"Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it." - Tori Amos
Miles Ran: 361.63 Dollars Raised: $1,760.60
My foot itself is really starting to make improvements--now it's just my ankle that I'm working on/worrying about. Since the injury, I've been having to compensate in my stride, and my ankle has just gotten really weak. Now throughout the day, or like after my run yesterday, it's been feeling really sore. So now I'm alternating between icing my foot to my ankle, and back and forth.
It felt like it had been forever since I went to the gym today. I wanted to do something fairly light since I'm working out three days in a row, and considering the soreness of my ankle. I did the bike for awhile (sat next to a REALLY stinky man--I almost had to get up and leave the bike all together) which I (somewhat) enjoyed because I was able to start on my new book The Time Traveler's Wife, which I've heard such great reviews about and wanted to read before I saw the movie. When I'm reading on the bike I have no idea how much time has passed, so it's nice to look up and realize how much I've done. I felt barely any pain at all, especially compared to how I felt when I first started biking after the injury, and then moved on to the Arc Trainer. I basically did the same thing, read while I worked out for another 25 minutes, and was really happy at the progression of pain I had made on that.
When I came home I did some free weight arm workouts while watching Top Model, and now I'm climbing into bed to enjoy more of my book :)
I also wanted to mention how my acupuncturist recommended some things to make sure I'm including in my diet. When I went to Trader Joe's today I picked up some salmon patties and a stuffed piece of salmon to get some more of those healthy fats. I made a delicious toasted bagel sandwich with a salmon patty, avocado and whipped cream cheese. It was delish!
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