Well, the Dr. confirmed it! I have torn my planters fasciitis. This is connective tissue that runs almost the entire length of your foot. It ends at your heel. I've had this injury before but this time I have really done a number on it because I couldn't even put pressure on it.
It is a common injury and more than likely a result of my overzealous training schedule (along with the extra weight I've been carrying for the past 5 years!). I've been trying to make the most of the time that I have with this contest, so I've been working out 5 days a week and on two of those days I've been doing double workouts-one in the morning and another one in the evening. The stress of the exercises was taking a toll on my body and my body was telling me to lay off!
So, I went through a week of rest. I went 2 days without working out and the only workouts I did last week were the ones with the trainers at Sweat Life. They were really accommodating and the training didn't put any impact on my injury.
After the week semi "off", I started this week with the desire to "finish strong", as Dan will say. There are only two weeks left in the competition and I didn't want to leave anything on the table. I got back into my workouts with some elliptical training. I wanted to see how my foot would feel if I jogged, so I got on the treadmill this morning and ran. To my surprise, it didn't hurt at all. My knees (which are a chronic pain-literally) were bothering me more than my heel. Good news, I'm back in the game and planning on pounding it out until I loose the last 8 lbs.
I have 10 days to loose 6-8 lbs. 6 lbs would be the goal that Dan has set for me. But I set the 8 lbs goal to make it a nice even number.
The worst part about all of this is that my kids have about 7 Easter Egg hunts/parties in the next 5 days. Which means a lot of candy at my house! But if I want to win, I have to resist the candy for 10 more days and focus on my goal-8 lbs of fat....see ya!!!!!!!!!!!
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