Glad you're keeping at it!

I'm glad you are keeping at the program here!  Can't say the same for me.  Foot was been terrible since we got to Iowa.  Weather?  Cold and rainy.  Don't know but it's the worst it's ever been I think.

Now, this afternoon Amy gave me two Tylenol which I have never tried before and it is much improved here tonight.  Still cold and rainy so can't be a change in the weather.  The Tylenol?  Too soon to tell.  Will take some more at bedtime and see what the morning brings.

Paul ran a full half marathon on the TM here this morning!!!  He is running one on 5/21 here in Marion and he is, obviously, ready.  Then tonight Carter just finished a full 5K!!  I am so happy for them both but jealous.

Good Gym

Still didn't switch up my routine. Someday. So just the usual today and it was, as usual, good. Another sore day here. Different sore, based on my different shoes, I suppose. I have another shoe plan for running tomorrow. You know me, I always have a plan/theory/idea!

Running times!

Well, I know you saw my awesome new running shirt! I didn't run till this afternoon, and I think it really helped me! I know it did, actually, because I really didn't feel like running. But I opened that and knew I had to! Wore different shoes today and I didn't feel that big mass of numbness at the ball of my 4th toe. I can feel some.....well, something. In the toe now that I'm back. Different, though. So we'll see what tomorrow brings! I have this ab video that I was doing and then I stopped for a couple weeks. Did it today and seemed ok. Need to keep up with that! I think core strength really helps the back.

Gym times

For all my soreness, I did go to the gym today. Did the usual. I'm getting a bit bored with the usual! It's time to come up with another routine so I can spice things up a bit. Maybe I'll do one day of what I'm doing right now, next trip to the gym can be routine B. Switch off. Anyway, I did it!

I'm so sore!!

Well. My run yesterday went well but today I'm broken. Actually, that's not an accurate representation. Yesterday, as I was running, I could feel the numbness in my 4th toe. The toe itself but also at that location in the ball of my foot. Today I woke up with a heavy ache in my arch. My right leg is stiff and sore and, actually, so is the entire right side of my body, up through my shoulder and neck! I did all my stretching and I've finally taken ibuprofen. So that's disappointing. I was pretty hopeful that my shoes would alleviate this. Probably, at some point, I'll have to go to the doctor. But I'm thinking a foot doctor. Because the leg stiffness and pain that I have self diagnosed as an irritated sciatic isn't as intense. So maybe the leg thing impacts the foot thing but the foot thing is a different thing from the leg thing! Who knows! I do know that I'm still under my goal weight! It's exciting. And I'm feeling better than ever about my relationship with food. Much less controlled/compelled by food. It's a really good change and I imagine it is both a physical and mental change.

Updates!

I don't think I posted about my Saturday festivities, so some backtracking for that. Saturday I walked to and from the gym. Not quite 4 miles round trip. And not quite 10k steps, believe it or not! There was a beer festival going on right in the middle of El Cajon Blvd (it was shut down for an entire block!) and I figured parking would be tight. And driving would be at my own risk! So I walked. I was not into lifting weights at all! So I did the majority of my routine and left. I did 90% and called it good. Better day today, though. I did my full routine and did a good job at it. So that's happy. I plan on running tomorrow - finally! I've been keeping up with my stretches and have been feeling really good. But today I didn't do them when I woke up and I feel like I can "feel it" tonight. So back at it! It's not like I have a one hour stretching routine - I don't think it is even 5 minutes. Just need to make it part of my daily life. Well, my twice daily life!

Cold and Raining Here

So, needless to say, I opted for the TM and an indoor run.  Yes, I know what a whimp I am!  But I did my 2 miles and exercises and felt pretty good about it all this morning.  Foot bothered me last night but not today.  Can't understand it when the weather is so bad this morning.  And our scale seems to be broken because it says I am down 2 pounds over this last week.  Can't figure that out either!

Osceola 5K

We did it!  And we both improved on our time from the one in SD in February.  My time was almost 3 minutes faster at 34.08!!  I was amazed.  I was able to run the whole way except for about 100 feet at the 2 mile mark.  I was very, very pleased with myself.  And amazed!  Mom did very well, too, considering she just had an injection in her knee yesterday.  She was done in 52 minutes.  My right foot didn't start to bother me until about 2.5 miles and is aching some now but, still, I am very happy about this.

Gym Day

Well, every day has been a gym day lately! This was a weightlifting gym day. I did make it through all three sets of my dumbbell bench press at 20 pounds each. So I'm pretty excited about that! I think I'll do one more week of that and then try adding the 20s to my biceps curls. Pretty much that's all I've got for today. Going to walk to the store now because I'm behind on my steps!

Story of my Week

Monday - ran outside but with foot pain.

Tuesday - no run because Glenn was coming at 8:30 to help me with the deck which he did.

Wednesday - no run because I had to be in Lindstrom at 9:30 for an injection in that foot.

