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I went to the gym and ran 5 miles yesterday. I think I am doing just fine with that for now, working toward running the 6.4 miles for a 10K. I think I will run a 5K in April, just to stay on my toes. I have to go to the doctor in 3 weeks, and it's sad that I have only lost about 3 pounds since I last saw her, 3 months ago. For some reason I cannot get below 170. I know the reason - I am eating like 1500 calories a day, and I have been overeating on some days. I have to accept that my metabolism is not what it used to be. If I were in my 20s and running 5 miles 3 times a week I would probably be in incredible shape. Right now, even with all the exercise, I am just maintaing. I have been on a restrictive diet for more than a year and frankly, it's just hard as hell to keep on dieting for such a long time. I want to lose more weight, but it is so hard to keep my calories down. I am hungrier because I am doing so much exercise. It's just really hard. I didn't go to the gym for like a week and a half because of being busy and the giant snowstorm. Now I'm back, and I am serious. Last night when I ran, afterwards it felt like I had been given a vigorous massage. That's how good strong exercise feels to me now. However, I totally bargain with myself when I exercise. I say to myself "I am just going to get on that treadmill and go for 5 miles". Then I get a mile, and I think "Maybe I'll just do 2 miles tonight". Then I get to two miles, and I think "Well, I've done 2 miles, let me run 3.2 and that's a 5K". Then once I get there, I'm like "Only 2 more miles to do, might as well run the whole 5 miles." I do this EVERY TIME. I set a goal, then I want to cop out, so it's a mental process in reaching that goal. It's not my body - nothing hurts when I run, my breathing is good, it feels totally fine. It's mental. And it's because it takes so long. I am going at 4.3 miles an hour, and I have to run an hour and 15 minutes to achieve 5 miles. That's a long as hell time to run. I go slow, but I go. I would like to increase my speed a lot. My dream is to run 5 miles an hour. That would be so awesome. My endurance is good, but upping the speed would be fantastic. We'll see.
Diet Calendar Entry for 06 March 2013:
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1610 kcal
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Fat: 64.00g | Prot: 101.00g | Carb: 170.00g.
Breakfast: great value frozen blueberries, Oikos plain greek yogurt, Frozen Strawberries great value. Lunch: Chipotle lettuce, Chipotle salsa, Chipotle salsa, Chipotle salsa, Chipotle steak, Chipotle black beans, Chipotle guacamole, Chipotle cheese. Dinner: Hormel chili with beans. Snacks/Other: Hunt's Sugar Free Vanilla Pudding, Atkins Daybreak chocolate hazelnut bar. more...
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