This post contains photos that may not be suitable for young children, those with a weak stomach, or those who question one's sanity at thinking it would be a good idea to post such gross things.
But I am slightly obsessed with it.
A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my big toenail was beginning to "lift up" from the skin. So I had a feeling that I might soon be losing it soon. Well, I was right. It's almost fully unattached; it's just hanging on by a thread, in the lower left-hand corner of the nailbed.
Gross, right?
How did this happen, you may ask? Well, I've been spinning like crazy for the past 6 months or so. In my running shoes, I always wear my orthodics because I have a low arch, which gives me horrible shin splints if I don't wear them. And after a few months of spinning, I was beginning to get these pains again, so I started wearing my orthodics in my cycling shoes. After talking to one of the cycle instructors at my gym, I told him I've been wearing these and he said that's probably what caused my toenail to fall off. Because my foot is elevated a few centimeters, it pushes my foot to the top of my shoe, causing pressure.
It doesn't hurt. Never has.
And as I said, I'm slightly obsessed with it. Gross? Absolutely. Slightly cool? Umm, yes. (I secretly feel like an athlete now.)
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