One pound at a time....

So I went for a quick 5k on the treadmill last night to test out my foot, and it went well. There was still a little pain, but it was improved over last time. I actually described my pain to a friend who's mother is a kick ass Physical Therapist. She said it sounded more like tendonitis than a stress fracture, and suggested I try stretching my foot out really good. So I did, and it seemed to help, even just after doing it once or twice. I realize this was no substitute for going in person to see a doctor, but since her advice did seem to help, I am going to go with it for now and see how things go. I'm going to be a foot stretching machine. I would LOVE to get in 6 miles outside tomorrow night and then a 12 miler this weekend...Which would be my last long run of the training. Wow...

I had a rough day yesterday - my dad had a (minor) stroke. His symptoms were basically gone by last night, so that is good. But running was kind of nice to get my mind off of things. Now this morning I have woken up feeling kinda...bleh...in the stomach (probably nerves, as I have to wait all morning to hear from my mom about some more test results from yesterday), so hopefully I can maintain healthy eating today. It's the kind of day that could either result in me not eating at all, because I kind of have no appetite, or else saying screw it and completely gorging myself on junk then feeling terrible and gross afterwards. I need to find a happy medium. Lucky for me, we don't really have junk in my house. But still, we do have things that could be dangerous for a food junkie gone wild, for example my kid's breakfast cereal. I should be safe since I am working a 10 hour day today...Just have to say no to the typical temptations at work, like those damn pita chips.

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