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I have been running to the 'Stepping Stone' podcast by the NHS and, today was the first time I managed to stick to the various tempos throughout the session, without having to drag myself, completely exhausted, over the last 10 minutes. I shouldn't be surprised by progress: if you stick at something, you fatally improve, not matter how hard it actually feels initially. But it was another hurdle I thought I wouldn't overcome. I will just carry on running to the 'Stepping Stone' podcast a few more times before moving on to the others: I have the choice between 'Stamina' and 'Speed' now. I read online these podcasts are 'tough' but 'tough' isn't synonymous with 'insurmountable'... if there is something I've learnt on this journey, it's definitely to take things as they come without expectations or apprehension and to just carry on.
I am wondering sometimes if I am doing the right thing in sharing these triumphant moments. I normally keep things to myself and don't dwell on them: I wouldn't dream of posting this on FB for example... Apart from my partner, nobody knows I am exercising and cutting on calories. Neighbours have seen me running on the street but the topic has never been raised and I never encouraged it to be raised. The few times people tried to make fun of me when they saw me running, they were ignored... The same treatment is meted out to those who think they can give me 'advice' or exhort me to carry on when the session is over and I slow down to a walk, instead of running. To tell them explicitly I pretty much sh*t on them and their f*cking advice and would like nothing better than to print their worthless opinion on toilet paper just to wipe my *rse with it, would be a waste of time and energy. So, on the same token, what makes it right to share the sense of elation and victory felt for completing a running session? Emotions, good or bad, are just fleeting moments and don't really count in the long run (no pun intended). Aren't we all sharing too much online, even with some degree of anonymity? What do you think?
Diet Calendar Entries for 19 April 2016:
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1716 kcal
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Fat: 67.57g | Prot: 55.59g | Carb: 224.31g.
Breakfast: Coffee with Milk and Sugar, Aldi Luxury All Butter Croissants, Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Harvest Morn Fruit & Fibre, Whole Milk, Weetabix Whole Grain Cereal. Lunch: Carrots, Lettuce, Northern Catch Tempura Basa Fillets. Snacks/Other: Aldi Luxury All Butter Croissants, Tea with Milk, Cadbury Triple Choc Roll. more...
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2960 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Running (jogging) - 5/mph - 30 minutes, Walking (brisk) - 4/mph - 10 minutes, Resting - 15 hours and 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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