I'm in a funk

I think I need a goal. Something tangible, something concrete. I think I need to be training for a race of some sort. Something short, something local. The think thirty incentive is done and I did pretty well, but this week I've just been "off". I've been making any excuse possible to not exercise. I feel like a slug. I've been eating crappy. I think working hard for 2.5 months, exercising regularly and eating healthy should have resulted in more results on the scale, but they didn't and I'm frustrated. Gah, what a whiner!

Ok, that's out now. I'm going to get off my ass, clean up my basement with vigor, work up a sweat, and get back to it.

Oh, I'm signing up for the Emma Creek Classic and I'm going to run it in 25:00. (Yeah, that's fast for me).

I'm feeling frustrated

My feet are still hurting me... at times. I can have a couple of no pain days and i think "great, it's healed, let's go." Then they will inexplicably be painful again, and I think "Dang, here we go again." Granted the discomfort is nothing like it was when the PF flared in August, but still, it's present. I'm thinking I should just run again and live with the consequences. I miss it. I want to be outside, running, not on the elliptical, the indoor bike or pool. I know, whine, whine, whine.

I have been active and I have been exercising. I've also been eating like crap. So no stepping on the scale until I'm eating better. I don't want to know.

I ran today, outside, without pain!

Oh it was so lovely to run outside. I started out with the intention of doing a think thirty walk, but I just couldn't help myself. After about 5 minutes of walking I started jogging. I was focusing on my stride, trying to mimic barefoot running and keeping away from striking directly on my heels. After about a mile I decided to try running barefoot, having no idea how it was going to feel. So off came the shoes and socks. It was great! I felt so free and light. I noticed how my feet adapted to each foot fall. There was no pain after a total of 1.75 miles of running. We'll see how they feel tomorrow, but for today I'm celebrating!