R2 D6

Over the weekend, I rested, wrapped and iced my foot. All in all, it felt "better" this morning. The pain was still there but not as intense and I got up determined to do my very best at Boot Camp today.

When I arrived, I got out of the van and was mentally ready for as much action as I could physically do.

We started out with a little bit of cardio then the class was off for a short run. I knew that it probably wasn't a good idea for me to run so I stayed back and did arms and abs. I really had to fight the feelings of discouragement and frustration. I tried to not focus on my foot but to focus on getting the most out of each task I could complete. We did a circuit today and in between stations, instead of running, I walked briskly with the added resistance of weights. I did reverse crunches, curls, push ups, dips, squats, resistance band pushes and pulls, squats, step-ups (slowly), presses and some other arm exercises. I had to omit the running, star jumps (yeah, that one broke my heart), hoops, shuffles, skipping and lunges today. When we finished the circuit, we did a short drill around the mats. When I started Boot Camp, I had 4 lb. weights, then went to 5's then 8's and working my way to 10's. I didn't realize how much physically stronger I am until I used those 5's today. It was a piece of cake (oooooo, I said cake...that might be push ups...) and I could do so many more reps with them. That was encouraging because it was a true sign that I am moving forward and making progress.

We finished off this morning with some short, but good, core work and stretching.

I definitely felt better this morning than Thursday but for me, this is extremely hard. I hate limitations. I am not someone who likes to wait and unfortunately, I think that time is the only thing that is going to heal. I am suppose to be doing a 5K on Saturday. At this point, I am thinking that it is probably unlikely but I am continuing to pray and hope for a complete recovery by Friday so I will see how I feel Friday, check with my doctor and wait to make my decision until then. I'm trying to be smart and I do realize that pain is a sign from my body that I probably need to back of just a little bit, at least until I'm back to full working capacity. So, for now, I'm taking each day as it comes, doing the most that I can and keeping high expectations for every new day and every new work out, but staying within the boundaries of what is realistic for my body to allow healing.

I still feel strong, but limited. I AM determined. I KNOW I can push through this. I WILL NOT let this bring me down. And I WILL continue to work on being healthy and in MY best physical design.

Intensity Level Today : 6.5