Gastroscope

Tomorrow is another day at the hospital. Unlike the many other rounds I had, this one is different. I am going to have a gastroscope done by a gastroenterologist.

With a tummy that is bloated up again because I was a naughty girl and had a latte during last night's dinner, I will have to suffer the consequences of it.

My dad found it humorous which kind of annoyed me. Some years back he did scope too and he does not like the idea of having something poke through him. Any logic person would not like and that includes me.

I have like 10 hours away from the process now and I can fairly tell you I dreaded the idea of having to go through it. But, as they said, what needs to be done, it has to be done.

I pray all things run well and that I would be able to withstand the long hour without food.

Week 16 ( Coming to 17 ) : Planks to Ease Back Pain

Planks are well known to strengthen the core muscles and working out your abs. That are the beauty of it. No matter how beautiful the outcome it may sound, the working out is really something. I pretty much like to plank.

And in my case, I do not only plank for fun. I plank for 2 solid reasons.

Reason number 1 is that I need to ease my lower back pain. The many months of lying down with just that one position because I needed to elevate my knees to control swelling and also prevent shocking-midnight knee-locks has taken its toll on my back. I still suffer the pain and with planking, it helps a long long way.

Reason number 2 is that I want to have a strong and trimmer abs. I know, I know. You have seen enough of my sinful food consumption. Honestly, this would be a heck load of work to be done. But, if that is what the heart desires, by all means give it a shot and be patient and also disciplined about it.

I went online and watch some videos and also did a little bit of reading on abs workout and planking techniques.

In case you did not know, there are really a variety of planking techniques. And I am to share that in my coming blog post.