My plans to try the Paleo diet were completely discarded back in April when, two days after I started, my Dad ended up in the hospital. He'd gone in for a scheduled procedure on April 5th and ended up with nearly fatal complication. After several days in ICU, and a few more on the cardiac floor, he came home. But during that time, needless to say, my focus wasn't on what I was eating. So that diet plan got discarded. Hubby continued on it for several weeks and lost a few pounds I think.
So, here I am, three months later. My race was about 3.5 weeks ago and I've only run once during that time. Unfortunately, my ITB flared up during the race and slowed me down the 2nd half of the race. Life also has been pretty darn busy lately and with the kids being out of school, I haven't really had much "free" time to be able to get out and run. I went out for 3 miles the other evening and felt some twinges in my knee again. I've got two more races on the agenda - one in September, one in October - so I really want to get back in the routine of running regularly. Besides, I just miss it.
I miss being tired. I miss my sore legs. I miss being sweaty. I miss pushing myself. I miss the ability to eat whatever I want with a clear conscience. I miss feeling healthy & strong.
But I know I'll get there. This is just a brief and temporary break from my regular, scheduled training. Thank goodness I changed my mind about trying to train for a marathon this summer! No way would that be happening right now. :) But soon.
