Day 3 ED Summer Challenge

ERrrrrrr.... This mashed finger of mine is driving me crazy. Over 5 weeks ago I was putting some books in the drop box of the library and the door came down and smashed my finger! The nail turned purple eventually but it seemed fine. Suddenly last week the tip of my finger began to swell, throb and turn red... Really? 3 weeks later? So my husband decides to put a drill bit in it to punch a little hole. Seriously? I really let him do this. Of course nothing happened to relieve the pressure and now I have a purple fingernail with a hole in it! Gave in and went to my dermatologist (already had a scheduled appt) who put me on antibiotic and said it should clear up...She scares me and says...you don't want to mess around with your hands..You wouldn't want to lose your finger! What??? Lose my finger? Are you kidding me! So by this past Monday I am freaking out cuz it's not getting better and I don't want to lose my finger. My regular MD put me on a different antibiotic (Note I am not a medicine taker usually at all...but remember..I'm trying to save the tip of my middle finger) and I woke up during the nite scratching myself without realizing it... I am also all RED. Great! Allergic reaction. Errrrrr... good grief... come on already. Luckily the finger hasn't hurt for over a week..it is just swollen... Xrays proved negative for any break (Hate taking xrays as well..I'm sitting in there wondering what awful rays are being put thru my body). Soooo... another new med is waiting for me and if not better in a week he will send me to orthopedist. Seriously people..with all the crazy workouts and stuff I do... it's the drop box at the Library that has gotten me! Go figure.

I am still experiencing plumbing problems here in the house. They seem to be going from bad to worse...but as long as insurance takes care of it..I shall be patient. Thankfully I was able to get some relief out of the house and head up to the gym last nite. I never go at nite.. The gym is crazy crowded at nite and I am so glad I get to be a 'morning person'. I again ran a mile in 8 min (hooray so it wasn't a fluke the first time)... It was hard as I'm really not used to working out so late in the day. I high-5 all afternoon workout people for sure. I then did 35 min on the recumberant bike (my Tri plan called for 45 min ez ride as this is my recovery week) but I was feeling guilty not being at home... and I was happy I at least got that much in. I did not do the mobility circuit but I will do that today. I am so happy that we have tabatas to do again today and I will do those shortly (as soon as I quit itching and scratching). I also have a 30 min ez run on the recovery plan as well at some point. The Peachtree Road Race is on Monday here in Atlanta, Ga. It is a 10K and I usually run it every year with my daughter, Melanie and son, Clay (the other 2 never have been interested, my youngest Paige did it one year and that was all she needed never to return) it is tauted as the largest 10K in the U.S. Literally over 100,000 people line the streets of Peachtree... it is amazing to see. I haven't actually been training for it, but the Peachtree is not a race you do for a PR...you do for fun, the T-shirt and to be a part of it on the 4th of July. I am just taking it one step at a time and remembering to just 'breathe and run'.... I really wanted to come off that TM yesterday around the 1/2 mile marker..but what's so great is when I get 1/2 way... I know I am so going to finish it. Afterall.... I don't want to be disappointed in myself...if there is ever an ounce left in me...I'm not going to leave it on the TM or in the gym. I still have yet to get that tape measure... somewhere I lost mine, my GF says she has one I can borrow and hopefully we will get together today. If not I know she be at my house for Mel's Surprise Going Away Party for Ireland tmw nite so I will at least get measured by then. I am really proud of my clean eating, however, I know I'm not eating enough. I really need to keep an eye on that. It's important to remember that we do need to "FUEL" our body, not starve it. A trip to the grocery store is on the agenda after my pay check is deposited in the bank. Why is it I always seem to be flat broke by the end of the month. My husband for some reason has gotten in the habit of doing the Grocery Shopping (for real!) only because he says he will buy what's on sale.. Great! I say... only what if we don't want to eat what is on sale...LOL. Who cares if juice is buy one get one, or chips.... the rest of us don't eat that stuf... He does. Oh well... we all have to be accountable for ourselves, we can't make somebody change their habits, they have to want to. I am pledging out loud to do at least a 30 min ez run today along with 2 rounds of each Tabata. Tmw I am supposed to teach my spin class a the gym...I teach an awesome class..and many times follow the Tabata protocol as well. We have done as many as 8 sets of 8 rounds on the bike..it is so hard and so awesome! I switch up the rounds and make it as fun and challenging as I can. 8 rounds for speed followed by 8 rounds of pedaling thru wet mud. Other rounds we alternate even numbers fast and odd numbers hard.... It truly is a great workout!

I hope this plumbing thing gets under control and I'm not "stuck in the house with workers' again tmw. I'm sure like many of you...I tend to get just a little 'grumpy' if my fitness schedule gets 'out of whack". Mel leaves for Ireland in 3 days! WOW! So this 30 day challenge should be completed by the time she returns home at the end of the month... big changes for the both of us perhaps...LOL. Just as long as she comes home... :) Time for breakfast.. Steel Oats with 2 eggs and spinach. Yep.. I really do love my breakfast! Not missing that cereal at all... imagine that~