Ramping It Up! Well, sort of!

On Sunday, I was registered for Race 2 of the Spring Into Shape series but my physio had instructed me not to participate due to my foot issue so I rested. About the only exercise that I did all weekend was walking my dogs :-)

Yesterday - Monday - I went to physio & oh boy, it HURT! It felt like a knife was being dragged through the soles of my feet! I even told Nathan that he's a big meanie. He just laughed - evil man he is....I was a little tender afterwards. I was going to go to my gym's 5.30pm boxing class after work, but I was so tired that I just came home. An old excuse, not good enough, I know, but I'm a bit apprehensive of doing any training other than running or stairs & upper body work - and yes, I know that boxing is upper body work - BUT I was more worried about the stance positions etc & my physio told me yesterday "focus on what you want the most in the next 4 weeks, not the boxing class that you can do on any Monday".  So the boxing class went out the window!

The next 4 weeks I have so much on! I have a 2 night & 3 day Commando Camp - with "THE" Commando himself in W.A, then I have 4 nights & 5 days relaxing at Monkey Mia in W.A with my awesome sister, who is also doing the camp with me. We land back in Melbourne on Saturday 16th November at 11pm-ish & the very next morning we will then be going to do the 13km City to Sea run at 8am, followed by the Eureka stair climb at 1pm! It's my birthday that day - and what better way to celebrate than with 2 events! It will mean that I can have a glass of wine AND cake & not feel bad about it. My physio knows that all 3 of these things are important to me & he has assured me that I will get there! Fingers crossed. The Eureka stair climb has been my goal since the date was announced.

Today - Tuesday - I went for a 10 minute outdoor run, followed by 5 minutes of stair climbing on real stairs (not gym equipment) & 25 minutes on the stationary bike. My physio wanted me to slightly ramp this session up to see how my foot reacts. If I wake up tomorrow without much more discomfort, then I get to try a 12 minute run & 8 minutes of stairs - YAY! I'll be so happy if I can accomplish that tomorrow without too much discomfort. Funny thing is though that after today's session, my foot feels really good, so it's either getting much better or is being kind to me tonight just to slam me into pain tomorrow morning - I'm hoping it's getting much much better!

On a 12WBT note - I have been working on my goals for the coming 12 weeks & will share those once I've decided what I will achieve - do you like that "WILL" achieve versus "What I'd like to achieve"? Yes, that's right - I'm back in the drivers seat, fully buckled in, revving my engine & ready to rumble with the scales, tape measure, my mind, my chocolate habit!

Until next time, in foot fitness & health LOL - here's hoping - Me ;-)

Starting out slowly & all things mint chocolate

I woke up a tad tired today, I think I was over excited about doing another round of the 12wbt!
I got out of bed, did my usual morning routine of puppy cuddles & pats etc, packed my gym bag & headed off to work.

I arrived at work to find a Cadbury Mint Flake on my desk! Oh no! :-( I hadn't tried these before! A colleague had got one for me from his supermarket as mine doesn't seem to have them - yes, I'm being honest, I did look for them last week as I wanted to try them.

At lunch time, I went for a little 1km run to my gym - my physio doesn't want me running more than 5-ish minutes at once until he sees me again on Monday to re-assess my foot. My foot has been very sore since the half marathon almost 2 weeks ago. I've had an ultrasound & an x-ray done which has cleared it of being a stress fracture, but I still need to be careful how soon I ramp my training up so that I don't end up injuring myself any further. My physio is fabulous! Although, I don't tend to tell him that during treatment - OUCH!!!!!

Anyway, back to my teeny run - it felt "ok" as in I didn't need to stop, but there was still some discomfort. I then rode 8kms in 25 minutes on the stationary bike at the gym & had a decent stretching session, before walking back to work. I love that my gym is only 1km from work - it's a great gym & so convenient! My foot is actually feeling good this evening. Last week it was still very sore to the point that I had a slight limp. I'm very happy that it's starting to improve!

Back to work & the Cadbury Flake talking to me saying "eat me, eat me, I'm going to taste so good" & me telling it to shut up & I'm not having it before 3pm!

3pm rolls around - Flake is still intact - WOOH HOO - I did it - I ignored the craving!

3.01pm rolls around - Flake is opened! LOL hey at least I lasted almost a whole day! It was very yummy & approx 170 calories which I thought wasn't too horrific seeing as I'd eaten very well throughout the day up until that point.

Tonight it's grilled mexican chicken - no cheese - with veggies - YUMMY!

I'll be having Camomile tea for the rest of the night as I really need & want a decent, long sleep!

Have a great weekend everyone!

A Fresh Start - Back on the 12WBT wagon - Round 4

So after doing 3 rounds of the 12WBT in 2012/13, and having the last 2 rounds off on my own, I have signed up for round 4 starting on 11th November!

WHY DID I DO THAT you may ask?!

Well, after a shaky few months up and down on the scales after 2 trips to Fatty Texas, and then more ups on the scales than down, I need to be accountable & keep the focus on what I want - to be Fit By Feb 14!

I spoke with my amazing sister this evening & she is signing up for Lean & Strong so we've both decided to JFDI (Just Fricken Do It) & get back on track!

10kgs is the goal for this round & although the first week has me away on my holiday - with my sister by my side, I know we will give it a cracking start together!

I'm going to use this blog to keep accountable as well! Thanks Sezzy for the idea!

My next post will be MY COMMITTMENT - keep me committed people please! :-)