrible torture.  Ok, it's not so bad, but still, it's an hour of my day almost every day that I could be sleeping.  Well, I finally figured it out.  It's not something they tell you in the infomercial.  It's the ability to stand for extended periods of time on one leg in the shower without losing balance, slipping, or falling.  No joke.  I don't have a shower seat in my shower.  It's a stand-up shower, separate from the tub.  It has the tiniest of ledges that I was able to sort of put the end of my hurt foot on, so I would not have to shower in full on crane position the entire time.

Other than that, I basically had 99% of my body weight balanced on my left leg for about 10-15 minutes while I shampoo, condition, face wash, wash, rinse.  i didn't want to have both feet on the ground for fear that would allow the water to stream directly down my leg and compromise the integrity of the Painter Tape seal I had created.  I thought my leg would get tired or that it would start to wobble or that it would be uncomfortable.  NO! My leg was like a rippled steal pillar of strength.  I can only assume that I have Chalean to thank for that because it certainly could not be from watching hours of General Hospital while eating ice cream (which may be what I did last night...).

Hopefully, Amazon will deliver my waterproof cast cover for swimming and I can get back to that.  Monday, I'll find out what happens next with my stupid cracked heel.  Ugh...

Jenn - Exercise...not for the weak boned...