Thursday - no run because Glenn was coming at 8:00 to help with the deck.  However, it was raining and he cancelled after I had already showered and eaten breakfast.  Also still having some pain in the foot so either the injection yesterday didn't work or hasn't really kicked in yet.

Friday - won't be running again because Glenn is supposed to come at 8:00 to help with the deck.  We will finish by noon I am sure.

Saturday - scheduled to "run" a 5K in Osceola so we'll see how that goes.  Half walk, half run probably.

Cardio at the gym

We were a little cooler today, but not a lot. I didn't run - again! I went to the gym, though, and did 30 on TSWTH. It was delightful! Well, you know, for sweating exercise. Sad to report that my massage was canceled today. Alas!

So hot!!

Are we ever having a heat wave. Over 90 on Sunday and Monday. So far we are at 86 for today. Hopefully we'll hold there, it is supposed to be cooler today with that trend continuing. Fingers crossed! I did go to the gym on Sunday and Monday, both! Sunday was a day of weights and 30 minutes on TSWTH. Yesterday I did cardio. It was just waaaay too hot to do anything outside. On my way home from the gym yesterday, I saw a guy running in sweatpants and a sweatshirt hoodie. With the hoodie pulled over his head. In 90 degree heat. Fool!

Outside But Slow

I've been outside now yesterday and today but my foot is really bothering me again so the running has been slow due to some walking along the way.  And it's not just the foot either.  Running outside is always harder for me than the TM.  Never understood why but it is and always takes some getting use to.  Then I've come inside, of course, to do my pushups and situps.  Not going to do those on the driveway!

I did call this morning and get an apointment with Dr. Redburn for another injection in my foot on Wednesday morning.

Back on Track

I've been working very hard on our deck so have taken the last couple days off.  However, I got back on the TM this morning and did my exercises, too.  About half way through my run I thought to myself, "Why aren't you outside?  It was 48 when I looked after getting up!"  Maybe tomorrow!

Gym Times

I had to take Tuesday off! I did something that either pulled or inflamed or strained my right hamstring. Not sure if it was an exercise, my shoes, or a combo. But I felt a lot better on Wednesday and was back in lifting weights. Didn't up my weight amounts, though. I keep meaning too...... Today I did 30 minutes on The Stairway to Hell. It was good. Got my heartrate up to 157!

Gym Day!

I had a slacker day yesterday, I was just really worn out. I didn't even try to get 10,000 steps. But I had a great night of sleep last night, and I felt really alert and refreshed today. I did get to the gym after work and it was really good. Just did my usual gym stuff. I was going to start upping some of my weights, but I didn't. I just wasn't feeling it. After the gym, I went over to Texas and walked that hill 3 times. No running, just walking. I listened to my Spanish audiobook. I'm on lesson 2!

Boo to my scale!

Well, grrrr, I don't know how much I weigh! I just got this scale, too. Got on it this morning and it was 129.something. And I thought....that seems wrong. Not like way wrong but just not right. Zeroed it. Weighted again. 129.something. So then I moved it. Because I don't trust it anymore after the +3 pound discovery. Moving it (by inches) gave me 3 weigh-ins of 127.8. Which seems more reasonable considering the way I've been trending but how the heck do I know? I could buy a new scale and find out I am really weighing 135! That's my rant of the day. Good gym time today. Just the usual but I took a few days off so it felt really good to get back into the weight lifting routine.

Rainy Day Gym

Rain on a running day means a visit to the gym and The Stairway to Hell. And so that's what happened today. I did it for 3o minutes. I was dripping sweat! So that is it - that's what I did! Tomorrow: weights!

Much Better Today!

My foot is much better today and isn't bothering me at all.  Go figure.  Anyway, I did take Ibu as soon as I got up but it wasn't bothering me so not sure I needed it.  But I took it and had a good run.

Ran Today

I got on the TM here this morning in spite of my foot and managed to get 2 miles in.  But I could feel it there.  Forgot to take our friend Ibu when I got up though and should have done that.  Guess this will be a one day at a time kind of thing.  Wondering about getting another injection but haven't called yet.  The last one in December didn't seem to help me like the previous ones did.  Maybe she missed the "spot."  I'll see what tomorrow brings and if it's still bothering me will call for an appointment.

Issues with Foot

I have taken a couple days off here because my right foot is really bothering me.  I did walk on the TM yesterday and do my exercises but this morning I rested.  And, of course, our weather changed overnight and we are having a cold, hard rain here this afternoon.  Related?  Maybe.

Gym

Not much to report. I did the gym times again. There were weights. I lifted them. I was not there for 2 hours today! That said, I need to shake a leg and go for a walk so I can get some steps in! It is 3:30 and I only have 3100 steps! Much ground to cover! Fun news: I was under my goal weight this morning! I suppose I'll spend some time wavering up and down, and that's a-ok with me! But fun to see on the scale. Also, scale started out at +3 again! Had to zero it out.

More of the Same

We woke up to snow on the ground this morning!  And it wasn't an April Fool's joke!  So I opted to stay indoors and do what I normally do.  Anxious to get outside again though so sure hope the weather starts warming up here.