Welcome to blog! I started it in 2020 to chart my recovery from breaking my ankle (hence the name). I guess no-one saw a global pandemic coming. It's turned into a place where I can talk about the things happening in my life, my horse and my cats. Enjoy!
While I was in hospital after my surgery, one of the senior nurses became very concerned about my weight. She told me that because my BMI said I was underweight she had to refer me to a dietician. I wasn’t at my best granted, having just redecorated my room several times, so wasn’t really paying much attention. A morphine migraine and low blood pressure will do that for you.
To be honest I hadn’t really thought too much about it. But today had a call from a dietician to discuss everything.
We went through what I eat, my attitude to food, my views on my weight. It was a really good conversation.
She was happy that I have an awareness of my relationship with food and that I’m trying to do my best. I’m one of this annoying people who forgets to eat, so that fact I know this helps me to be more proactive.
Food is the first thing to go with me. If I’m busy, tired or stressed I stop eating. And struggle to put on weight.
She was happy that while I’m slight, I have a varied diet and am trying to get the calories I need.
So 2020 was going to be my year. The year I got my life sorted after being served redundancy notice from my job in November 2019. The year I ticked off more things from my horsey bucket list. The year I got my mental health back under control and reduced stress in my life.
I had a plan. And it was a good one. Then the plan changed dramatically on 2 January. I came off my horse at speed and broke my ankle. Badly. Like all good equestrians, I got back on and rode back to the yard, sorted Buddy out and then drove myself to A&E. That’s where this journey really began...
I was sent home from A&E and told to crack on, only to receive a phone call later to say they’d missed a fracture (and a rather serious one at that). Whoops! So fracture clinic on 3 January, surgery on 5 January and home to recover.
I started this blog as a way to chart my recover back to the saddle. As I cleared clinics and competitions out of my diary and wondered what the next few months would bring, it's been a safe space for me to say how I'm feeling.
The new plan was to get a new job, to keep Buddy is kept ticking over and recover from my injury. Another good plan! I didn't expect a global pandemic, lockdown and all that happened in 2020.
This blog has changed over time but it's continued to be my safe space to share the things going on in my life, with Buddy and the cats. Enjoy!
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