"I won’t run, I won’t fly, I will never make it by without you"

The title of this post probably best describes my feelings toward my leg right now. After much deliberating and a bit of encouragement from one of my blog readers, I'm back. I can't promise that the posts will be super uplifting or exciting, seeing as my exercise currently consists of physical therapy and the exercises they told me to do at home. Still, I know that this blog is a source of strength and inspiration for me, and I hope that you all will still find it interesting to read.

On that note...here's a brief update:

I've been busy trying to show my leg who's boss, going to physical therapy three times a week. My physical therapist is really intent on strengthening the entire leg, which seems like a really good approach. I was very frustrated with the whole process until this week because it felt like nothing was really changing. All of a sudden, though, it seems like things are getting easier. I moved from the green theraband to the blue one, which is an improvement. I also am having less trouble walking and doing the things that really hurt, especially getting in/out of my bad or my car. Given how horrible it once was, this change has really makes me feel like I'm headed in the right direction. Of course, I'm very disappointed that I'll still have to walk the Hot Chocolate Race this coming weekend, rather than running it, but walking is something I couldn't do three months ago. I guess it's why they say, "every little victory is a piece of the puzzle." I hope that there will be more little victories this week to report here.

Otherwise, I'm trying to get back into the diet again. Unfortunately, I've been very busy recently, which has diminished the time I have to prepare healthy food for myself. It's also been tough with all of these great new restaurants coming in and wanting to try them with my friends. C'est la vie. I guess it's good preparation for life in the real world--trying to still maintain my focus while eating at restaurants and being social. For now, I'm going to do as much as I can and try to pick it up in full-force as soon as my silly leg is fully healed.

That's all for now.

Besito,
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