tougher than I look

This week for the most part has been a great week. I worked out about 10hrs this week and got to spend time with my parents. I also got a new pair of shoes! You know what they say one pair of shoes can change your life and I'm telling you I love my new shoes. They are so me, not only are they colorful and bright they glow in the dark how great is that?

My new shoes!!!! I also found out this weekend that I shouldn't ever go to Wasabi Japanese steakhouse. It is so wonderful and the best way I can describe it is Disney for fat kids. I had never been and as soon as they made a fire that was heart shaped and a volcano out of a onion my inner child was hooked. I said I was catching the rice with my mouth and was doing everything but running around the table with sparklers. I left the restaurant full, I have not been eating until I'm full (miserable) in a long time. It made me feel so sick for about two hours, but dang what an experience. lol. Today we met up with the Knoxville track team in down town Knoxville to do our last run until the race. It started off really good, but about 2 1/2 miles in a hub cap came off of a car barley missed Tonya face and got me in the hand. It happened so fast we all didn't have a clue what had happened until it was all over. I was very glad of two things one it didn't hit Tonya in the face and two that my open wound was bleeding. It was a nasty wound and the blood was helping clean it our a little until I could get back to soap and water.

Me and my new friend Mr. Hubcap

I was so glad I was with my team they were so good to me, even going as far as offering the shirt off their backs. I also was proud the fact that I have a high tolerance for pain and even though it hurt if I kept it elevated and tried to think of other things it didn't hurt too bad. I'm also glad of the fact that I work for some wonderful doctors. One of the doctors I work for met me at our clinic on his day off to say the least. Numbed it up, scrubbed it out put in some stitches and gave me a tetanus shot. I didn't even flinch with that yep that's right they say training for a 1/2 marathon isn't easy and I have to say today was harder than most, but I'm much tougher than I look and battle wounds are always a great conversation starter. lol This week I meet up with the nutritionist for my last visit, learn some easy recipes to cook at weight management class, help with registration for the marathon and run my first 1/2 marathon ever. What a busy but great week. Oh.... and I will be on live at five at four on Monday and my story will be on news papers Friday get fit section front page. See tough and cute. lol

before we fixed it up

after....much better.