The holidays were brutal. I slacked off my diet and gained an unwanted 10 lbs of extra cushion. After seeing photos of myself during Christmas, I worked hard in the last 4 days to
shapen up my bad habits. I know from my last post my tip of the day was to not look at the scale, look at your progress. But because I knew what I weighed (and didn't want to weigh) from weighing myself on Monday and then seeing physical results within four days, I needed to see what progress was made. And gosh
darnit I successfully lost eight wonderful pounds. Just keep in mind, if you weigh yourself, that you may not see a change in weight loss because when you work out, fat turns into muscle, and muscle of course weighs more.
My twitter friends remind me constantly, to listen to your body. And they're right. Two weeks ago when I was getting over a cold, I forced myself to work out indoors. And before you get upset, I'm a complete
germaphobe. I sanitize the machine before and after its use
and I even wipe the bottle down after I spray my paper towels. So anyways, back to listening to your body. If you are in pain in one joint, focus training on other parts of your body until that joint is healed. You know your body more than anyone else. Listen to it and take care of yourself.
So as much as I hate running inside, I did it for my health so I can get better faster. It worked and I'm back on track.
The treadmill or
dreadmill can be your friend during bad weather or if you aren't feeling too well. Cold air will not make you well again!
Ran through this fog this a.m.
My body is telling me to rest. I already knew how my run was going to end up from sleeping for only 4 hours, slight pain in my right knee and heel, and the fact I was wearing these to run:
Review of the Nike+
Shox Turbo: Say no to the Nike+
Shox Turbo 8. In my overall opinion they are too heavy, too long, and too narrow. Also the tongue of the shoe does not stay in place and shifts as you can see in the picture.
Today I was uncoordinated and sluggish. I stretched before I started because I felt it in my joints. I planned on running on the
dreadmill for an hour but changed my mind and warmed up for 1.5 miles and headed outdoors. Immediately I knew I dreaded the run. I stopped on several
occasions deciding whether I should turn around and make today another light day. Usually if I'm running slower than my average times, it discourages me. But after much convincing that my body was the reason why I was slower than norm, I allowed myself to take 30 second breaks in between the heavy mileage I was throwing down. Here's the route I did:
The third mile I ran continuously and didn't look back. I love challenges like today. I rewarded myself with extra time in stretching and ab work. 25x3 ab leg lifts, 12x3 bicycle crunches, 12x4 captain's chair crunch.
I'm loving the definition in my arms and legs. Circuit Training/Running
FTW!
Black Girls Run Challenge Stats:
Certainly taking a break from running tomorrow. I've worked hard this week.
Tip of the Day: You can do it even if you are not up for it. Walking a mile is better than not running at all.
Have a great day and Happy Running!
