A week of ups & downs

I called my trainer & talked to her after re-scheduling my appointment with her. I told her what happened & she said " The Achilles takes a long time to heal...even a bruised one. Stay off of it for at least a week. Don't come to the gym if you'll be tempted to do legwork because just walking could make it take longer to heal".

 

Ugh! Just what I DIDN'T want to hear. I've been on my butt as much as I could tolerate. I put off making cupcakes for my kids classroom parties for as long as I could because I knew I'd be standing for hours on end making them.

 

A few of the mini Smores cupcakes I made.

 

I was correct. 120 mini Smores cupcakes & 8 hours later, they were finished completely. I managed to only eat 2 to taste test them. They were a big hit with the kids, teachers & the parents. I also had volunteered BEFORE the shopping cart incident. So I went in with the kids & got an additional 3.5 hours of time in toward my yearly requirement of 14 hours. I'm only 2 hours short now of fulfilling that requirement. It always feels good to get it out of the way early.

 

 

As far as my leg goes, it's still sore but nothing like it has been. My friend recommended a natural product called Arnicare. I picked some up at Walgreen's & I do believe it's helped a bit. I've also been sleeping with my leg elevated & for the first 72 hours I was icing it as well. My ankle & top of my foot became a little discolored & swollen but didn't hurt at all. Surprisingly, my leg isn't very sore after standing on it all day Thursday & half of the day Friday. It's a little tender to the touch & my ankle hurts a bit, but it's much better than it was earlier in the week.

 

 

Arnicare, sweet Arnicare.

I was eating crap food more often than not this week. I've been comforting myself self with crap food & it must stop. It's that whole battle I've had for many years now with food. I've admitted it. I've come clean & now it's time to change it again.

Cheerios & Almond Milk

 It's time to return to better choices like Multigrain Cheerios with Almond Milk. It was actually pretty darn tasty!