I’m still at it in terms of my exercise. However, I may have been lulled into a false sense of security!
I used to run and loved it. Well, of course I had days where I didn’t love it. But I did love how it made me feel. Refreshed, clear minded, powerful and successful! I have missed it and decided it was time to restart! I knew better than to think that I could jump in and just run. I knew that I had to start with some semblance of a training plan. I have used the couch to 5k thing in the past and if you trust the training it really does work. So I found a version of that and I started and that first run went great! I could have done double the amount they wanted. I came home and cleaned the house with an energy that was unheard of. I wrote about how easy it was! It was so easy that I was chomping at the big to go on my next run! (Which was pretty much a repeat of the first run in terms of run/walk minutes and length) However, run two was not quite as easy. My legs felt it a bit! I didn’t let it stop me though. I completed run 2….and I headed out two days later and completed run 3!
Why yes, I was wearing the same clothes that I wore in run one! But I promise you, they had been watched! Tomorrow is run 4. I will go out and do it…pending the weather, which is iffy. And if I don’t do it tomorrow I’ll still be inside working out during that scheduled time and run 4 will happen at the first available time!
Today was honestly the first time I have tracked in quite a few weeks. I’ve just been eating somewhat intuitively. I’m cognizant, but just haven’t kept track of calories. Surprisingly, in the last week or two I have seen my weight start to drop.
Which brings me to my final thought for the day. I have always been a huge fan of weighing myself everyday. In the last month or so I have not weighed daily. It’s been a bit liberating. I’m not sure how long the random weigh ins will last. I fully expect to at some point go back to daily weigh ins, but for now it’s working for me.
