I finally made it to the doctor on Monday. After some begging, they were able to fit me in. Originally they said 2 weeks. WTF?
The results are in and I have...plantar fasciitis in my left foot. Here is some gross info on this issue.
The plantar fascia is a very thick band of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes. This band of tissue is what creates the arch of the foot. When the fascia is overstretched or overused, it can become inflamed. When the fascia is inflamed, it can be painful and make walking more difficult.
Risk factors for plantar fasciitis include:
•Foot arch problems (both flat feet and high arches)
•Obesity
•Repetitive loading on the feet from long-distance running, especially running downhill or on uneven surfaces
•Sudden weight gain
•Tight Achilles tendon (the tendon connecting the calf muscles to the heel)
•Shoes with poor arch support or soft soles
Plantar fasciitis typically affects active men ages 40 - 70???OMG!
I am blaming my injury on shoes with poor arch support or soft soles. I need to get like 4 pairs of boots fixed. I am pretty mad at myself about this, but for now I am stretching, wearing a foot strap and buying new shoes :).
I haven't stopped going to the gym. I just don't feel like I need to. It makes me feel better and keeps me sane. I don't want to give up on that. If my foot starts to hurt I just stop and move on to another exercise.
That's all my updates for the week. Sorry I have been ignoring the blog this week, but work is nuts and just going to get worse...
Have a good weekend!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Yo Shorty, It's Your Birthday...
TGIF! I am so excited for the work day to end today! Even though I have zero plans tonight, I can't wait to get home and relax. Ever have those type of days? I bet all of you raised your hand.
Well it has been a great week and this week has been filled with birthday's!
My girl Macey's birthday was on Sunday. Macey is one of my best friends from college and I just love catching up with her. Unfortunately she is in Minny so we usually keep in touch via gchat and phonne. I almost always call Macey when I am driving a long distance b/c we can talk for hours!! One of my favorite Macey stories is from my senior year of college. We lived across the street from a Dairy Queen (dangerous) and one day we decided to drive there (yep) and then hit the grocery store(makes a lot of sense.) Macey decided to try my blizzard (I was in the back seat) while she was driving and before we knew it, we were driving on the median. LOL. It was hysterical! Oh the things we do for ice cream.
My Mom's birthday was on Monday. I am so lucky to have my Mom and I cherish our relationship so much. She is one of the coolest, prettiest, smartest (I could go on forever) ladies I know. The thing I love about my Mom is that she loves to learn. At the young age of 59, she has decided to get her PhD (from IA State...sick.) Since I can remember this was a dream of hers. I can't wait to celebrate Doctor Helene Grossman when she graduates in December. What I also love about my Mom is that she always puts others first. I have learned this great quality from her and I know I can always count her for anything. She's one special lady and I can't wait to celebrate her BIG 60 next year.
Yesterday was Lindsay's (Kenoe) birthday. Kenoe and I go way back to the sorority days as well. Even though we weren't extrememly close in college, we were insta-besties our first year our in Chicago. Kenoe and I used to live together and now we live in the same apartment building. Def helps when you need a cup of sugar :). We both share a passion for cooking, working out, sushi, new restaurants, celeb gossip, Bravo, etc. We are going out tomorrow night to celebrate Kenoe and paint the town red. Watch out Chi town! I love so much about Kenoe, but it is hysterical how she makes up words or uses a word or phrase in-correctly. She will hear a word from someone and use it in a sentance even if it doesn't make sense. (And then, yours truly said to me...so are you talking about you or someone else?) LOL.
Happy Birthday to a few of my faves!!
This morning Monster and I got up to hit the gym. I did 20 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of arms and 10 minutes of abs. I haven't been to the gym on a Friday in months, so I deserve a huge pat on the back. As I limped to the bus, I decided that I have had enough of this foot pain and I was going to call a doctor. My appointment is on Monday and I pray it's nothing big. I just want to be able to walk again! Also, it's almost flip flop time so I need this bad boy healed stat.
I met an old pal of mine for lunch today at Chipotle. Gosh it's hard to make healthy decisions there, but I did the best I could!
As mentioned before, tonight is going to be a chill night and I can't wait. We need to cleap up the pad, but aside from that, nada is on the books for tonight.
My meal plan for the day:
Pre-gym - 90 calorie cereal bar
Breakfast - I caved and get my favorite Starbucks sammy. It's been ages!
Lunch - Chicken burrito bowl. I have my own technique with this. I go shredded lettuce on the bottom, grilled veggies, chicken, hold the rice and beans, a tiny dash of cheese and hot salsa! I also get guacamole on the side and dip my fork in it. Yum!
