My stats are posted below, so you can see my average weight loss for the past 48 weeks compared to my average weight loss for the past two weeks. In the past when I have had a low week, I usually have a HIGH week right after. I have only once had two low weeks in a row (well, at least where a slingshot was not involved) and I had a high week after. So, I'm nervous...scared maybe? Fearful. And this is my journey to fearless... If I don't hit a high number this week, does that mean my weight loss has officially slowed down? And if that's the case, is it just because I have less to lose, or is it also because I am destroying my metabolism? I had a few goals that have fallen by the wayside (like being under 190 by now), but the one I REALLY want to hit is to be under 190 (MY onederland) by the time the BEST program (beyourbestaz.com) has their transformation class (2/25). That means I need to lose about 6lbs in two weeks...and right now that sounds almost impossible. Nervous. Scared. Anxious. ANXIOUS.
Now for the other reason I feel like I am being deprived of oxygen....I am. I have exercise educed asthma, and I thought I had it under control. I got a little sick in January (I think it was a mix of a cold and allergies) and since then my asthma has been worse. In the last couple months of 2012 I was RARELY using my inhaler, now I have to use it before and during every workout. I was able to run for 4 minutes straight today (longest EVER!) but couldn't go past it because of the asthma. SO, I found a doctor out in Scottsdale who apparently has some nifty machine to test the exercise educed asthma which will help with a treatment plan. I am going to see him next week, BUT not for the asthma (though I do hope to talk about it/schedule a follow up). Instead, we get to talk about my ankles!
I have this awful habit of spraining my ankles. Repeatedly. The last time I sprained the left one was in November, and the right one was the first week of January. Not fun. I haven't hiked since I sprained the left one and BOY am I itching to get back on the trail. I got xrays done that show some floating bone fragments, but currently they are not causing pain. However, it looks like I may have some degenerative ankle issues (pre-arthritis?? say it ain't so!). So, I am hoping to get approved for an MRI for further analysis, and in the mean time will be meeting with a sports medicine doc, the same one that has the asthma machine. Whoot! I'll update you after my appt. next week.
For now, here are my stats:
Do any of you have asthma? And what have you done about repeated sprained ankles? You can comment on the questions/comment section or on arizonatears.blogspot.com.
