This week has been such an extremely, long week! I didn't run, I didn't eat clean.. I didn't do anything that I was supposed to. I got super, super sick. I was in bed most of the week, coughing so bad that I couldn't breathe. It has been horrible.
At the same time though, I got fitted for running shoes FINALLY! I have been waiting for this for a while now. I heard that it made a difference for how you feel, but I didn't believe it. I thought it was some kind of hype to get people to spend more money on shoes that was unnecessary. So, me and my friend go into this specialty running store. It wasn't at all what I expected. They didn't carry a huge variety of shoes, but each one did something special. They had me take off my shoes, and walk on this track to determine the way that I walked. I tend to roll to the inside of my feet when I'm walking or running. That makes my knees hurt as well, and then my feet go numb.. it's just all jacked up!
After they determined how I walk, the man measured my feet to try and figure out what size I needed exactly. Come to find out, I've been buying the wrong size also.. And then came out all the shoes. We were surrounded by shoe boxes. Try it on, walk and see how it feels and looks, try it on, walk some more.. When I finally got the pair that I thought was right, I tried jogging. It felt so amazing. I didn't know that running could feel that good!!! I had a good spring forward, my knees felt awesome, my feet weren't rolling inwards like they usually do. I'm sold! I don't know that I could ever go back to crappy, random sneakers again.
Now I have my good running shoes, good arch support socks, some workout clothes that actually fit over the fat. I'm ready to go. I have all my weight watchers stuff. I literally don't have a single excuse left but to push myself to get to my goals. Now this cold needs to go away and I'll be much better. I'm going to push to the gym tomorrow, and try to work out best I can. I'm hoping that with working out, the sauna, and lots of water, this cold will vanish and I'll be back to new.
At the same time though, I got fitted for running shoes FINALLY! I have been waiting for this for a while now. I heard that it made a difference for how you feel, but I didn't believe it. I thought it was some kind of hype to get people to spend more money on shoes that was unnecessary. So, me and my friend go into this specialty running store. It wasn't at all what I expected. They didn't carry a huge variety of shoes, but each one did something special. They had me take off my shoes, and walk on this track to determine the way that I walked. I tend to roll to the inside of my feet when I'm walking or running. That makes my knees hurt as well, and then my feet go numb.. it's just all jacked up!
After they determined how I walk, the man measured my feet to try and figure out what size I needed exactly. Come to find out, I've been buying the wrong size also.. And then came out all the shoes. We were surrounded by shoe boxes. Try it on, walk and see how it feels and looks, try it on, walk some more.. When I finally got the pair that I thought was right, I tried jogging. It felt so amazing. I didn't know that running could feel that good!!! I had a good spring forward, my knees felt awesome, my feet weren't rolling inwards like they usually do. I'm sold! I don't know that I could ever go back to crappy, random sneakers again.
Now I have my good running shoes, good arch support socks, some workout clothes that actually fit over the fat. I'm ready to go. I have all my weight watchers stuff. I literally don't have a single excuse left but to push myself to get to my goals. Now this cold needs to go away and I'll be much better. I'm going to push to the gym tomorrow, and try to work out best I can. I'm hoping that with working out, the sauna, and lots of water, this cold will vanish and I'll be back to new.