Dinner - TBD. I think I may make a seafood salad with shrimp and the flounder from T. Joes. Doesn't that sound good?
I hope you all have a nice weekend! Pray for Spring weather!
PK
Well it has been a great week and this week has been filled with birthday's!
My girl Macey's birthday was on Sunday. Macey is one of my best friends from college and I just love catching up with her. Unfortunately she is in Minny so we usually keep in touch via gchat and phonne. I almost always call Macey when I am driving a long distance b/c we can talk for hours!! One of my favorite Macey stories is from my senior year of college. We lived across the street from a Dairy Queen (dangerous) and one day we decided to drive there (yep) and then hit the grocery store(makes a lot of sense.) Macey decided to try my blizzard (I was in the back seat) while she was driving and before we knew it, we were driving on the median. LOL. It was hysterical! Oh the things we do for ice cream.
My Mom's birthday was on Monday. I am so lucky to have my Mom and I cherish our relationship so much. She is one of the coolest, prettiest, smartest (I could go on forever) ladies I know. The thing I love about my Mom is that she loves to learn. At the young age of 59, she has decided to get her PhD (from IA State...sick.) Since I can remember this was a dream of hers. I can't wait to celebrate Doctor Helene Grossman when she graduates in December. What I also love about my Mom is that she always puts others first. I have learned this great quality from her and I know I can always count her for anything. She's one special lady and I can't wait to celebrate her BIG 60 next year.
Yesterday was Lindsay's (Kenoe) birthday. Kenoe and I go way back to the sorority days as well. Even though we weren't extrememly close in college, we were insta-besties our first year our in Chicago. Kenoe and I used to live together and now we live in the same apartment building. Def helps when you need a cup of sugar :). We both share a passion for cooking, working out, sushi, new restaurants, celeb gossip, Bravo, etc. We are going out tomorrow night to celebrate Kenoe and paint the town red. Watch out Chi town! I love so much about Kenoe, but it is hysterical how she makes up words or uses a word or phrase in-correctly. She will hear a word from someone and use it in a sentance even if it doesn't make sense. (And then, yours truly said to me...so are you talking about you or someone else?) LOL.
Happy Birthday to a few of my faves!!
This morning Monster and I got up to hit the gym. I did 20 minutes of cardio, 15 minutes of arms and 10 minutes of abs. I haven't been to the gym on a Friday in months, so I deserve a huge pat on the back. As I limped to the bus, I decided that I have had enough of this foot pain and I was going to call a doctor. My appointment is on Monday and I pray it's nothing big. I just want to be able to walk again! Also, it's almost flip flop time so I need this bad boy healed stat.
I met an old pal of mine for lunch today at Chipotle. Gosh it's hard to make healthy decisions there, but I did the best I could!
As mentioned before, tonight is going to be a chill night and I can't wait. We need to cleap up the pad, but aside from that, nada is on the books for tonight.
My meal plan for the day:
Pre-gym - 90 calorie cereal bar
Breakfast - I caved and get my favorite Starbucks sammy. It's been ages!
Lunch - Chicken burrito bowl. I have my own technique with this. I go shredded lettuce on the bottom, grilled veggies, chicken, hold the rice and beans, a tiny dash of cheese and hot salsa! I also get guacamole on the side and dip my fork in it. Yum!
Dinner - TBD. I think I may make a seafood salad with shrimp and the flounder from T. Joes. Doesn't that sound good?
I hope you all have a nice weekend! Pray for Spring weather!
PK
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Cupcakes!
There is nothing worse than feeling like you are having a great week on your diet and someone brings 3 dozen cupcakes to the kitchen to share with the company...Man my will power was tested!
I saw these tasty treats at 8:30am when I was getting my coffee, 12:30pm when I was making my lunch and right now at 3pm when i was grabbing my applesauce and green tea for an afternoon snack. I usually give myself one day to cheat on my diet and I treat myself either on Saturdays or Sundays (sometimes both) and today just isn't the day. So I saw the cupcakes and they looked delish, but I passed. Also, why the f are they still here? There are plenty of people that work at my company, these should have been gone hours ago. This makes me believe that they were kinda sucky too :).
Sorry about my cupcake rant.
In other exciting news, Monster and I are going to the final Bulls game tonight. I really love going to these games and I bought us t-shirts today when I was at Sports Authority. We are going to wear our bulls gear loud and proud.
