Anyone heard of a calcaneal spur? Well, I have, and not just today. I'm the textbook candidate for them. The come from a combination of two conditions: strain and inflammation of the Achilles' tendon; and plantar fasciitis. These two conditions come from...you guessed it: fat people doing exercise at too high an impact level,(me) and people walking around in bare feet (also me, but worse- I sometimes work out that way). It's a sharp, stabbing and/or throbbing pain directly through the heel. The pain resembles having a "Wolverine"-style spike growing directly out of the bottom of your heel...agony.
So, what's the treatment? Nothing good: exercise, but don't exceed your abilities (what does that even MEAN?); rest it with ice, elevation, and compression until it's healed (I teach SCHOOL, and didn't you just say exercise???); wear good shoes (meaning NOT cute) all the time; lose weight (that's what I was TRYING to do); and do a bunch of stretches.
So, here's what I'm taking from that: heels only once a week, morning stretches, no more working out barefoot in my living room, and ice after the Saturday double workout. If this isn't enough, I'm not sure what I'll do, but I am sure what I won't: I will not let this derail my progress.
At this moment, I'm about to step on my left foot and face Day 116. Deep breath...keep you posted.
Breakfast - Atkins bar
Lunch - no starch bowl at Ghengis Grill Mongolian Barbecue
Dinner - 6 hot wings
Exercise - what I had WANTED to blog about: I gave the Saturday double workout a try today, with 35 minutes of Jazzercise cardio followed by 55 minutes of Zumba strength and toning - it was brutal, and probably why my plantar fascia is acting up. But I don't care. I LOVED every agonizingly sweaty second, and I'm going to keep doing it. I'll find another way to treat my heel.
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