Frustration starts in... once again, no movement on weight.
245 lbs - same as last 2 weeks
Exercise
Completing a weekly workout challenge = 0
1 hours of exercise = 1 point
Healthy eating
Drinking 8 glasses of water a day = 2 points
Trying a new healthy food or recipe for the week = 0
Taking a multivitamin daily = 6 points
Eating five servings of fruits and veggies daily = 0 points
Eating two servings of dairy a daily = 2 points
Last Saturday I had a VERY stressful work day and that has led to a VERY stressful work week. (We had a test at a major customer go very wrong early last Saturday morning and we've had to fix it this week).
My calf tightened up and it felt as if I had aggravated the achillies. Of course my neck and back have been very tight too. I was limping around at work Monday and managed to see the doc briefly "at lunch" on Tuesday.
It's the Flexor hallucis longus muscle (FHL). It's the muscle that is basically 1/2 of the control for your big toe. She pressed into my calf and the arch of my foot and it about sent me through the roof. This was also the area that I was having so much trouble with when we were doing the Monumental 1/2.
I now have a set of stretches that I have to do even before I get out of bed which have already seem to be helping. I've also been trying to massage these areas, the calf are is very difficult due to how deep this muscle is in the calf area (I've also got very large calves...). The arch area is much easier to take care of. An old golf ball I roll around on the floor with my foot.
No muscle relaxers though... she doesn't want me to tear something running while I'm so tight. I'm also not to take more than 2 ibuprofen at a time... (you mean that's all you're supposed to take a time??!!??) "Only take them as stated in the DIRECTIONS." *sigh*
So I've not run since last Thursday. It's also no Kinvara's for a while for me. She want's me to keep in my more cushioned shoes for a while before I attempt getting back into them.
I'm going to get back on the treadmill-o-doom Sunday and see how things go. Once I'm going again, I'm to stop for a bit every 20 minutes to check and see how everything feels and do a couple of light stretches. One has me try and angle my toes up with a wall or curb if I'm outside and the 2nd is a standard calf stretch that I normally do after runs.
I'm hoping that when my new shoes arrive Monday, I'll get into a better mood
(Got a pair of New Balance 870v2's on liquidation from Running Warehouse).
LOL My points are:
for a speedy recovery! I wouldn't worry about the weight for now. I'm sure it's up for all kinds of reasons but will go back down once you're healed.
