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Still Stressin'

I suddenly feel sick to my stomach. My doctor's appointment was today. It was 3 weeks from the day he told me to use crutches, stay off your leg, no weight baring exercise, wear this air cast 23 hours a day and I'll see you back here. I'd felt pretty good. I'd still been going to the gym two days a week with my group, doing only arms and abs though just like doc said.

X-rays were done first. Then the exam. I'm sitting there ready to hear.... "Ok, everything looks good. You can start back slowly. Here's a program I want you to follow to the letter... and I'll see you back here next week"... right? RIGHT? hahaha! WRONG! oh so wrong...
I kept the air cast off from the x-ray, no point in getting re-dressed. He asked me how my leg was and I told him.. it feels fine. cause it does. except for my knee... and I mentioned my knee again, too. He looked at the x-rays "MM-hmm - well that's (the x-rays) not showing me what I want to know..." So he comes over sits down and presses ONE FINGER in a spot on my calf! "How does that feel?" I nearly came up off the table!!! OW!! "It hurts!" Just what he had thought apparently because the next thing he said was not expected. One more week on the crutches and then two more weeks with the air cast and start physical therapy on March 25th.
It's been very difficult to stay off my leg. My kids ages are 14yo, 5yo and 10 mo. Plus, my husband works from 4PM to 1AM. So, that makes our evenings a little hectic. Our families both live over two hours away so there's no built in help in that respect. ...I'll just stop with the run down and say it's been hard, very hard. I honestly expected it to be different.
So by the end of the appointment I'd had questions to ask and I was so out of my head that I didn't remember. Thankfully my husband spoke up and asked about my 10k. "Is she gonna be able to even walk it?" no. Then I started asking about barefoot running. Figuring that if he wants me to tear down my base and start over should I start completely over with barefoot running. He basically said one thing at a time and asked me to wait on a decision for that.
So, I'm back to waiting. Waiting to heal, waiting to run, waiting to feel good again.

Bliss Runner went to her appointment today too. He gave her a clean bill of health and let her know that her issue was her shoes. Because of her stride and how she runs she needs a shoe with a deeper cut in the ankle area. I'm very glad that she news that was better than she expected!!!

Missed it by --------- that much!

My appointment was yesterday, I overslept and called to tell them that I was running late. They insisted I reschedule... so my appointment is Friday at 11:45. I went to the gym last night. First coach had me work out on the ARC trainer for 15 minutes, carrying a 10# medicine ball over my head every other minute, while my teammates used the treadmills to do the same. Then they did a lap of lunges around the track with the medicine ball while I used the TRX to do lunges. We also used a dumb bell and Bosu ball to do more strength training.

Thursday we workout again... and it will also be the midpoint for this session. So, we'll have our session then we'll do measurements and weigh in.
Bliss Runner has decided not to come to the gym until her doctor's appointment on Friday. So, hopefully we'll both get answers on Friday.
I applied for a job at the local Running Store!! I hope they call !!!!

Get on the Cycle!!

Today was a better day. At the Weightloss Challenge (or Biggest Loser as it was previously called) two of my four lady team showed tonight. Bliss Runner, I named her for what running does for her, went to her son's string concert. Can't blame her for that. =) The other two ladies and I was joined by a guy from another team, he was making up a workout.
I arrived early hoping to get a parking place that wasn't at the end of the lot... it's pouring rain here today and crutches are even less fun in rain. Hopped on the elliptical for 12 minutes on 6 resistance and got in a mile there... (didn't want to do too much, never know what my trainer is gonna have us do)
Our trainer has been very helpful in accommodating her planned workouts to include something I can do.
1)They ran 4 laps (1/2 mile) and I rode 2 miles on a cycle at 13 resistance. Then we started circuit training, 1 minute intervals. (I'll list what I remember of my workout... just a note though, my workout has alot more repeats than my other teammates because of my Air Cast) Pushups, punching standing heavy bag (it moves too much when I hit it), modified mountain climbers on a "step bench", and using a TRX one legged squats.
2)Then 1 mile on the cycle (they ran two laps) followed by bench dips on the step, back handed punches on the standing bag, bicycle crunches on a Bosu ball, on the TRX one legged donkey kicks (left leg) while squatting with the right leg
3)Repeat the cycle, then pushups, knee the standing bag, modified mountain climbers on the step, one legged squats w/the TRX.
4)Repeat the cycle, then round house kicks to the standing bag, leaning bicep curls on the TRX, one legged squats on the step, and bicycle crunches on the Bosu.

All in all a decent sweat! At today's weigh-in, I showed a 1# gain. I'm hoping I'll be on less restrictions soon and will be able to participate more.
Can't wait to get back to running... I really miss it.

Biggest Loser part 2

They would say run laps... I ran laps. We started slow.. maybe two laps and got up to 16 laps (two miles) right around mid November. We had a challenge on November 20th... a 5k! It was officially my first race. My son jogged beside me the entire way; through grassy ballfields and over a few gravel paths but no pavement ... "You got this, Momma!" and including stopping to use the port-a-potty, we finished in 37:03 (even in high school I walked the mile - cause my parents told me that I shouldn't run because of asthma, which by the way I don't have.. but I'm not going there!)
I signed up and ran a 5k Thanksgiving morning, pushing my 5yo through the streets of our small city... (pavement) She and I finished in 43:23. I was a little discouraged by my time, I thought at least it would be close to my previous time but they were two very different races. I noticed my leg starting feeling some pain but ignored it. I kept training and working out twice a week with the girls.. then adding one or two cycling classes every week... all the while my leg keeps hurting.
I went to my sports med doctor nearly 3 weeks ago.. it's a stress fracture. I cried. Cried like he'd just told me he'd have to hack it off right there in the office. Truth be told... I was scared to death that he would tell me that I wouldn't be able to run the 10k that I'd signed up for in April. And... that's exactly what he told me.
I've been wearing an air cast since I saw the doctor. I go back to him on Monday to see what he thinks of my progress.
He wanted me to stay off my leg. He wanted me to stay on crutches and wear the air cast 23 hours a day. It's been very difficult. Difficult being a mom with 3 kids that depend on someone to do basiclly (it feels like) everything for them.
I've been stressed. I can't do much and have lost my running. It's odd how quickly I came to love running. Love the way I feel... there are so many feelings it gives me and I'm going through withdrawls.

Biggest Loser

I post in fits and starts. Basically because the only time I have to myself is spent sleeping.

I joined a group at the gym on September 27, 2010. We officially started working out October 4th. Originally the group that I was placed with was quite abit older than me.. like by 20 to 25 years. So on Friday the 8th, my trainer came to me and "offered" for me to go to a younger team. She told me that two of the women on that team had quit and there was only two ladies on it now... that they'd really like to have me over there. I took their advice - switched teams and am so glad I did... these ladies are awesome friends.

We work out on Mondays and Thursdays; weigh in on Thursdays. I could go track my loss over on myfitnesspal.com but instead I will just tell you... I started out at nearly 190# and with the help of my trainer, and support my friends & family - I have lost right at 28#.

I have always wanted to be a runner and have tried before to run a half marathon. It was with Team in Training, in 2004, and 6 days before my race I gave in to a pain that I'd been feeling in my foot. My doctor said it was tendonitis and that I would need to stop running for six weeks. I didn't start back up again... til October2010