A day of ups and downs

Running in the cold on Saturday made me feel fearless.  And so, on Sunday, as the snow was falling (but not sticking), I decided to go for a quick 1-mile run around my neighborhood.  And it was a good experience and a bad experience.  The good experience was I noticed that I was able to run farther without stopping this past Sunday than when I did the same run one week prior.  So, yay me!  The bad experience was, overall, I think the run was slower.  I completed the mile in 16 minutes and 25 seconds.  Towards the second half of the mile, my right shin started to hurt and I had to walk more to help ease the pain.  It’s not the first time I’ve had pain there, and this is something I’ll have to work through as I continue to run.  I probably need to stretch more than I do as well.  So – ups and downs while running.

I also had been texting with a friend of mine who also wants to lose weight.  We made a pact that we would hold each other accountable until we both lose 15 pounds individually.  We would do so by using the Weight Watchers Online program (only $10/month with our company discount) – and reassess after we lose 15lb apiece.  So I went ahead yesterday and signed up … I have 30 points per day and 42 flex points per week.  And yesterday I already went over my daily quota with a 39-point day.  Not a great way to begin.  But what it did show me is, truly, how I fuel my body.  I did not think my eating on Sunday was a particularly bad day.  But I went over quota.  And if thought that Sunday was a typical good day for me, I can only imagine what “normal” days would be, points-wise.  This is going to be very hard, but at least I have a friend doing it with me.