aw, sweetie I REALLY understand your frustration!! I have been learning how to run since APRIL and I am truly addicted to it now! I have been building up, going for more are more time or distance and dreaming of doing 5K's, 10K's, Half-Marathons... I picture myself coming across a finish line with a glorious time, my body lean and muscular and all my friends cheering me on at the sideline...
On Wednesday I ran 10K. I pushed and pushed and I did it. On Friday I had my foot operated on
I knew I was going to have the operation and I knew I would have to get my head around the fact that
I can not run right now but I signed up for a 10K on Dec 6th thinking "of course I'll be healed by then! besides I just ran 10K so I won't be able to talk myself out of it!" There is a good chance I won't be healed by then, a really good chance and I am pissed and bummed out about it.
But you know what? This is JUST temporary. What we are going through is just a blip on the map of our journey. It's just a little setback. DO NOT let this set back send you to emotional or comfort eating. what good will it do? what's the added value? Believe me, sister, I could *easily* comfort eat right now - I am bored and feeling depressed and I can do NOTHING, but I will NOT give in to that. I have worked TOO HARD to dump all that effort in the bin as it were. And so have you.
It's just temporary. Make a PLAN on how to stay focused and how you are going to tackle that mile the next time you are able to run. Go through your therapy and follow doctors orders. Heck, maybe next year we'll be doing a half-marathon virtually together
HANG IN THERE!!!