New Shoes

There is nothing like the joy of new running shoes. Unless maybe it is the joy of soft new socks. If my feet are happy, I guess I am too.

My feet haven't really been happy for about two years (and 50 pounds). I used to run. Or more accurately, I used to jog. I would go down into my basement and work out on the treadmill 4-5 days a week. I had worked myself up to about 15-20 miles a week. Not bad.

Then I developed plantar fasciitis. I was told to wear Birkenstocks, do stretching, use ice packs, take huge amounts of ibuprofen, and stay off my feet. For six months. Or a year.

Fast forward about a year and a half. Of course, I gained more weight. And I'm trying to lose it. And I need to exercise. Once you get out of the habit of exercising, it is really difficult to find that time again. But I'm trying. Hard.

The HMR Diet has an exercise component. I am supposed to do 2000 calories worth of exercise each week. This should help boost my metabolism and stop my body from eating the muscle instead of the fat on my super low calorie diet.

I have decided to make friends with my treadmill again. I know that if I start to run again, my feet will instantly start to hurt. So I am walking. And to motivate myself, I bought new shoes.