Foot Pains

My morning started off on the right foot (no pun intended…more on this topic later!)

• 6-oz. plain yogurt
• 2 T. flax, crushed
• 1.5 c. kashi go lean crunch
• 1 banana
• dollop of peanut butter

Eaten in the sunny living room… 😀

However, from breakfast on, my day became increasingly awry.

I think it officialy started after I ate an orange and a cheesestickand embarked on my run.  I was less then a quarter mile down the road when the mild foot pains that I was feeling over the weekend came in full force.  I reached the point of not even being able to run.  It almost killed me to turn around and trump back home, but I knew it wasn’t worth limping my way through a run!!  My dad’s words of wisdom when I had achilles tendonitis a couple years back flew into my head: “you have your whole life of running ahead of you…don’t skimp on taking care of an injury right now.”

So I didn’t.  I turned around, googled “foot pain,” and decided that I may have plantar fasciitis. 

Between the pain and knowing that I couldn’t run, I found myself feeling really grumpy and sulky.  I think my attitude could have used a major adjustment, but I simply felt like crying. 

I made up for my lack of running by going out for a 4-mile walk with mom.   I was happy to at least be outdoors soaking up the sunshine.  I’m still not sure if walking is okay with this type of injury though, so I should do some more research.  It didn’t hurt too bad while walking, so I’m hoping this will be okay?

I made a quick wrap for lunch, including about 1/2 c. kidney beans, 1/2 c. whipped cottage cheese, salsa and lettuce in a whole wheat wrap.

With a big bowl of raw veggies on the side.

And an apple for dessert.

The rest of the afternoon was kind of strange too.  Things like losing $40 and then finding $40.  However, there were a few perks. 

Like finishing my dietetic internship application!  😀 😀 😀  I’ll be handing it in by the end of this week!

Dinner was a big salad topped with 4 chicken skewers, a dollop of gaucamole (about 1/4 avocado, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, pepper and tomatoes) and a splash of balsamic + orange juice.  I had some whole wheat bunnies on the side for crunching and dipping into the guac.  Yum! 😀

+ a kiwi for dessert.

Tonight I had a delicious bowl of yogurt with flax and granola.  It’s my absolute favorite night snack.  The protein keeps me full and the granola provides some crunchy sweetness.  Love it! 😀

My attitude was totally off today after realizing that my foot pains were a little more serious then I thought.  But you know what?  I have the choice to face this injury with a positive attitude or not.  My pity partying does no good, and I’m totally over it!   Plans for facing this right:

• Take at least a week off from running before seeing how it feels.
• RICE!  Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate!  I’m icing it 3x a day with an ace bandage and a bag of ice for 20 minutes.  Plus exercising it by rolling a tennis ball and flexing my toes!
• Exploring new forms of staying active!!  As far as I know, I can still walk.  And it gives me a chance to take up more yoga, biking (once the warm weather comes!!) and aerobic style workouts.

Have you ever had an injury that left you feeling a little down?  How did you deal?  Two summers ago, I had achilles tendonitis, which meant I had to take about 4-6 weeks off from running.  At first I thought it was the end of the world, but then I realized there was a lot of activies I had been missing out on.  I fell in love with long bike rides and yoga, and it made me appreciate running so much more when I could finally run again! 😀

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