So my hip is still causing me some grief, though not as much as before. Still enough pain, however, that I have to block out the voices that want to run six-hundred BILLION miles right now and continue to stay off of my feet.

Oh my God this is THE PERFECT running weather for me right now. Hot, sunny, intermittently rainy ... just awesome.

But I can't or I know I'm going to injure myself for good. And after three weeks and still coping with the pain, I've made an appointment to go see a podiatrist, one who specializes in sports medicine. I've seen her before, and she's good. I hate hate hate having to go see another doctor for something - I got a CAT scan last Friday to try and get to the root of my sinus/ear pressure problems they haven't been able to solve! Whoopie! - but I really want to get back to running. Thanks for all of the awesome emails, everyone, as they've been so helpful. Especially from those of you who are going through this yourselves.

I did meet with my trainer this morning because I just couldn't handle not doing something. We did a lot of work with the foam roller and all upper body work. I can't do much cardio right now as I can't put pressure on my hip to exert some real sweat, but she did OK the stationary bike, and didn't cause me a lick of pain at Level 7. I'm not allowed to pedal very fast, but it's something. It felt good to be back in the gym, even if it felt a little wussy.

I did go to the running store yesterday to buy new shoes, as it was time. Foolishly, though, I didn't double-check the size because I was just getting the same style, and the guy brought me a Brooks GTA Adrenaline 8 in a size 7, as opposed to a Brooks GTA Adrenaline 7 in a size 8. It made me sad to be there and know I wasn't going to be running soon, but I do like getting new shoes.

So that's it right now. I'm back to following my more thyroid-friendly diet because it's easier for me to maintain my weight when I cut out carbs and sugar. And since I can't do much in the way of cardio, which also helps stabilize my moods, I need to watch what I'm putting in my mouth to make my body work as well as it can. And since I'm back in all of my clothes again, I'd rather not add "Frustration About Muffin Top" to everything else.

Posted by Erin at 01:06 PM | filed under: Ouch