And The Scale Let Out A Moan....

Not been the best morning so far, but that's all about to change.  What happened?  Well, I decided that today was going to be the day that I turned things around.  Had my early morning run scheduled, and then was contemplating heading to the gym after that.  The holiday treats have been out of control and I needed to get things on the right track, starting now.  Time to get some serious working out done!

Got up this morning with a little bit of an achey ankle, but figured it was just the cold, my age, whatever.  Made a cup of coffee, sat down at my desk.  Bent my leg to put socks on and saw stars!!!  Pain!  Oh, no, not pain!  Pain in the knee!  What was that all about?  Got up, walked across the room, no pain.  Sat back down, bent my leg again to put my sock on, pain!!!!  What the heck!

So made the decision right there, remember all I have read in Runners World, on Facebook and blogging, listen to your body, that I was not going to run this morning.  Took a Motrin and grabbed the bag of ice.  :(   No running today.

Totally bummed.  Today I was going to tackle some of those extra calories I consumed yesterday (and the days/week before).  So now what?  What can I do?  Well, I can do everything else, drink water, eat healthy and light.

After sending the message to my running buddy that I was canceling this morning, I decided it's time to face the scale.  Let's see what the damage is, accept it, and move on.    Was not prepared to see the number I've seen.  WHAT!!!!  Like I should be surprised?  Come on now.  Honestly, why should I be surprised?  I have been out of control and DID NOT want to stop doing what I was doing.  I joked with family last night that the scale was going to "moan" when I got back on, but maybe I wasn't kidding.  Honestly, I think I did hear it.

Well, it's like someone hit me over the head with a sledge hammer.  I get it.  Time to clean up my act.  Stop relying on running and burning calories to keep things where they need to be.  The journey to getting to a healthy weight for me began not with exercise but with Weight Watchers, eating healthy, hydrating, and that's where I will pick up again today, starting right this minute.

May need to head back out to the store this morning to pick up some extras, but whatever it takes.  I'm done traveling on this destructive path I have been on.