My last check in was on November 4th, well before the holidays. Since then, we had Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's, all of which are dieting pitfalls.
Back in November, I weighed in at 195 lbs. I am happy to report that I made it through the holidays unscathed and managed to drop another 10 lbs. I am only 15 lbs from my goal weight, coming in at 185 lbs. It is an amazing feeling to have come as far as I have in my weight loss!!
For Christmukkah, my sister got me a subscription to Runner's World magazine. I haven't done any real running in about a year since our last 5K together. My weight loss makes me hopeful that I might be able to improve my form and my speed and maybe finally finish the half marathon that I've been wanting to compete for the last THREE YEARS!
At the moment though, I have hit a bit of a wall. Just before Christmas, I managed to bang my pinky toe into a weight that I had moved while I was cleaning. It swelled to Hulk-like proportions and hurt like the Hulk had smashed it, too. After icing it for a bit, I buddy-taped it for a couple days but I was right back to working out and walking on it without letting it heal properly.
So, here I am three weeks later. It still hurts. And now, because I am stubborn, I have to take some time off from cardio so I can give my foot a chance to heal.
I'm sorry for being stubborn, pinky toe.
Til next time! -Erika
Back in November, I weighed in at 195 lbs. I am happy to report that I made it through the holidays unscathed and managed to drop another 10 lbs. I am only 15 lbs from my goal weight, coming in at 185 lbs. It is an amazing feeling to have come as far as I have in my weight loss!!
For Christmukkah, my sister got me a subscription to Runner's World magazine. I haven't done any real running in about a year since our last 5K together. My weight loss makes me hopeful that I might be able to improve my form and my speed and maybe finally finish the half marathon that I've been wanting to compete for the last THREE YEARS!
At the moment though, I have hit a bit of a wall. Just before Christmas, I managed to bang my pinky toe into a weight that I had moved while I was cleaning. It swelled to Hulk-like proportions and hurt like the Hulk had smashed it, too. After icing it for a bit, I buddy-taped it for a couple days but I was right back to working out and walking on it without letting it heal properly.
So, here I am three weeks later. It still hurts. And now, because I am stubborn, I have to take some time off from cardio so I can give my foot a chance to heal.
I'm sorry for being stubborn, pinky toe.
Til next time! -Erika
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