January 19 - What is Wrong with my Ankles?

On Monday, Gaby and I went out to run 3 miles, just like we planned. Our route was doing the 2 community runs one after the other. I remember it being so dark while we were running, and it was also very cold, which made it difficult to breathe at times. Here's the result:

On Tuesday, we did 2 miles, with the community run. I noticed that this run was really hard on my legs and my lungs. It could have been the weather, but I'm not sure. Also, at the end of the run, I noticed that my left ankle started to hurt badly. I thought the pain would go away, but it's Monday of the following week, and I still can't put my weight on my left feet so I have to improperly walk on my right side of my foot, or tip toe. I ended up not doing any physical activities for the rest of the week to insure that I won't make my ankle any worse. I feel a bit bad about just leaving Gaby, but I hope to get back into things once my ankle heals. Here's the result:

I also have been thinking about changing the running table, into doing one short and fast run, and one long run, and doing exercises in between the other days for strength and cross training. I don't want to over run and get an injury, or make my knees go bad like I did last summer. I was thinking about doing Kayla Itsines's BBG, which consists of legs, arms, abs, and cardio workouts. I think this way, I can still exercise every day (with 2 rest days) and maintain strong knees, and ankles.

This week, I've been having peanut butter on bread, and Caesar salad for lunch. Here's a picture of one of my lunches. I thought it consisted a balance of all the food groups and I was pretty proud of myself. I put pumpkin seeds, bacon, and mixed veggies in my salad, and Caesar dressing. I had one slice of bread with peanut butter, and a juice box!