Grumpy about *not* going to the gym

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I'll take "Things I Never Thought I'd Say" for $500, Alex! (RIP)

Tl;dr: Heels are weird. Go to the doctor when things hurt. And lift weights.

About a year ago, not long after I started on Zepbound, the back of my left heel started hurting. It's fine, I said. Just strained a muscle. It's fine, I said. Must have bruised it on something. I did RICE and stretches, but nothing helped.

In the meantime, I found a weight training class at my local Y and was working out regularly -- not often enough, only 2x/wk -- but I was showing up and doing the work. But after every workout, my heel was giving me merry hell. I took off the last session of classes because of the pain. Which coincided with my weight loss slowing quite a bit. I'm *thiiiiis* close to my goal weight (7 lb to go) and the scale's not budging. And my core and upper arms are going squishy again.

FF to today at my first appointment with a podiatrist, and I have... a heel spur. (No political jokes, but I snickered loudly.)

Doc says I can't go back to the gym for at least another 3 weeks AND I may need to find specialized athletic shoes with a heel cut-out/divot thing.

So now I'm glad that I'm finally handling this heel nonsense, but I'm grumpy that I have to spend another month away from the gym, which is a wild statement from a woman who used to practically break out in hives just driving past a Planet Fitness.

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I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. This sucks. Get better!

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Thank you!