Eight months since my last post! To be honest, I didn’t make much progress in all that time. A busy summer turned into a stressed out fall, and all the while my hip would remind me every so often how much it doesn’t like running. I definitely lost momentum for fulfilling my promise and I seemed to have a dark cloud following me around. I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but somehow I got out from under that cloud a few weeks ago. I really had to think about how I was going to go about getting back into running. My first conclusion was that I needed to lose more weight before attempting to run. Losing the first 60 pounds was an amazing feat that I take little credit for. My new goal is to lose another 15 pounds before thinking about running again. My plan to do that involves strengthening my cardiovascular system with the use of elliptical trainer (oddly named a Mustang Crosstrainer) while burning a few hundred calories. I’ve also committed to a stretching regimen that focuses on my hips and legs. In February, I spent over 15 hours doing a variety of fitness activities – a nice start. I booked an appointment with my doctor to discuss my hip issue. After a month of physio, there doesn’t seem to be any improvement with the snapping in my hip. I’m pretty sure that’s not weight related, so while I shave off some pounds, I can work on getting that sorted out. So, I have a short term plan and hopefully I will be able to fulfill my promise at some point.
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