Back On Top Of It

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Resolved to get back at it starting right now.  I've been slacking in all aspects of life and need to stop the slide.  I did doze for a bit before going out this morning (TGIS) but not egregiously so.  Otherwise, I'm optimistic.  I'm definitely carrying around some significant extra water - super thirsty last night, pizza does that to me these days.

Also, I'm thrilled with the TV purchase.  It's helping.

Breakfast:  Oatcakes, 5 strips CF cajun bacon, 1/2 grapefruit, coffee

Yes please!

Full cooked delicious breakfast.  Not sure this could be any more delicious.

Lunch:   Spicy beans with several ounces of turkey.

I might eat this too often?

Some no preservative Oscar Meyer brand, didn't read the label closely enough.  Corn ****ing sugar.  Never again.

Dinner:  Patty melt with fries, side salad with italian, 16 oz Miller Lite

Also:  Chips and onion dip.  Doggone it.

Exercise:  C25k week 6, day 2.  More or less.  The task was jog 10 minutes, walk 3, jog 10.  For some reason, I screwed up the app and didn't get the voice cues as to when to transition - I noticed this after the 5 minute warm up walk went on longer than normal.  I supposed I could have fixed it, but instead I just carried on, guessing at the correct amount of time.  I'm pretty confident that I was close - I mean, my pace is about a block a minute so it's relatively easy to track.  I did walk longer than 3 minutes in between sets, since I wanted to get halfway up a hill before jogging.  I did the usual 3 mile loop which would show about 3.6 on the pedometer if I'd remembered to re-set it.  About an hour, maybe a couple minutes under.

If you'd asked me yesterday or even a couple blocks in today I would have told you that I had grave doubts as to my ability to get through this program.  Once I got going, though, I actually felt *good*.  A big benefit - I bought a knee brace last night for my aching right knee and it definitely helped.  I haven't taken it off yet but I didn't have any soreness while out there.

And I was actually able to go a little faster today.  It almost felt like running.  Just maybe I can keep making gains and attain that goal of under 40 minutes in May.  Huge, huge step on Monday - 22 minutes straight is what the program calls for.  I sure hope the weather cooperates!

Also:  Went to a golf show, walked around a convention center for a while.

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