For dinner, we are going to Grahamwich before the game and I can't wait! I have been meaning to get to Grahamwich since it's not far from my office, but tonight is the night. I will have a review for you tomorrow.
Since I had no interest in bringing my gym bag to the United Center tonight, I skipped the gym. I could have gotten up to do kickboxing, but this foot is usually not ready to go until my aleve kicks in around 7:30am or so. (I know, I know. I need to go to the doctor.) I plan on going to the gym tomorrow and Friday morning and then hitting WW on Saturday am.
My meal plan for the day:
Breakfast - Egg beater, soy sausage and cheese sammy (I used the 100 calorie Earth Grain thin bun)
Lunch - V8 Butternut squash soup (about 3/4 cup) with a laughing cow and salad (my salad stunk)
Snack - Cinnamon applesauce with one splenda and green tea
Dinner - TBD. This menu looks ridic so I have no idea what to get! As mentioned before, reviews to come later.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
PK
Monday, April 11, 2011
My first run in months!
Happy Monday! Gosh yesterday was gorg out!! I wish we had an extra day of the 85 degree weather. The vitamin D felt amazing! I was able to spend some time outside with great friends (Hunter, Nate, Dragon, Kenoe, etc.) which got me very excited for summer. I really can't handle another day of snow or cold...
We walked all over the place yesterday too. That's what I love about Chicago! The weather gets nice and there are people everywhere! The restaurant patios get busy by noon and fruity cocktails come out for the season. We were going to do the fish bowl, but passed. I am not sure any of us would feel good today if we did that.
I do have to say that my legs were a bit sore yesterday while walking around. I finally got my booty to the gym for a run! It felt great. I should have gone outside, but I just wasn't sure what my foot could handle. Luckily the Aleve kicked in and I was able to get through 2+ miles. Seems like a short distance, but I do not care. It felt great! I also plan on going for a run/walk tonight with Kate.
I am excited for this week. I am not traveling, we are going to the Bulls game on Wednesday night, meeting some friends for dinner on Thursday and celebrating Kenoe's birthday on Saturday. I wish it were the weekend already :).
Even though it will be a busy week, we made it to the grocery store last night and I plan on eating healthy (cutting back on some silly carbs too) all week. I also packed my breakfasts and lunches for the week and have no reason to spend additional money on food outside of my plans :).
My meal plan for the day:
Breakfast - Egg whites, soy sausage and slice of cheese
Snack - Pepperjack string cheese
Lunch - V8 Buttersquash soup and 5 Morningstar Buffalo Nuggets
Snack - Banana
Dinner - TBD. I have some veggie burgers at home that sound tasty, but we have some chicken in the fridge from our dinner last night. Looks like Monster and I may be cooking two different meals tonight.
Lastly, I would like to wish my mom a very happy birthday!! I wish I could be in DSM celebrating with her today :(.
Have a nice night!
PK
We walked all over the place yesterday too. That's what I love about Chicago! The weather gets nice and there are people everywhere! The restaurant patios get busy by noon and fruity cocktails come out for the season. We were going to do the fish bowl, but passed. I am not sure any of us would feel good today if we did that.
I do have to say that my legs were a bit sore yesterday while walking around. I finally got my booty to the gym for a run! It felt great. I should have gone outside, but I just wasn't sure what my foot could handle. Luckily the Aleve kicked in and I was able to get through 2+ miles. Seems like a short distance, but I do not care. It felt great! I also plan on going for a run/walk tonight with Kate.
I am excited for this week. I am not traveling, we are going to the Bulls game on Wednesday night, meeting some friends for dinner on Thursday and celebrating Kenoe's birthday on Saturday. I wish it were the weekend already :).
Even though it will be a busy week, we made it to the grocery store last night and I plan on eating healthy (cutting back on some silly carbs too) all week. I also packed my breakfasts and lunches for the week and have no reason to spend additional money on food outside of my plans :).
My meal plan for the day:
Breakfast - Egg whites, soy sausage and slice of cheese
Snack - Pepperjack string cheese
Lunch - V8 Buttersquash soup and 5 Morningstar Buffalo Nuggets
Snack - Banana
Dinner - TBD. I have some veggie burgers at home that sound tasty, but we have some chicken in the fridge from our dinner last night. Looks like Monster and I may be cooking two different meals tonight.
Lastly, I would like to wish my mom a very happy birthday!! I wish I could be in DSM celebrating with her today :(.
Have a nice night!
PK
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
This blog is dedicated to Kristin Smith!
