Well, I'm in Phoenix, Arizona for the next couple of days. My boss sent me and two coworkers to the 30th Annual Barrow Neuroscience Symposium. Today was the first day, and it promises to be really good! So far the speakers have been engaging and the topics have been excellent. I've also gotten to know the newest member of our team better. She came from Michigan a couple of months ago to fill the Manager position for the unit. She's literally old enough to be my mother, but we have SO much in common! It's been really awesome to find out that she loves so many of the same things that I do, and we actually think a lot alike. She is a very strong personality which I know some people might misconstrue, but I really think she has the well-being of the unit in mind.
So, I started running again today. Week 2 Day 3 of C25K after a 2-week hiatus due to runner's knee. I'll tell you what, that was no stinkin' fun. Since I'm in Phoenix and don't know my way around or the degree of safety around here, I just ran on the treadmill in the fitness room at the hotel. I wore my new shoes and compressive braces on both knees. It went very well! I still have a tiny hint of residual soreness from time to time on my right knee, but otherwise I feel 100%. My right ankle has been on the weak side ever since my accident and I feel like I land a little harder on that foot than I do my left. I don't know how to fix that, but I am trying to be aware of it and step lighter.
I'm going back to hard-core Whole30 eating when I get back home. The bloating and gut issues have been really uncomfortable and it's just not worth it to eat those foods. Well, the blueberry bread pudding at Switch last night was worth it. Very worth it. I DO make good choices though...for dinner I had lettuce wraps with fresh veggies and lamb, and they were super tasty! I've been eating good food as a whole, with a little wheat here or a little dairy there, etc. Ick. Just not good for my body. So this time the family is going to gradually join me, whether they like it or not. Ha. I'll splurge a little at Thanksgiving and Christmas and during our week with the in-laws, but that's all. Need to eat clean. Wheat and dairy hate me.
My milk supply has been good so far. I don't think I brought enough bottles for my expressed milk. Oops. I'm going to have to buy some bags.
Well, it's time to study. Got stuff due this week and I need to make good use of all of this quiet, uninterrupted time. I miss my crazy family, though. Really. A lot.
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