The Results Are In
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008The UltraDetox extravaganza is over over over.
Seven days later, I’m feeling good and definitely more in control of my eating habits. And while I usually don’t put much stock in inches and pounds, I was curious just how much weight my body was holding onto because of inflammation so I took some measurements. After seven days, I have lost:
9 pounds overall
3 inches off my waist
3.5 inches off my hips.
All of that without resorting to one of those “TurboPump SuperMax” workout videos that are always hawked on infomercials Saturday morning (it can’t be all Meet the Press all the time, after all. A girl needs balance).
So overall, this detox thing was a smashing success. Unfortunately, because of a calf injury and resulting hip soreness, my running has been … lacking. In fact, that 10k training schedule looks something more like this now:
OK, maybe it’s not that bad, but I definitely don’t foresee that whole “10k” thing happening. I am running the Recycle Run 5K on April 20, so I haven’t given up completely. But all the chutzpah in the world isn’t going to get my injured butt ready for a 6.2 mile race in three weeks.
This is my plan for getting back on track:
- Keep doing long runs, even if “long” ends up being short.
- Cross-train to avoid imbalances.
- Amp up strength training.
- Get back into yoga classes.
Because, really folks, missing your weekend long run because you just had to sit at home and watch the Home Shopping Network is not a good excuse. Unless of course they’re selling Tahitian-print high-water pants — then who could blame you?
