On Weakness

This week, sidelined from Bridge to 10K, I've been doing the elliptical.  Imagine my surprise when I felt good cranking it up to a super- high level-- proof that my fitness level has improved through all this running. I lifted some weights as well, knowing that I have needed to get consistent with that for awhile.

{jacket, necklace- anthro; belt- jcrew}

But the thing is, I've been weak and irritable and tired.   Too tired to run even if I didn't have shin splints.  I'm eating cleanly but don't really feel like it. And I certainly don't feel like it if it's the cause of my feeling so crummy. Maybe I'm missing the runner's high? (I didn't even know I'd had one.)

Last week's appointment (and subsequent confusion) also made me feel weak emotionally.  Normally I am confident and decisive, but that day found me weeping on a public bench on the phone with my mom.

{dress- splendid; shoes- charlotte ronson}

Ugh, I hate feeling so out of it.  Hopefully the addition of some good carbs will make tomorrow's run easier.

xoxo,
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Better Than Ever?

So! The short version: I ran 33 minutes this morning after over two weeks away from exercise.  I also did part of Anne's lifting routine to make for an entire hour of exercise. This doesn't seem like a big deal except that I finally feel equipped to take on my doctor's recommendation of 4 hours of exercise per week. You know, kind of equipped. Cuz if I never had to exercise again that would be cool too. Of course, my cells would then magically morph into deadly cancer cells and I would collapse and die within the month.  I know this isn't true but cancer is a great workout partner, yaaaaaaaa.  

{top- anthro "first hints"; pants- jcrew minnie; shoes-gucci}

I guess that was sort of the long version.

The real short version: I did it! I keep being amazed.

As promised, a daily Ghana pic for your viewing pleasure:

We visited a small school in Cape Coast and these beautiful girls sang a greeting to us. In Ghana, school- aged girls are typically required to have their hair cut low. Aren't they regal?

xoxo,
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