👉My Own Hip Pain

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#024: My Own Hip Pain

Have I found the teapot yet..? A couple of my patients have gently asked how I’m getting on. So, I thought I’d write an update…

**We found the teapot!**

Phew! Moving house is stressful.

No matter how much I like to think and say it’s all going fine.
Big news. We have now found the teapot, among other things. So, we’re a bit more settled in the new place.

It’s only looking back that I realise ‘crumbs, that was hectic...’

Life events- big or small- crowd out the time we have to look after ourselves. I flagged in newsletter #006 that my hip was hurting. An ache in my groin. Most days.

It was a nudge for me to look at a couple of things.
To look at what I know I need to pay attention to.
And what I'd stopped paying attention to...
Bodyweight and activity.

And it was a prompt to reassess.

So, 18 newsletters later on (if this was forwarded to you, you’re welcome to sign up for free here)… how am I getting on?

Setting a target

Dad set us a useful target about the same time. He booked in to run our hometown half marathon. And he’s really old :) So, I couldn’t say ‘no’ to running with him...

We both ran a couple of weeks back.
It's a great event. In a lovely part of the world.

And for me, it was the target I needed. The motivation to:

Move more over the winter months
Optimise my bodyweight 'TO THE KILOGRAM' and
Measure it all: pain, activity, bodyweight + nutrition.

Let’s lay out the graphs…

Activity

After my November ‘dip’, I’ve built back my running and cycling week on week. All the time thinking about running the half marathon.

Bodyweight

In November my bodyweight had crept up by a couple of kilograms from where it should be (for me)…

That’s now back on track. I know what I needed to do. One eye on my nutrition. One eye on measuring my weight regularly.

That straight line up from September to December runs between 2x data points. With no measurements in between.

I didn’t know where the teapot was, and
I didn’t know where the scales were!

And my Hip Pain?

Completely settled.

That dip towards the end of last year is back up to 100% normal.
No pain, full function.

I’ve noticed this before.

And it is striking... for me at least.
When I’m training for something, anything...
...moving more, eating well and measuring what I do...

My hip pain settles down.

And that ties in with the latest evidence.

For me, that dip in the graph is a reminder to keep doing the 3 things.
(Bodyweight, Activity + Measurement)

For me, I need the target to stay motivated.
The target keeps me on track.

So, there’s now a couple of targets in the diary for this year.
Not activity for activity's sake.
But fun events with family…
And with friends.

With summer coming up, what is your motivation?
What 2 or 3 fun targets are in your diary?
Hit reply to let me know
And whatever they are..

Good luck!

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