For the entire month of December we play Holiday Music at the store. It really gets me in the spirit, and puts me in a good mood at work. We decorate the store from head to toe too which is really fun.
So I have to ask-what do I do about my ankle? It’s not swollen or bruised, but every time I bend or walk it feels strained and hurts. Because I’ve been putting a lot of my weight on my right leg, my right leg feels tight and sore. It’s just a bad situation all around. But I feel like the doctor won’t be able to do anything because it is not sprained or broken. Should I just rest it for a while? This is so very frustrating. Running is a main source of my exercise so I’m really going to have to work on finding other ways to sweat and work out with out using my legs or feet. Luckily I don’t have any races planned so I don’t need to worry about that. But I also tend to get very lazy with cardio and strength that doesn’t involve running. I never quite push myself like I do when I run. I’m really going to have to figure something out.
This morning I didn’t push myself to get out of bed because I was just so tired. I did however give myself enough time to get in a good morning routine and make my breakfast and lunch for the day. My routine consisted of:
- 2 sets 70 reps leg lifts each leg
- 3 sets 20 reps kneeling push ups
- 2 sets 50 reps bicycle crunches
Those bicycle crunches hurt like hell once you get to like 50! Holy COW! Breakfast this morning was quick and easy. I made a little yogurt, fruit, granola bowl. I finished off my pumpkin flax granola and had it on top of a sliced banana and a small vanilla Stonyfield Oikos.
I also had some coffee on the side with 2 Tbs Silk Vanilla Creamer. I love that this creamer because you don’t need to add any sweetener to the coffee because it already has a touch of sweetness.
Breakfast was all right, but nothing out of this world. Now that I can’t run I have to REALLY watch what I eat. I have to go back to being a little more strict because if I don’t then I tend to lose control and eat more than I am burning. So this is the only way I can really control that. I will also try as hard as possible to get in other forms of exercise.
I plan on doing some arm strength and core strengthening while I’m watching my favorite shows tonight! (Favorite Shows are House and Lie to Me). It’s a ritual every Monday night to watch those shows.
Today’s lunch was also pretty simple. Amy’s Organic Lentil Soup. Very filling and comforting on this dreary cold day.
My stomach hurt like crazy after this soup. It tasted way better than it looked, but I felt so sick. I’m not quite sure if it was me or the soup. I ate some crackers to sort of settle my stomach, but those just led me to have a MAJOR snack attack. Despite what I said earlier about watching what I eat carefully I just did not follow my instructions.
I had a heated up pumpkin muffin as one of my many snacks this afternoon.
I also had no will power what so ever when it came to eating this afternoon. I felt hungry and irritable and that led me to make some really bad decisions. Better decisions than I would have a few years ago, but bad decisions if you are trying to eat healthy. Hopefully I can turn that around at dinner, get some exercises in tonight while watching TV and go to bed feeling better than I do now. I’m just so frustrated about my ankle it making me go crazy!
I can’t believe Christmas is less than a month away. This year has flown by! I have said this before, but Christmas is my favorite time of year, and I love to fill the month with holiday activities. I mean you saw that I already decorated the apartment for the holidays. We always go see some sort of holiday light display, and last year we went to Mount Vernon to see the Christmas decorations. So far on the agenda this year we have planned to see a Holiday Boat Parade this weekend including carolers and other holiday festivities, visit the Mormon Temple, which is decorated in lights and decorations, has a live Nativity, and concerts, and last but not least spend a weekend in NYC (my all time favorite place to be around Christmas) with my family. I’m hoping to have a Christmas Party in there some where, but we will have to see if there is enough time. I’m a busy little Christmas Bee! 
Have a great Monday!
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That bowl is awesome, do you know where you got it? Sorry about the ankle frustration, I’m having a bit of my own and I know how sucky it feels. Keep positive!
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do you have an ankle brace or an ace bandage? maybe that will keep the swelling down and I definitely think you should rest it. if you run on it it could definitely make things worse. just give it a little time, i know thats frustrating though since you love to run but it should help in the long run
i got myself some of that amys soup too from costco! a big box of lentil and minestrone soups 