Dear James, Daniel and Emily,
I was able to return to running over the weekend, which was really nice. And what turned into a cheat week is over and done with. Not beating myself up over these failures.
The weather finally cooperated somewhat over the weekend and I was able to get out for runs both days. Unfortunately the paths are still covered with ice and/snow or slush so the footing was more than questionable. Which meant my focus was on not hurting myself as much as running so I didn't exactly push the speed. And today I knew it would be just as bad, and dark, so I chose to ride the bike again. Which I am thinking may end up being part of the weekly ritual, cut back 1 day of running and swapping in the bike 1 day a week. Just to condition myself to a different exercise and not wear out the running.
Yeah, between the weather, stress from family issues and post-Super Bowl burnout I did not eat well last week. About the only positive is that I at least recorded it all so I know it happened and can remind myself. It really was the perfect storm (pun intended) as the weather prevented me from my normal stress relief of running, and then the weather itself contributed to the stress, turning into a vicious cycle. What do you do when the thing that is causing you stress also prevents you from using your normal stress relief outlet?
But I know from experience that getting fitter and losing weight is a process, not something that happens overnight. Which means I cannot beat myself up over the failures, I just have to move on, get back in the saddle and move on. I know what I need to do, and I cannot let the failure of 1 week cause me to give up.
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