Monday was a crazy day and I was not able to exercise. We were swamped with house stuff and didn't make it home until nearly 8:30pm. (that is LATE for us). I set my alarm bright and early on Tuesday to get up and get it done because we have SO MUCH to do after work that it's not even funny…but guess what…???? When my alarm went off, I didn't want to get up…so I didn't. Usually missing two days of exercise in a row would make me feel really guilty.  But yesterday I just blew off any guilt I might have had and realized that although I am committed to completing 30 days of the Shred and will do so….the Shred is not my life and it will wait for me.  Sometimes things come up and we have to remember to LIVE and not obsess about being perfect and doing things exactly as planned. Sometimes our plans get interrupted.  I've learned that if I roll with it and try not to let it make me feel guilty or up tight, I lead a happier healthier life!

That being said, last night my foot was hurting me a little bit. It felt a bit tight and uncomfortable right on the top, side and under my big toe on the "pad" or whatever you call it. I wore comfy boots yesterday so I'm sure the pain did not come from my boots. I went to sleep thinking it would go away.  When I woke up at 3:00am with throbbing foot pain I was a little concerned. I tried to sleep through the pain but at 4:30am, I was wide awake. I realized that shredding of any kind was not going to happen today. I can not even walk on my foot. It seriously hurts so bad. I have NO idea what is going on or why it hurts so bad.

A while back when I was running 6 miles every day (summer 08) my foot did almost the exact same thing..it hurt really bad and then after a few days it slowly went away. I contributed it to the running. Weird thing is…I haven't done any running or exercise at ALL since Saturday.  I have NO IDEA what is wrong with it.   Last night I was dead set on getting up and working it hard core!I was really bummed but I realize that it would be impossible to do anything on my feet today…its just not going to happen.  I can't shred when I can barley walk.  Instead of feeling bad and letting it get me down, I realize that things happen that are out of my control. (Being positive about it and not letting it bother me is all I can do! I chose how to act and react!)

Instead of shredding I am going to work on my upper body.  When I get home I "plan" on lifting some weights sitting or laying down.  I don't want to do anything to make my foot worse, so I will not be doing anything tricky. If I'm lucky the pain might just magically go away. I think my chances of it going away quickly are pretty good since I didn't do anything to bring it on.

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( I had to take my boot off when I got to my desk because it was hurting so bad…even the pressure of my sock is hurting..what the what???) Before I get up to do anything I am calling people in advance to make sure they are at their desks….I want to do any additional walking today!

Sorry for having to put my shredding on hold…but I don't really have a choice!  Keep me updated on your progress and hopefully whatever is going on with my foot will be very short lived and I'll get right back into the swing of things. 

What is your favorite upper body exercise? Please share!!