And we are off!!!

I guess before we get into things you need a bit of history first. I am 28 and just had a knee scope for the second time. The first was 2 years ago on my right knee, it was a lateral release. It all started many years ago when I went to a Boyz II Men concert and turned the wrong way. Fast forward 8 years, I was working in Washington D.C. on Capital Hill wearing 3 inch heels everyday on marble floors. I had a horrible grinding in my knees. It sounded awful and felt worse then it sounded. I found the best Doctor ever and he fixed them both. Anyone looking for a GREAT doctor I can recommend one.

On September 9, 2009, I had my left knee fixed. I had my post-op a week later and was told that it looked great and so far no physical therapy will be needed. I was still on crutches and he told me in 3 weeks I needed to be off or go to physical therapy. The next day I went to meet my wonderful husband(from this point on referred to as "DisFanatic") for lunch and it was raining. Walking in crutches in the rain is difficult and not fun. From that moment I decided that was it, no more crutches! Haven't used them since.

Five days later I was doing great without crutches. I read about a marathon in Walt Disney World that takes place in March known as the Disney's Princess Marathon, and I was so excited that I wanted to join. Now my next thought was "my knees are bad, I could never do it", suddenly I remembered something. It hit me like a ton of bricks and I yelled "THEY ARE BOTH FIXED NOW!!!" I think I scared my cat yelling that loud, even the turtle fell off his basking plank. I did some research on it then needed a second opinion. Of course my sister thought it was a good idea too. I called DisFanatic to "pitch" the idea. Unfortunately, he didn't think it was a great idea. I pitched him the 1/2 marathon with the idea he might say it wasn't the best idea. He thought I should go for the 5k first and register for the 1/2 the following year. I needed some reassurance so I called my dad. My dad is always concerned about my health and always tells me the truth. Being a runner himself, he thought it would be great for me.

Day 1- I am still a little unstable on my leg, so I decided to walk to the road and back. I survived it. I did my regular knee exercises to strengthen my knee.

Day 2- I decided I was going to walk further than the day before. I walk a little more than 1/4 mile. Still did my knee exercises. I had this revelation, what if I get bored with the idea and not follow through with it? I decided at that moment I was going to register, there was no turning back. No refunds or exchanges. I have to stick with it now.

Day 3- I waited until DisFanatic got home from work to go for my walk. We walked 1 mile round trip. I didn't do my knee exercises because I thought 1 mile was exercise enough.

Day 4- Walking rest day! Just did knee exercises


Now if you don't know me you probably don't think anything of this marathon stuff. The truth is never in a million years would you get me to run. My idea of sports and being athletic is Golf! I am 5'3 3/4" and overweight. I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and show all my symptoms. I carry all my weight in my tummy (yes, I used the word tummy) and gain weight just looking at other people over eat. With PCOS it is difficult to lose weight. I am not an unhealthy eater, I mean I don't like meat, I hate sugar foods and chocolate. Yes, I hate Chocolate
and ice cream, cakes and pies, and most if not all candy. My idea of the perfect Subway sub is a Veggie Delight with everything but tomatoes and mayo.

So now you see why this is important to me. Not only do I have to work out and get my knee strong enough, but I need to start eating and thinking like a runner.

Please DO NOT hesitate to leave me comments, tips, suggestions, or encouragement. If you wanna run the Princess marathon look up Disney's Princess Marathon at Disney Sports for details. Let me know and we can train together. Wish me luck on my Dr. approval!