iChan: Flourish in this 39th Best... Around... Round

April 20 th 's Results The scale reads: 148 lbs. (Digital Scale) Goal: 127 lbs. Other aerobic activities: None - still recuperating from the inflamed/tender business Yesterday's Results The scale reads: 146 lbs. (Digital Scale) Goal: 127 lbs. The awesome pedometer reads: 10606 steps (4882 aerobic steps for 54 minutes), 4.18 mi., 333 calories Other aerobic activities: Cheryl Burke's Disco Abs - I will Survive Cardio (30 minutes) My motivators to get me back on track. I'm literally starting off on the right foot. My inflamed right arch is no longer searing in pain and I'm ready to get back into the groove. The days of rest were rather productive on other ends. I got more stuff done for school, work, and the engineering orgs. I was ecstatic about receiving my first subscribed issue of Shape . (I can't thank you enough, Susy!) I read a couple of pages and I was pumped about taking on another 5K walk that is associated with a good cause. Unfortu...

Yesterday's Results The scale reads: 149 lbs. (Digital scale) Goal: 127 lbs. Other aerobic activities: Taking it easy, walking around with a 2-year-old, Lili (she's a relative that kind sir's mom was taking care of; she's a ball of energy!) Today's Results The scale reads: 147 lbs. (Digital scale) Goal: 127 lbs. Other aerobic activities: Nothing major - taking another rest day for that inflamed arch I'm mesmerized by the Get-it-Done-Guy's podcast with Byron Katie of Saying an Honest "No." Can it really be that simple to say, "No," without having to provide reason? I'm glad I was able to say, "No" to strenuous aerobic activities because my primary priority at the moment is to make sure my arch is no longer tender and inflamed. It's a firm "No" with no questions asked or need for further justification. I'm saying "Yes" to healing up my arch by saying "No" to aerobic activ...

Today's Results The scale reads: 151 lbs. (Digital scale) Goal: 127 lbs. Other aerobic activities: Walked about 3 mi. at Independence Park Image courtesy of Fredo Alvarez via Brand Mix Good idea : Staying physically active Bad idea : Staying physically active when you have an inflamed arch Dang, I should have made this another day of rest, but no, I felt compelled to walk. At the time, I thought I was over this inflamed arch business. I rested in the morning and my arch was compressed by the pressure of being under a heavy comforter. I didn't bother with the ice or the elevation because I thought, "Hey, there's only a slight tender feeling. No biggie." I thought because of my weekend grubbing habits starting on Friday, I should at least try to burn off some of the calories consumed. The 151 figure on the digital scale really scared me, too. I was wearing the Skechers Shape-Ups because I thought it would be more easy on the foot since it wasn't...

Yesterday's/Today's Results The scale reads: 149 lbs. (Analog scale and post-Waffle House grubbing) Goal: 127 lbs. Other aerobic activities: Yuri's Night 5K Run Ouch-y ouch ouch. Now it's my turn to feel the aching arch. I don't know if it's me not breaking into the shoes or if I don't run correctly. After the run, my dominant foot, the right foot, was swollen like a bag of ice. I have rather flat feet so when I was witnessing this throbbing, tender, hemorrhaging heel/arch flesh it was cause for concern. I took some pain relief medicine and iced it good until it was numb. I took a quick look online and thought " RICE " - rest, ice, compression, elevation - was sound enough advice. I did half of that stuff and my arch was not as swollen by the time we finished our meal at Waffle House. I definitely need to train more for the next run/walk. I only ran with the Skechers once so that should've been an indicator I was not ready to roll wi...