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Sprained Ankle

It has been a while since I've posted anything.  I have never been great at this whole blogging thing, so first an update on my weight loss journey. I have lost 10 pounds since starting weight watchers which is a BIG victory for me!  I've been holding steady at 151 for a few weeks, but I have not been eating the best food for the past few weeks.  I'm actually thankful for holding steady at 151 and not gaining.  I've been struggling to get back on the program full force.  I'm in a down swing for depression which makes it pretty hard to get motivated. I think I've down about a month.  I'm still depressed, but I think I am starting to come back up.  This is good for eating healthy and exercising.  Its so much easier to stay motivated when I'm not depressed.

I had made it my goal to run a 5K in March, but I sprained my ankle last weekend, so that has definitely set me back.  I have not been able to put any weight on my ankle since last Saturday.  I went to the doctor Thursday, but did not get any useful information.  I went to an urgent care place and I was not impressed with their level of care.  I thought they would at least do an X-ray, but they did not.  For now, my ankle is swollen and bruised and hurts to walk.  I think I might buy crutches today.  I get sick of being stuck on the couch, so at least this way I re-gain mobility.

I'm pretty disappointed about not being able to run a 5K.  There were several upcoming runs I wanted to try.  There are 2 in my town and a color run in Atlanta I wanted to do.  I have never officially ran a 5K before so I was pretty excited about it.  Hopefully there will be some just as awesome ones later in the year.  Maybe I can use a 5K as an excuse for a vacation later this summer!  If anyone else is interested in the 5Ks in Georgia the links are below.

https://thecolorrun.com/locations/atlanta/  (April 2, 2016)

http://www.northgeorgiacottage.org/  (March 20, 2016)

http://www.active.com/athens-ga/running/distance-running-races/6th-annual-march-for-meals-5k-2016  (March 26, 2016)

I have not been working out since I sprained my ankle.  The day immediately following I did some crunches and upper body exercise, but quickly lost motivation.  Being in pain makes it hard to stay motivated.  I decided to look some up videos today so for exercises I can do with an injured foot.  It doesn't look like this injury is going away quickly so I had to find something to do.

Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCDRf7bEFNA

Exercise Link:
http://superpowerspeech.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Slide11.jpg

If this goes on long enough, perhaps I will create my own list of exercises that can be done while injured.  Maybe I can create the hurt foot/ankle kettlebell workout.  (I love kettlebells!)


Well, that's my update.  I hope everyone has  a a great Saturday.  Maybe I will post some pics of my gross ankle later...

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