he is had a publish-lumbar puncture headache because Thursday afternoon. I wrote about what befell Thursday--he stated that headache/backache was the worst pain he is ever felt in his existence. after getting domestic from the ER on Thursday night, he's still been having horrific complications/backaches from the lumbar puncture, but they may be gradually getting much less painful. he is needed to lie flat on his again for most of the past two days. He truely had to call off work for the primary time in thirteen years yesterday. He changed into able to get FMLA time authorised, although, so he stayed domestic today as well. he is hoping to move back the following day, so we will see how he is feeling. This whole factor has been rough!
On Thursday morning, before Jerry's submit-lumbar puncture headache began, I had an excellent tempo run. i used to be scheduled for 14 mins at tempo pace, and i used to be hoping on the way to do my tempo pace as speedy as remaining week (closing week, the tempo was eight:23/mi for 12 mins). I started with a five-minute heat-up, after which picked up the pace to what felt hard, but a pace I felt I could keep for the full 14 mins.
I failed to want to observe the tempo on my Garmin, however I saved searching at how plenty time I had left, and that i could not help however see my tempo. i was surprised to look i used to be running about an eight:15 pace! It failed to sense like i used to be walking as difficult as closing week, but i was really going a little faster. it's development!
As soon as the timer hit 14:00, I pressed the lap button after which walked for full minute before walking domestic. It became a difficult 14 minutes, but i was pleased to peer that my tempo become 8:10! soon, I may additionally begin seeing my tempo dip into the 7:00's--i have never seen a 7:something mile in a completely long time.
the previous day, I spent the day taking care of Jerry (whenever he attempted to take a seat upright or rise up, his head might begin throbbing again). i purchased him the brand new superstar Wars game for the Xbox, so he become able to lie down and play that most of the day.
This morning, I had plans to satisfy up with Stephanie for my long run. She's no longer education for whatever specially proper now, but she nonetheless likes to do an extended, sluggish run on Saturdays. 5 miles isn't notable lengthy, but she agreed to do it with me, and i love having agency on my runs!
My alarm genuinely woke me up at 6:00 (typically, I awaken by myself at round five:00 or 5:15). i was SO drained from the beyond few days. also, I had taken a Xanax ultimate night earlier than bed, because i used to be worried approximately Jerry (Xanax makes me very worn-out). So, once I got away from bed, i used to be sort of regretting agreeing to fulfill so early (7:00), but as soon as I got dressed, I wakened a bit.
I wasn't awaiting it to still be so dark at 7:00! I take Noah to the bus stop at 6:forty five, however it's typically just beginning to lighten up after that. nowadays turned into a totally foggy morning, so it was greater dark. Neither Steph nor I had delivered a headlamp or flashlight, so the primary 20 minutes or so of the run become a touch hard to navigate. I realize an ideal five-mile course at the park, however I without a doubt missed the flip onto the motorbike direction as it became so darkish, and i failed to realize it till we would gone approximately a tenth of a mile beyond it. So, we had to turn round, but fortunately i'd found out the mistake earlier than we would gone too a long way.
We talked a lot approximately the brand new Weight Watchers software (Stephanie also counts energy now, but she is monitoring each calories and SmartPoints to see how the new WW program compares to the old one out of curiosity). i am doing the identical component this week--monitoring my calories as traditional, but also inputing my meals log into the WW app. i'll proportion the results of that on Wednesday. Steph and that i shared a number of the identical thoughts about the brand new WW plan.
due to our little detour early on, we ended up walking five.23 miles overall. It become top notch to have her organisation, and i loved getting my longer term finished before eight:00 this morning! It became fun to check out Smashrun later on, too. I earned my "5K badge", which made me snort after I study the statement:
There were also a ton of Notables for this run:
I think the "hardest hills" component is humorous, due to the fact I suppose the simplest "hill" on the state park has an incline of approximately six feet ;) but, it's extra than any of the routes round my residence!
apart from my run, Jerry and i have had a lazy day. he is been looking to arise and flow around a bit, however when the headache returns, he has to lie backpedal. he's getting virtually frustrated about not being able to do things. tonight, we're purported to visit our friends' residence for an unsightly Christmas sweater birthday celebration. We both would like to move, and we have been searching forward to it for weeks, however we'll must see how he is feeling afterward. We may also just go for an hour or so to peer anybody.
I just found out whilst i used to be scheduling to publish this post that these days is the 12th. I hit my aim weight exactly 3 years in the past nowadays! It was an easy date to don't forget: 12-12-12. That turned into after I reached 133, and i stayed inside a short range one hundred thirty-136ish for nearly a yr. even as I struggled from 2014-2015, i'm very glad to be returned at my goal weight nowadays, 3 years later.
when I first started out dropping weight, the percentages had been stacked in opposition to me that i might even attain my intention; and then, as soon as achieving intention, the chances of staying there were (are) even slimmer. i've discovered a lot over the last six years, each from losing and then maintaining (and gaining and dropping once more). i am hoping that the classes i have discovered will help me to parent this preservation element out ;) so far, so exact!