Catawampus

Catawampus arose in the United States around 1840, during a particular vogue in elaborate coinages.  Cata- stems from cater-, a now-archaic root meaning “diagonal,” while the source of -wampus  is subject to debate. – dictionary.reference.com

 When I awoke this morning I had a headache, pressure in the back of my neck and I couldn’t think. I knew my back was out which affected my neck. I rolled out of bed and headed directly to my inversion board hoping that hanging would help. Nope. I waddled downstairs and hung off the seat of my barcalounger, which always works, but nope. I was determined to go to the gym anyway because today was training day. First though, I made an appointment with my chiropractor for later.

Inversion Table

Luke Brady

 

 Luke Brady, my athletic trainer said we would start today with leg presses and he showed me what to do. I let him know I was catawampus, but was happy to be there. The first set (even without the weights) and my back popped in! Yippee! I shared with him and we were both happy that the results of weight training were showing up in many ways. 

 

 Having already made the appointment with Dr. Patrick Dougherty (chiropractor and friend,) I took off to share the great news with him. By the time I got to his office, I felt so much better. Dr. Pat and I have taught some Kinesiology classes together and I love his incredible skill level. (Everyone loves Dr. Pat!) 

 He put me on the table, did some testing and he gently shared, “I need to put your head on straight.” Any other man!!!  I was so grateful.

Dr. Pat

He did an adjustment and my body said yes!

 I also had him test me for whether or not grains supported my body. In an earlier blog, I said I went off grains, but after a week, I didn’t feel any different, digestion was the same, there was not a difference in weight even though I replaced grains with vegetables and it just didn’t make sense for me to continue to stop.

 He tested and said that my body did not test positive for grains, but that it was not a strong no, (my paraphrasing) and that if I did eat grains it could cause some inflammation and may make it harder to lose weight.

 No longer feeling catawampus, I am just so grateful to have the support I have on my journey!

 Iwannabeaskinnybitch!

 

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