Play, not work

Day 4

Ran this morning before work. I passed a lady walking her two dogs who stared at my bare feet. When I got closer to her, she says, "Look at you out here barefoot." I laughed and replied, "Running with shoes hurts my hips." To which she laughed and asked, "So what does this do to your feet?"

Good question!

I felt a small abrasion on the bottom of my right foot while running today. (This foot has a small bunion and becomes swollen when I wear high heels.) It didn't really hurt, in fact I thought I had something stuck to the bottom of my foot. Kyle says this is most likely from pushing off. He suggested lifting my toes first and placing my whole foot down on the ground, that the forward momentum should come from the hips and knee moving forward, and the feet remain relaxed. I will try this as I run tomorrow.

Today's Run:
Distance: .34 miles
Time: approximately 6 minutes
Calories burned: approximately 100
I felt good. I focused on staying relaxed and not bouncy.

Food:
Breakfast: oatmeal
Lunch: handful of almonds, never made it to lunch due to meetings
Dinner: chicken tortilla soup, tortilla chips
Total calories: 750
Felt: hungry at bedtime, but too late to eat more.

Did 30 minutes of yoga before bed.

Starting weight (6/22/2010): 208 lbs
Weight today: 182.5 lbs
Total weight lost: 25.5 lbs
Goal weight: 150 lbs (32.5 lbs to go!)
Target goal date: May 26, 2011 (My original goal was 50 lbs in the year)

It is nice to see the scale moving again. After almost 3 months away from exercise due to vertigo, I was seeing and feeling the results. I had re-gained about 4 lbs and was feeling sluggish and heavy again. Four days into a rhythm again, and I am already feeling motivated. My goal is to have fun with this, not dread the scale, or see this as "work". I work enough as it is, I need play!