I’m going to keep this update short and sweet (well, not too sweet). Week 2 was tougher than week 1. The shiny new-ness of the year already started to fade and with it my enthusiasm for avoiding sugary treats and exercising. I ran and went to spin class and even added a couple of short weight sessions. Dan and I also went climbing for the first time in several months. So overall, I feel like I made progress on my fitness goals. I’m feeling stronger and breathing easier on my runs.
My eaating was pretty good until Friday. The only bad thing I can say about is that I was not eating enough because I was forever hungry. Starving really. I met Dan for coffee on Tuesday and requested we go somewhere with food otherwise I might have to eat his arm. He found me a snack.
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Tagged as: chicken and waffles, luna, masa's, ten in 10
This was my first full week of exercise in a long time, and I’m happy to report I survived. My legs did not fall off, and my head did not explode. Sometimes I worry about these things… I mean, you never know.
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Tagged as: ten in 10
I used to be a runner. I was never really competitive, but I did run in several races through the years, everything from 5Ks to a marathon. My favorite distance was the half marathon, because it didn’t require the insane commitment to training that a full marathon requires but it’s still a challenge. In my de-cluttering efforts I recently ran across a stack of old race bibs and finisher’s medals… including a ribbon for 2nd place in my age group for one 10K.
Between work and life and countless excuses (at the heart of which is pure, unadulterated laziness), I stopped being a runner in 2005. And I gained weight. Then at the end of 2006 I started running again and by early 2007 I was a runner. I make a distinction because to me a runner is someone who needs to run like we all need to breathe. I had lost most of the weight I gained in 2005, I fit into cute clothes, and I was healthy.
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