The A Word: Balance.Fitness.Self-compassion.Love.

Working towards becoming the best version of myself every day😊 Will be posting anything that makes me feel joy. Feel free to message me!

[theaword2-0]

My body is just struggling. First the knee pain that kept me off my feet for over a week and then abo it a week ago my right foot started acting up (extensor tendonitis). It’s happened before but has gone away...but I’ve been pushing through a bit! I haven’t been running still and using the elliptical but I went back to doing my walks and now it hurts so badly it’s waking me up in the night.

It’s definitely not this program that’s making me fall apart. I started my summer job and a year of school with no exercise (I wasn’t allowed because of having stage 3 adrenaline fatigue), my body just can’t keep up. This means I now have to take time off again. This is driving me nuts!!!

[stupid-jogger]

[workoutsmakeyouhappy]

Went on a 4hr hike today with my doggo friend, not sure who loved it more, him or me! 🐾

[theaword2-0]

Week four Tuesday

25 minute run: I attempted but my knees started acting up again so instead I did an hour long walk and went home to the elliptical for 25 minutes. I hate using the elliptical.i miss running outside. But at least this way I can get my cardio in so I’m really glad there’s one at the house!

45 minute walk: completed 60 minutes

Breakfast protein shake: complete

Lunch meat and veg: complete

Fruit snack:

Dinner meat and veg:

[theaword2-0]

Alright, week 3 Monday

Circuit: complete

10000 steps: complete (10811) this does not accurately represent the sound of exercise I got yesterday as I spent nearly the whole day straddling a pergola while I sanded it. My back and arm muscles are so Damn sore and I have another full day of it today.

(Breakfast) protein shake: complete

(Snack)banana cake: complete

(Lunch) veg and meat (stir fry): complete

(Dinner) meat and veg: complete

At least 60oz water: complete

[leahberman]

[aesthetic-stories]

Harish Kumar

[theaword2-0]

Well my knees are finally good enough that I can walk! Not super long distances but at least it doesn’t hurt too much to just walk around the house anymore.

I’ve been following the llc food plan this week with zero exercise because of this, but next week I’ll start exercising again and use the elliptical at my house to do the running days and see if my knees can handle it. I don’t want to start too soon and wreck myself, but I also want to exercise god Damn it. It’s not fair that right when I start feeling incredible I’m stopped. But after this upcoming week (week 4) I’ll redo week 1s meal plan and week 3s exercise plan to make up for not exercising this past week. Hopefully my knees can take it or I’ll have to restart the program at another time.

I love running outside too. This is such a bummer.

But I want to be able to hike this summer so I need my knees

Wish me luck:(

[theaword2-0]

Well I’m taking this entire week off the exercise portion of this program, focusing on the food, and then hopefully my knees will be good by Monday so I can continue. I bought new shoes but the damage has been done. I don’t know why it’s lasting this long but it’s upsetting. I was doing so good. But it’s okay, one week is ok. I just need to heal and then I can get going again!

[algaeic]

[christophermfowler]

Tenaya Creek | Yosemite, CA | September 2018

[theaword2-0]

Starting day 15 today!

It’s not as fun to journal online as it used too haha no one actually comments or reads anymore. But I’ll write on here when I remember.

My knees have been acting up a lot. I’m aiming to get new shoes today if anything is actually open. I tried to get some brooks online and they won’t ship to Canada...why? I have no idea. It’s a fucking joke. And everyone is sold out of the pair I want to try. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do my runs. I’m going to try and do my walk today. I’ll keep focusing on the diet and I’ll do the circuits and as soon as my knees are better I’ll start running again. :(

Two weeks down, 6 to go

[theaword2-0]

Day 11 complete. I’m in trouble though. My new job and the running has really messed up my knees. I’m RICEing then mmm right now but I don’t know what I’m going to do if it’s not better by tmw. I don’t want to take the whole weekend off:( I’ll sleep and see how they are in the morning.

[theaword2-0]

Day 10 is complete. I forgot to post yesterday. I’m so exhausted by the time I get home that I just end up eating and passing out.

Yesterday was circuit and 140000 steps

[theaword2-0]

I almost doubled the steps for the day. My whole body aches. And I got a super bad sunburn. Day 9 complete! Now bed time.

[romanticnihilists]

[cestvibe]

[theaword2-0]

Beautiful 💛

[theaword2-0]

Day 8 nearly complete.

I started working a labour job again so my steps aren’t an issue anymore haha

But it’s going to be a struggle getting my calories in. I lose track of time and forget to eat. I ate lunch and dinner at dinner time but I won’t be getting my snacks in.

Circuit: complete

Walking or 10000 steps: complete (16000)

Breakfast shake: complete

Snack: not complete

Lunch: complete

Dinner: complete

Now I need to sleep because I feel like death.