This couch to 5K endeavor is going to be on hiatus for awhile. My feet problems have worsened since I started training and I believe I may be in some feet trouble.
It started with needing an adjustment in my right foot. Nothing more than that. But it was stuck and now it's just a day to day thing on how my right foot feels. But after this occurred my gait changed to accomodate the pain and now my left foot is having major problems. My heel hurts really bad after sitting for a long time when I first step on it.
When I put some thought into it I realized that the tiny bone spur on the side of my foot may be contributing to the problem and that there may be more than one. I have been intending to take care of it, but it never hurt before so I didn't worry about it. However I've noticed recently that the skin over it seems to be more red than my other foot.
My doctor "prescribed" castor oil pack treatments, so that's what I'm doing, but after doing some reading online I realize that running may be making the entire problem worse. So I'm now doing the castor oil and breaking from running. I will probably ride a stationary bike for now, until I can get a new swimsuit to swim in. Then I'll hit the pool. I love bikes, but not stationary ones.
Also to help aid in my overall goal of weight loss I'm recommitted to my weight watchers points, so I'm going to start journaling that portion of this journey as well. Since I have YET to lose more than a pound since I started running! GGGRRRR!!
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