As promised before, no beating myself up for two months of not keeping up. Instead, move forward.
(I have not been completely off my game even though I haven't written. I'm doing yoga about 5x a week, and while I'm getting some digestive issues sorted out I'm doing short runs 2-3x a week.)
Digestive issues. That sorta feels like it's what my life is all about these days.
I can't run without having to go. Even if I went before I left the house. Even if I went twice before I left the house. I get between 1 and 2 miles in and....gotta go and gotta go now! And no, I don't mean I have to pee. That would be easier...I could squat in a bush.
Earlier this month I DNF'd a 5k because about a mile from the finish line (and luckily only a block from my car) I had to GO. GO NOW. And there were no porti-potties at this race. That Monday I called my doctor.
We did blood tests for food allergies. Nothing.
We changed my diet from mostly vegetarian to...not at all vegetarian.
I'm eating, at doctor's orders, about 1.5 - 2 cups of Fiber One per day (with almond milk.)
This helped some, but did not solve the problem.
And the last thing we tried was taking me off of Metformin (I'm Type 2 diabetic) in the great hope it was the thing messing me up, and we'd just put me on different meds. I've been off it a week now. The last two runs I didn't make it 2 full miles.
So I'll call her in the morning, go back on my meds, and see what the next step is.
Today I ate:
1 cup of Fiber One with blueberries in almond milk
1 egg
2 Fiber One blueberry muffins
1 big salad with lettuce, tomatoes, almonds, avocado, carrots, chicken and Olive Garden dressing
2 more Fiber One blueberry muffins
(I meant to have something other than the following for dinner, but the chicken I bought at grocery store to make Teriyaki and veggies was bad. So. I had to resort to something else.)
2 crab cakes (baked)
1 tbsp tartar sauce
1 serving Sun Chips (creamy garlic)
And 3 cups of coffee and a ton of water throughout the day.
No exercise today.
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