Re-injury!? Weekend recap

A weekend of mostly ups but one major down.  We'll get the down out of the way.  I think I know how I injured my foot.  They don't call it the "dreadmill" for nothing.  Friday I was excited about re-introducing circuits back into the mix.  I was doing okay, then Moves Like Jagger came on and that is my treadmill song.  This would be the first time I'd been on it since the workout where I said "something is really wrong, I need to go to the doctor!"  I started out slow at 2mph.  It seemed fine.  I slowly increased, tried to see how I felt and maxxed at 2.5mph which was previous speed because that goes with the beat of the song.  I was on it for 2 minutes then moved on to the next "station" in the circuit.  About 2-3 minutes later my foot went into a hellacious cramp and my ankle hurt.  I tried to work it out a bit and later I went on the treadmill for 1 minute on 2 mph to try to work the muscle that is my problem.  (The "push off" muscle that propels you forward)  As the night went on, I knew I'd made a mistake because both feet were hurting and by 4am, my achilles tendon, which hadn't hurt in 2 weeks was throbbing.  Every single pain point that had healed was now back in full force.  I did deep tissue massage which was NOT fun, my spiky ball, stretches and stripped the muscles on the front and side to lengthen and take the pressure off.  The Mr also got back on the 'mill and was on a lot longer than I was and his foot still hurts.  We're getting rid of the treadmill. I'm fairly certain this coupled with hard surface impact HIIT training is what injured me.  It's injuring the Mr and we can't have that.

Now let's move on to our weekend.  The Mr is a sucker for sundaes.  They're his favorite.  When I went rogue and suggested a sundae bar then retracted the idea because it didn't sound good, you'd have thought I shot his dog.  So I said we'd wait until some friends came over so we could spread the caloric "wealth."  Below is the spread...I would like to note there are cherries and banana slices so technically it wasn't all a bust.

                

Okay, it was but everyone was smiling and laughing.  There's just nothing like a sundae bar to make people feel like kids again.  I was also glad to get the Candy Corn Oreos out of the house because they taunt me.  It was a good night and not just because of the sugar high.  I know I was bitching about gaining a pound Saturday (for no reason!) but this was already planned and I'm not going to eat a banana and celery while everyone else is enjoying themselves.  If I pay for it this Saturday, it's my own fault, I'll take the blame.

Sunday had me assessing my foot to see what my damage was and my calves hurt, my feet were tight but not necessarily painful.  Snow had fallen and it was enough to break out my snowshoes and his skis so off we went.  It was a little stiff at first but we were out there for 2 hours and I felt like my feet were getting the benefit of being active.  My doctors voice rings in my ears "let pain be your indicator" and I wasn't in pain.  Off we went.

Snow freaks

Why hello there lil nuggets!

The sweetest woodpecker.  He was lightly tapping like he was trying to find a sweet spot.

The Mr would swoosh and glide ahead of me then circle back and walk with me for a few before I'd give him landmarks to ski to and come back.  I was a little irritated my heart rate wasn't very high and I had to do almost double to get the same burn...1000 calories.  We might go tomorrow night too if the snow holds out.

We came home, watched the Puppy Bowl (am I the only one SERIOUSLY irritated they injected with their hilljack reality stars from Animal Planet!?), napped, the Mr cut my fruits and veggies for the week whilst I made dinner then I edited some pics while he practiced guitar.  It was a wonderful weekend!

What did you guys do this weekend?

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