My Journey With Weight Loss – Another Message From My Body And I Am Listening

Yesterday morning I got a text from a good friend at about 3:45am. I got up at 4:00 because that text made it obvious that she needed my help. I texted back and by 4:15am she called me. Now you may think this is a crazy thing to do but not to me and I am pretty sure that friend knew as soon as I had replied to her text that it was a sign that I was here to help. I don’t have a lot of close friends but the ones I have are very important to me. Yes, an early morning but it sure made me feel good that she trusted me to be there for her.

Monday when I was out running a 5 km I realized my foot hurt. The pain started in my lower big toe then spread along my foot. It wasn’t too bad and I finished the run and thought maybe I should apply some of my prescription anti-inflammatory cream. Tuesday I did my interval training and that is about 9 km. My foot was still sore but manageable. Yesterday was an 8 km walk and by time I got home I thought, ok time to replan the rest of the week.

I’ve been diligently applying my cream and today my foot felt a bit better but I decided let’s not push this. Today I should have done an 8 km run but I know if I want to do my 14 km run on Saturday I need to give myself a little time to heal. Don’t get me wrong, I didn’t take the day off, I just changed the run into an 8 km walk.

I’m going to try my 14 km run Saturday but if my foot still doesn’t feel right I will simply turn it into a walk but still get the km’s in. I’ve learned to recognize the difference between normal aches and pains and my body telling me I am pushing it too hard. I can still accomplish what I need to do, just at a lower level.

So remember, listen to your body and understand what it is telling you. I got to 14 km injury free and I am determined to stay that way. Thanks go out to my coach for instilling this in me.