Running: 2 months review (pros and cons)

I didn't know what to call this post, but I wanted to share something with you. Running is still painful, I am not going to lie to you and tell you that it's fun and I am having the time of my life because I am not. My feet hurt in the morning, when I do go out and run, it is painful right off the get-go. I find myself stopping more often because I don't want to hurt myself. It is definitely time to go and get some non-minimalist shoes. I love my FILA Skeletoes but I think I am just not ready for them. Any suggestions? 

I have been icing and that seems to help. I am also now taking a ligaments and muscles supplement - I'll let you know how that works. All this being said, and after I have helped you decide to chuck this silly running idea right out the window and be done, may I get you to read just a little bit longer?

I'm not going to go back on my word and flip flop like a desperate and inexperienced politician. I still stick to my word that running is causing some pain, and that I am having almost as many pros as I am having cons - quantitatively speaking - meaning, for every pro I get, there's a con to meet it. But it's not always apples to apples, especially when you consider what are the pros and what are the cons.

The reason I stated running was to develop a physical and athletic improvement. I wanted to push my limits and see what I was made of. I also wanted to look the way I know I can. If I am getting those things, then the cons would have to be debilitating in order to cancel out the gains - which they are not.

Looking at it from that point of view, I want to share with you my progress again. This time with a bit more time in between. I am not where I want to be and it's not that impressive but I swear to you that I haven't felt this good about myself in a long time. What is that worth? Can you put a price on true self esteem? Not the kind you take off at the end of the day. Clothes and make up can't buy that, fancy cars can't either - though some people will argue differently, let them deceive themselves, they're happy. 

Are you trying to lose weight? I am suggesting that I have found the best gym in the world for losing weight. It took me 2 months to shrink out of my most recent pair of jeans. I had them for a month before I started running. I didn't run for 1hr or 2hrs, like most people spend at the gym trying to get in shape. Who has that kind of time anyways? I'm not pumping the protein in masses, nor creatine; I'm not doing any weight loss pills. Outside of push ups, lunges - basically calisthenics, I am not hitting the weights. It's basically all from running. Here's a picture to show my progress.

Again, is there pain involved? Yes. What worthy goal and effective method doesn't? Is it worth it? Oh yes! I'll keep updating my progress as I go along.

As I write this, I am interchanging ice packs from one foot to the other, and I plan on keeping it up if that's what it takes to get me where I want to be. If that's what I have to do until my feet and legs get strong enough, so be it.