Had a real good run today, focused less on pace and more on form. Running straight up, head up, back straight, using my knees and legs, not my back. And it went real well, I managed nearly 3.5 miles, with some hills, with no pain. I could have done more, but I want to run tomorrow, and the plan for Saturday's is easy runs, not killers.
I did decide that I will probably be heading back to the Y for my Saturday mornings here soon. With the focus on just an easy 30 minute run there's no reason not to do that on a treadmill. And it will get me down there so the kids can get signed up for swim lessons for the winter.
Diet
Well the easy care free days of not really worrying about this are done. I realized yesterday that my actual weight had gone up to an unacceptable number. I can't blame lack of exercise, since I have been getting that virtually every day. Instead it is clearly what I have been eating. One of the culprits is soda, I still feel good about breaking the diet soda habit, but I have slipped into a habit of drinking 2 -3 Coke's a day, and that's also not good. Plus I have not done as good a job on my will power when it comes to the occasional second breakfast, or grabbing some cookies or candy from the vending machines.
It is back to calorie counting, watching what I eat, and focusing on drinking my tea, water or flavored water instead of so much soda. The evening are actually not bad so long as I am painting or doing something on the computer, it's only bad if I am just sitting watching TV. So that shouldn't be as hard to break. Really it's all about willpower and reducing the appetite, things I know I can do, I just have to energize myself to do them. And that number on the scale should be enough to provide that energy.
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