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The Little Jogger

  By an exercise-loving Registered Dietitian

I Wear My Trainers to Work

12/1/2010

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Happy December! December 1st means many exciting things to me. Every year, it's the first day of the month of Christmas and giving and happy songs. It's also my friend Nicole's birthday. This year, though, specifically marks the day that I allow myself to run again.

Unfortunately, there are complications. I woke up on Sunday morning with a sore leg for reasons that I don't understand. My two guesses are that I did lunges on Saturday, and I walked around in high platform shoes that night. I can't tell you what I'm doing that keeps straining my leg, but it's very frustrating. I've been an avid exerciser for years, and I've never injured myself like this.

If you're wondering about the title of my post, I wore my trainers/gym shoes at work today. I brought heels, but I figured that wearing comfortable shoes until I got there would ease any tension on my aching leg. Once I got to work, I didn't change my shoes. I realized that nobody cared anyway, so what was the point? That's one of the things that I enjoy about my office: it's very casual. One of the girls sprained her ankle a couple of weeks ago, and she showed up the next day in sweat pants and slippers. Nobody cared. We don't have customers coming in very often, so it really doesn't matter.
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I had a run planned for tomorrow morning, but I think I might skip it and do weights in the afternoon instead. Plus, it's supposed to rain. I was so excited to start my running and my sculpt classes again, but I don't want to injure my leg even more. I'll start running in a few days, and I'll use my foam roller if it starts to hurt again.

Culture Clash

Here are some more Culture Clashes. Look at yesterday's post if you don't know what I'm talking about!

Australian word-American word
Trackies- Sweatpants
Brekky- Breakfast
Brolly- Umbrella
That's alright/no worries- You're welcome (or don't worry about it- depending on the context)
Manual car- Stick shift
Buck's night- Bachelor party
Hen's night- Bachelorette party
Partner- People commonly use this word for their significant other, whether a boyfriend/girlfriend or fiance. This applies to both heterosexual and homosexual relationships.


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nancy weston
12/1/2010 08:52:29 am

Hey you!!! I just love reading about life in Australia.I feel I am there with you. I know your parents are coming to visit soon and that you will have an awesome time with everything. We are having dinner with them (where else but at Beinlich's) in a couple of weeks. Just talked to Vicki; she is in her surgery rotation now doing trauma so she is pretty busy but enjoying all of it. Anyway, miss you and glad all is well. XO Nancy

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    I am  a Chicago-based Registered Dietitian working primarily in Acute Clinical Care. I started this blog in 2010, before I even knew that I wanted to be an RD! Now, as an active dietitian, this blog will become part of my life again. Read about my current healthy habits, but please peruse my old posts (from 2014 and before) to read about life as an RD student and my previous years in Australia!


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