Back on track

All in all, today was a good day. Down 4 pounds, keeping eating in check, started PT for the ankle. Not too shabby. I was a little discouraged after therapy (AKA Torture) today, as the ankle instability is extraordinarily limiting my ability to do most of the exercises, and the pain I experienced during and after therapy was pretty bad. I wanted to try some biking today (of the stationary variety) but it was not in the cards. I need to try to build some strength in my ankle before I stress it too much more.

In the meantime, I've been torturing myself thinking about the "what-ifs". What if therapy doesn't work? What if it gets better and I re-injure it? What if, what if, what if. Sometimes the internet is a curse with all the info available out there. Oh well, time to forget about the what ifs and just focus on the here and now.

I did my PT exercises like a good patient, did some crunches and ab work. It's better than attacking that bag of cheetos in the cabinet... LOL

Yay, no tendon tear!

The MRI came back okay, so I am thankful for that! Unfortunately, I still have a lot of instability in the ankle and have to wear a lace up brace whenever I am walking. I started physical therapy today and will have to go 3x per week for the next 4 weeks at least. Already got some home exercises to work on too! I'm really hoping PT helps, otherwise the next step is surgery to tighten my tendons, which will be a downtime of 6-8 weeks plus several months of PT.

I've been better with my eating lately too. I slipped a little today, but I feel if you really want something, you should eat it. I know if I deprive myself of everything I want at some point I will just binge on junk. I'm still within my points range, so I am not going to beat myself up about it.

I still can't run, but cleared to bike and swim... will be trying some swimming this weekend!

22 days...

It's been 22 days since my last run. 22 days since my injury. 22 days since I was able to ride a bike, walk, or drive a car without pain. 22 days of sitting around, feeling sorry for myself. 22 days of careless eating, resulting in a gain of 2.2 pounds. I got my MRI last week. I get the results and see my doc tomorrow. I am changing my attitude today.

I may not be able to run, but I can still do my strength and core exercises, so I am going to get back to that. I may not be able to run, but I can exercise my leg muscles using resistance bands and the machines in the gym. I may not be able to run, but that is not a reason why I should be gaining weight. I can still make healthy choices, I can still track my caloric intake.

Tomorrow, I will find out about my ankle and what steps need to be taken to get me back in my running shoes and back on the road. However, today, I get back on track.