- We did a 4 mile run on Saturday. Unfortunately my app stopped recording my running at some point, so I was only able to record one true mile for time, which was mile 2-3 at a pace of 12:29. I was proud of that, and also proud I was able to run that mile without stopping. That's about my lung capacity right now without having to change to a run/walk. I'd like to up that in the future. While the app didn't work, I do know that I also ran the full first mile (and then a little), and the run/walks for miles 1-2 and 3-4 were more runs than walks. So I can confidently say I did significantly more running than walking during the 4 mile run on Saturday.
- I decided to do a 2-mile run on Sunday around my neighborhood. Things didn't go as well. I was able to run without stopping for the first mile, which I clocked at just over 13 minutes. The second mile, however, was rougher. I clocked in just under 15 minutes which, from my recollection, was slightly slower when I did the 300-foot ascent on a 1-mile run the Wednesday before. So, I wasn't too proud of that performance. That said, I am proud that I ran on my own AND I was able to maintain my run for the first full mile.
Now, how did I eat? I knew the weekend would be tough because I had a girls' night on Saturday and the Superbowl on Sunday. I did ... OK. Definitely was not clean, but also could have been worse. During the girls' night, I had minimal appetizers, 1 glass of bubbly, a chicken risotto main dish, and then chocolate cake and ice cream for dessert. For the Superbowl, the main dish was turkey chili, which wasn't so bad ... but I started to splurge on popcorn, chips, and cookies. But then I was back on the horse on Monday. Today (Tuesday) wasn't so good from a meal standpoint - 2 sandwiches over lunch/dinner - but I still eat clean breakfasts and snacks. Hoping to get back to clean meals on Wednesday before the next running group. My next weigh-in is on Thursday. Here's hoping I continue to make progress! Right now I feel questionable based on the choices I made over the weekend.
And now, a couple observations:
- It was really something to run on Saturday morning. My running group must have been traveling a similar running route as another running group a couple blocks from our gym; we started about 30 minutes before them. What was cool was, on my way back to the gym, I crossed paths with everyone in the other running group (which had to have been close to 100 people, no joke, they are LARGE). And as we passed by each other, we would wave, say "good morning," or do something nice that acknowledged each other as a member of the running community. It was nice to be a part of that.
- On Monday, I had personal training. Now, I know that I've only been eating well for about 1.5 weeks, but I think the combination of that AND surprising myself with what I am capable of doing in the running group, made me feel fearless. I felt like my performance was better than usual - some combination of physical and mental capability, I'm sure. And even though I have over 30lb to lose, that evening, I felt like I was so in shape ... so I can only imagine what I'll feel like (and be capable of doing) when those pounds come off. Gotta keep at it.
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