I'm only 5 1 and 1/2....All this time, I thought I was 5'2 and am actually a inch shorter. Thanks to the insistence of a nurse at my doctor's office - I assured her I hadn't grown since I was in the 6th grade (and Jennifer Rankin and I were the tallest girls in our grade....By 7th grade, that was a different story). But she could not be appeased otherwise and I had on some very minimalist sandals...
In other news, this is to be my last week wearing the air splint and on the prescription meds...YeeHaw! This week marks 9 weeks of the sprain and 5 weeks of slipping and falling on that sprained ankle :( I'm feeling much better. I am thinking that in another week or two I'll be fully back to normal. My doctor thought I should be better by now...but I think 5 business trips in 7 weeks has slowed my progress...I probably came back a week to early teaching Zumba...but have had about 4 weeks altogether of not teaching and 2 weeks of teaching an abbreviated schedule.
I've put on some weight but honestly am not sure just how much....I think it's 5 pounds. The scale isn't very reliable right now...in between my cycle, the medication, the extra sodium from meals in restaurants. The measuring tape says I'm about where I was at the beginning of this year...except there are a few areas that are smaller. But, I'm thinner than I was last year...Better toned then I was at the beginning of this year....
I'm exhausted too! The heat doesn't really help either. I've been VERY busy with work - 5 trips in 7 weeks and 7/1 is one our busiest seasons. I've been crazy busy with a few projects around the house...But, the medication I am on -- has a known side effect --- drowsiness (not to mention bloating :( ).
I've definitely lost aerobic capacity. I'm hoping that with a month of focused work I'll be back to where I was before I got hurt. I'm thinking about doing two days when I get back to feeling better.
Honestly...I just feel off my game. Next week, I have the whole week off from work. I plan on vegging out, getting in the extra workouts (ankle willing), and relaxing. I think that'll make me feel like I'm back in it to win it...
