Change in thinking
This week was great. I got up the mornings I planned on and went running, my longest being 6 miles. For the week I ran about 32 miles which is really nice. I also for some reason changed my way of thinking. I have begun to psych myself up for passing food and making better choices. It's odd to think that someone teaching Weight Watchers is still making better choices.
I will usually get to my goal and then go off program. The key here is that I don't make the best choices when I go off program. Well for this week I went off program, but I didn't do all the things I used to do. I cut out putting peanut butter in my treats and doctoring them up all sorts of ways. I would eat the butts of bread just because they were left. I would stop by the person offering M&M's and I would do all sorts of things that weren't great choices for me. I stopped that this past week and because of it, I lost 2lbs. Back down to 165 (with my clothes on.) It feels great.
Week felt good, but gain says otherwise
So, I knew the week was a little off. So it would seem that a 2lb gain would reflect that. My little experiment will show that I have to keep track but to a certain extent. I will keep track on line with my points and work outs. I know very well that I've been a little over indulgent in the past week. I haven't really been trying to maintain and I've paid for it. However, I think this week I can stop doing the things I know are not conducive for a weight loss.
However, I still woke up and ran 4.8 miles. So, not all is bad. At least I have that win.
Good week and start of a good week
Last week worked out well. I woke up at 4:55 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and yes, Saturday. I ran for about 50 minutes every day, 60 minutes on Saturday (long run day.) For the most part in 50 minutes my treadmill says I got about 4.5 miles. I think it's a little off, but whatever. It's all just temporary until I can run outside again. Not to mention when our kitchen starts to get remodeled, the room I workout in will either become a tempory kitchen or new room for the boys.
I started this week off good and ran again this morning for 4.5 miles. I have not been keeping track of what I've been eating, but I think that my work out routine is keeping me in check. I'll have to watch that when/if I slow down or change my schedule. We'll see how everything turns out tomorrow when I weigh-in.
Another relatively good week.
I managed to skip only two days worth of running. The morning thing worked out, but last night I ran after the boys went to bed. I think I really enjoy running more at night, then I do in the morning. However, I really think that I'll enjoy it better running at lunch once the weather warms up.
Good week
Well, it would seem my week was just fine. I am able to not track, but to keep up on my running is key. Last night, I did go for 30 minutes and I managed to squeak out 3.2 miles. For the week I managed to run 22 miles on the treadmill. Pretty good I think. I was wearing heavier clothes today, so I expected my weigh in to be high. However, it was 164.2, just .2 above my goal and down .4 from the week before. It would seem that I'm still making good choices.
Good Weekend
Ok, it's !#$en cold here in Wisconsin.
And the best intentions seem great when your up and you have all of your wits about you. While I did run when the boys went down, I did NOT get up at 5am to go running. It was a good run on Friday and I ran a good pace for about 45 minutes. I got about 4.8 miles on the treadmill.
Saturday, not only did I not run in the morning, I didn't run at all. It was my choice, but my calves were tight and sore. We had gone for massages yesterday too and my muscles were worked over so hard it hurt too.
I made up for the rest today, when I ran a slower pace, by about 30 seconds, to run for 65 minutes. That pace took me to 5.8 miles. I don't know exactly what I think about treadmill running. I can definitely run farther and faster outside than I can indoors. Not sure about that one. Incidentally, I'm looking to purchase a
Nike+ ipod and sports gear. This thing looks pretty cool if you haven't seen one.
Going ok
Ok, so I didn't work out on Wednesday. It just wasn't in the cards. With how work went, I didn't get to run during lunch. And I knew very well that I wouldn't be motivated after my Weight Watchers meeting (it's over with at 7:45) to run at home. I just sucked it up and accepted that. Thursday I had an awesome run. I was able to keep my 8:30 pace and run 5 miles in about 40 minutes. Today all of the treadmills were busy at lunch and I didn't feel like riding a bike. Tonight when the boys go down is when I'll run on the treadmill. That should feel good. Tomorrow I'm thinking of waking up early (5am) and running before the boys get up. The weekends seem better when I get my runs over with first thing in the morning. Plus I've already accomplished so much if that's the first thing I do.
