I can do it!

I haven't been blogging because I must have done something to my right ankle, and I haven't been able to run because of a shooting pain up the inside of my leg.  So last week I did P90X all week.  I haven't been weighing in, and have been eating whatever I felt like eating.  We've eaten out a LOT, in addition to all the parties and get-togethers for the closing week at Tuacahn.  I felt like I had gained tons of weight.  So yesterday I did a fasting cleanse, and for the next three days I'm going to eat very carefully to see what my weight decides to do.  I'm also going to call this week my first official P90X week, where I'll be following the program as perfectly as I can.  I plan to implement the P90X nutrition plan on Thursday.

So I started today with an early-morning run with Ben.  We did 3.1 miles in about 32 minutes...a nice, easy, try-out-my-legs runs, since I haven't run in a week-and-a-half.  I wore my compression sock over my right leg, and that seemed to make it fine to run on.  The problem is, I can't wear my arch brace AND the compression sock at the same time, so my arch bothered me a little.  I'm going to have to give that some thought.

I followed up my run with P90X legs and back.  It typically is a Friday routine, but I changed it due to the races that always happen on Saturdays.

This evening we played ultimate frisbee with some friends.  :D

This morning I did P90X Cardio X.  Then this afternoon I went to the gym and ran 3.1 miles on the treadmill and followed it up with an hour of yoga.

Had a horrible night last night!  Yesterday I had to start a new antibiotic for a staph infection.  The label said "may cause dizzyness," so I waited until night-time to take it.  Two hours later, I woke up with the WORST vertigo I have ever experienced!  It kept me up most of the night....I could barely walk when I got up to use the bathroom!  The dizzyness has continued for most of the day.  I HATE taking meds!  I haven't been on anything in more than a decade!  I hope that it's not this bad every night, because I don't think I can handle two weeks of this.

Anyway, I was still too dizzy to run this morning, so I missed getting up to run with Ben.  I did P90X shoulders and arms later this morning, but still felt very unsteady.  I really didn't feel "normal" until around 6:00 this evening, when I went to my first dance class.  I decided I needed to take dance to prepare myself for more auditions, so I'll be taking ballet and tap on Wednesday evenings.

Last night wasn't as bad as the night before, but I was still up for hours in the middle of the night.  I wanted to run today, but my ankle feels very unhappy with me, and I have a race on Saturday, so I'm holding off.  So I did P90X Kempo X this morning, and called it good.  how come when I only do ONE workout a day, I feel like a slacker?  :D

Also, today was my first official P90X nutrition plan day.  The food was delicious, but there was so much of it!  I couldn't finish all the meals, and wasn't hungry at all.  I'm excited to see what kind of results I get.  My weight is not going down as quickly as it usually does...I wonder if it's because of the weight training....

OUCH!  My weight is back up!  Oh, well...I guess I'll trust the process.

My ankle is still really bothering me, so I'm going to go get kinesiotaped today for tomorrow's race.  It's only a 10K, but still...I'll probably try to get in ten miles if I feel good.

This morning...P90X core synegistics!

Ben and I and four of our kids raced today.  Before the race, I did a one mile warm-up in 8:47.  Then Elijah and I raced the 10K together...well, mostly together.  He ditched me at the end and beat me by 22 seconds.  :D  Even though I'm still loopy from the meds, I managed to pull a new PR, with a time of 53:25.  Why is it that I find short races to be harder than long ones?  I think I must be built for distance, not speed.  I tend to run faster the farther I go!  Anyway, it was a good race for me.  The first two miles were uphill, and I think I spent it all faster than I should have, because I had a hard time finishing strong.  I definately felt better and ran faster at the end of the marathon than this race!  But I still placed second and PR'ed, so I can't complain.  Ben and my daughter Britnee took second in their divisions, and my two sons Joshua and Elijah took first in theirs.  Ben, Joshua, and I all finished in the top twenty overall.  After the race and awards ceremony, Ben and I ran home three miles.  Later in the afternoon, Ben and I started to do P90X Yoga, but I only made it 15 minutes and called it quits.  My head was still swirling...probably from the meds and the hard run.  So Ben finished without me.  But we did go out and do 21 miles on the bikes that evening.  :)