I am recovering but I also need surgery for an entirely unrelated issue...

I feel so much better than I did 2 days ago. I'm still exhausted, but my throat is less sore and my head is less pound-y, so that's awesome.

I just got back from a hospital appointment with a consultant about my wrist. I've got Kienbock's disease, which is a rare disease where your lunate bone dies and collapses. Apparently, only about 20 people in the UK have it. I'm super special.

He said that there are 4 stages and I'm at about 3b, so probably not much time until it deteriorates to a point past saving. Scary stuff.

I have 3 options for surgery. One is to fuse my bones together, eliminating pain but also eliminating any range of motion (they also do this at the final stage when no other options are available). The other is to remove three of the bones in the wrist which should preserve some range of movement and take away the pain. The third option is an experimental surgery where they remove some of the tendon from the foream, replace the lunate with a synthetic bone and thread the tendon through to hold it in place. This is supposed to be as close to a 'normal' wrist so theoretically should have the same range of motion etc.

I think I'm going to go with the experimental one, purely because if it doesn't work, I still have the option of removing 3 bones.

Funnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. I'm slowly turning into the bionic woman, limb by limb.

Guess who feels like they've been hit by a freight train?

-points thumbs at self- THIS GIRL

The running Gods weren't kind on this one.

I'm pretty sick right now and I think my tonsils are getting infected again.

I feel like death. Sad I can't run. Everything hurts.

I want to be in bed with my puppy.

I think I'm getting a cold

This is definitely not awesome.

I can feel it in the back of my nose and throat. Ew.

No dinner was had today which is usually one of the signs. Or it's because I had a pretty big lunch today; halloumi, hummus and shawarma were consumed. Be jealous.

I've taken Vicks First Defence twice this evening and I'm going to bed to try and sleep it off so I can get out for a run tomorrow.

Please have mercy on me, running Gods, especially since my first ever 5k is in 3 weeks and 6 days.

Panicpanicpanic. Terrible timing, TERRIBLE.

G'night, internets.

Diet and things

I actually took pictures of most of my food this week, but there's little point in posting them now since days have passed (lazy blogger). I've pretty much eaten 50% really well and 50% poorly.

Such is life, I suppose. Some weeks will be better than others, but you (I) need to keep going at it.

I do need to start being more strict with my diet, though. My weight hasn't changed at all which means I'm eating too much, no if's or but's. Sorry, self, the truth sucks. Who would think that you can't eat all the food half the time and healthy the other half and still lose weight?!

My fitness has come a long way in the last few weeks too, so that's fantastic, and my mindset has changed. Before, exercise was done strictly during the week and if I ever went to the gym on the weekend, I felt like it was a free pass for all the noms. Now, it's just part of my routine and I don't even think about it (I am still guilty of sometimes eating all the noms). I get it done in the morning so I'm free to do whatever in the afternoon and evening. If I've gone for my 5k training or a swim, then I feel energised and be productive (like actually cleaning my room).

Clearly exercise makes me win in other areas of my life.

I'll end with some pictures of my Mum's birthday. In short, we had fun and lots of delicious food was eaten.

Week 4, workout 2 - DONE

5 minute walk
5 minute fast (for me) jog
Walking drills
Running drills
13 minute slow jog (no stopping, new record!!)
Sprint in the last 30 or 45 seconds.

I made a bin my marker and went for it. Let's be honest, my sprint was probably as fast as someone's normal running pace but whatever. I almost puked when I finished; I was standing catching my breath and gagging after it.

Awesome times.

5.06km in 47:39. I'm getting faster!

This workout was my fastest pace to date - 9:24 min/km. It's nothing to write home about (aka still really slow), but I'm still really proud considering:

a) this is my 4th week of training
b) I'm not running the entire time yet
c) my starting pace was 12:40 min/km.

50% through the Zombies, Run! 5k training. Excited for the last half and progress to come.

Now, bring on the weekend and Halloween festivities tonight!