I had such a wonderful surprise today when I was in the locker room at the gym :). I heard some girls talking and looked up to see none other than K. Smith. The best part is that I said, "Hey Hot Stuff!" 2 times before she heard me. Haha. After catching up for a few minutes I went on my way and I heard Kristin shout, "I want a shout out in the blog today"...so Kristin, here is your shout out :).
My work out this morning went ok. I am still struggling a bit with this left foot so I decided to try a few machines out to see how the foot would handle it. I did 12 minutes on the bike, 12 minutes on the tread with an uphill climb and lastly 15 on the elliptical. I worked up a good sweat, but my foot is not feeling any better right now... If it isn't better by next week, I will schedule an appt with the doc. Sucktown.
My meal plan for the day:
Pre-gym - 90 cal cereal bar
Breakfast - Egg beaters, laughing cow and soy sausage patty
Lunch - Salad with 5 Morningstar Buff Nuggets
Dinner - Cod and brown rice
I was able to get out today over lunch and run some errands. I stopped by T Joes and grabbed some Veggie Burgers and also picked up flounder stuffed with crab meat which comes individually packed in the frozen section. My cousin and aunt love this so I had a few bites while I was in NJ and yeah...it's amazing. Also, the price ain't too shabby. Only $2.99! I am going to attempt this tonight and will give you an update tomorrow.
I forgot to mention that Monster cooked an amazing dinner last night!!! He whipped up some pasta with shrimp and vegetable tomato sauce. I had a hard time letting him do all of the cooking so I chopped the onion and he handled the rest. It was delish!!!
Have a good day!
PK
My work out this morning went ok. I am still struggling a bit with this left foot so I decided to try a few machines out to see how the foot would handle it. I did 12 minutes on the bike, 12 minutes on the tread with an uphill climb and lastly 15 on the elliptical. I worked up a good sweat, but my foot is not feeling any better right now... If it isn't better by next week, I will schedule an appt with the doc. Sucktown.
My meal plan for the day:
Pre-gym - 90 cal cereal bar
Breakfast - Egg beaters, laughing cow and soy sausage patty
Lunch - Salad with 5 Morningstar Buff Nuggets
Dinner - Cod and brown rice
I was able to get out today over lunch and run some errands. I stopped by T Joes and grabbed some Veggie Burgers and also picked up flounder stuffed with crab meat which comes individually packed in the frozen section. My cousin and aunt love this so I had a few bites while I was in NJ and yeah...it's amazing. Also, the price ain't too shabby. Only $2.99! I am going to attempt this tonight and will give you an update tomorrow.
I forgot to mention that Monster cooked an amazing dinner last night!!! He whipped up some pasta with shrimp and vegetable tomato sauce. I had a hard time letting him do all of the cooking so I chopped the onion and he handled the rest. It was delish!!!
Have a good day!
PK
Monday, April 4, 2011
For some moments in life, there are no words...
This past weekend I was in New Jersey for my cousin's funeral. Maris died at the young age of 34. I have to say this is one of the hardest life events I have ever had to go through. I miss her so much more today than I did yesterday and just wish I could have talked to her last week to tell her I missed her and loved her.
Last week when my Mom was in NJ for her mom's funeral, my cousin wrote on her FB wall: "For some moments in life, there are no words." 4 days later, my sister wrote this on her FB wall. RIP Maris Joy.
I am sorry for the sad post, but I really can't express enough that you need to tell your close ones more than less how much you love them. Even if you are having an argument, it's 100% worth it.
I haven't really had the time to pay attention to my diet or exercise this past week/weekend, but I will be picking up my work outs tomorrow morning. My foot is finally feeling better and I hope to get in 45 mins or so on the elliptical. I also decided it's time to start training for a run. I have always been intrigued by the Elvis is Alive run in Chicago. This may be my next challenge.
I am going to start fresh with 30 x 30 posts tomorrow.
Love you all!
PK
Last week when my Mom was in NJ for her mom's funeral, my cousin wrote on her FB wall: "For some moments in life, there are no words." 4 days later, my sister wrote this on her FB wall. RIP Maris Joy.
I am sorry for the sad post, but I really can't express enough that you need to tell your close ones more than less how much you love them. Even if you are having an argument, it's 100% worth it.
I haven't really had the time to pay attention to my diet or exercise this past week/weekend, but I will be picking up my work outs tomorrow morning. My foot is finally feeling better and I hope to get in 45 mins or so on the elliptical. I also decided it's time to start training for a run. I have always been intrigued by the Elvis is Alive run in Chicago. This may be my next challenge.
I am going to start fresh with 30 x 30 posts tomorrow.
Love you all!
PK
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